Singapore legislation

Regulation 33

of Architects Rules 1991

Regulation 33

Hearing before Disciplinary Committee

Subregulation 1

At any formal inquiry before a Disciplinary Committee, the registered architect under inquiry (X) or X’s counsel must be permitted to —

(a)

cross-examine any witness testifying against X;

(b)

give evidence on X’s own behalf;

(c)

call any witness that X may wish to testify for X or on X’s behalf; and

(d)

have access to information contained in any document at a reasonable time before the document is tendered in evidence.

Subregulation 2

If the Disciplinary Committee is satisfied that any person concerned in the proceedings is hampering or attempting to hamper the progress of the formal inquiry —

(a)

the Disciplinary Committee must administer a warning to the person; and

(b)

if after such warning the Disciplinary Committee is satisfied that the person is acting in disregard of the warning, the Disciplinary Committee must make an entry in the record to that effect and proceed to complete the formal inquiry in such a manner as it thinks fit.