Cap. 445 Art. 36Complaints on ethical issues.

(1) Written and signed complaints against warrant holders, practising certificate holders and persons having a Heritage

Skill on breaches of the code of ethics, shall be submitted to the Board.

(2) In exercising its functions under this article, the Board shall regulate its own procedure.

(3) The Board shall investigate the complaint in camera and the proceedings shall be considered as confidential.

(4) If the Board concludes that the warrant holder, practising certificate holder or the person registered as having a Heritage Skill has breached the code of ethics, the Board may issue a warning to the warrant holder, practising certificate holder or the person having a Heritage Skill or order the suspension, cancellation or revocation of the warrant, practising certificate or registration as the case may be:

Provided that the decision of the Board shall be notified only to the warrant holder, practising certificate holder or the person registered having a Heritage Skill.

(5) Appeals against a finding of the Board in terms of this article shall be lodged before the Conservation-Restoration (Appeals) Board set up in terms of article 37 within twenty days from the notification of the decision of the Board.

(6) Where a warrant, practising certificate or registration has been suspended for more than one year, the suspension may be lifted by the Board at any time after the expiration of one year if it is shown to the satisfaction of the Board that there has been a change in circumstances which justifies such lifting.