Disciplinary powers of the Board

(1) Where, after due inquiry by the Board, a licensed surveyor is found to be guilty of professional misconduct, or having been convicted of a criminal offence involving dishonesty, is considered by the Board to be unfit to practice, the Board shall recommend accordingly to the Minister, and the Minister shall have power, (a) to revoke the licence granted to such licensed surveyor and cause his name to be removed from the register of licensed surveyors; (b) to suspend the licence for a period not exceeding three years and during that period cause his name to be removed from the register of licensed surveyors; or (c) to reprimand such licensed surveyor, the Board shall notify the surveyor forthwith of the Minister’s order and any person practicing as a surveyor during any period when his licence was not in force commits an offence. (2) Upon any inquiry held by the Board under subsection (1) of this section, the person whose conduct is being inquired 12 Land Surveyors into shall be afforded an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by an attorney-at-law. (3) The Board may on its own motion, and shall when requested to do so by any person whose conduct is being inquired into, summon any person in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule to appear before the Board at a certain time and place to be specified and set forth in such summons and to give evidence concerning the matter of the inquiry or to produce such documents as may be specified in such summons. (4) The Board shall record any evidence which may be adduced and its decision and reasons there for, and the person affected by the decision shall be entitled to a copy of such record. (5) For the purpose of any proceedings at any inquiry held by the Board, the Chairperson or any other person presiding at the inquiry may administer oaths and affirmation and may, subject to the provisions of this Act or any regulations made there under, enforce the attendance of persons as witnesses and the production of books and documents. (6) Any person who, having been summoned by the Board in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule to attend before it, fails so to attend, or fails to produce any books or documents which he is required to produce, commits an (7) Where a licence is revoked or suspended under subsection (1) of this section, the person to whom it was granted shall, notwithstanding any appeal against the revocation or suspension, surrender it to the Board within fourteen days of the revocation or suspension, and a failure to do so shall be an offence.