Cap. 552 Art. 69Powers of the Registration Board.

(1) The Registration Board may, out of its own motion or at the request of the Executive Council, cancel any approval granted under the provisions of article 68 or refuse any application non-observance of regulations; or

(b) is found guilty by a court of criminal jurisdiction of any offence under the provisions of the Act or of any regulations made thereunder; or

(c) has, in the opinion of the Executive Council and the Registration Board, submitted sub-standard or deliberately misleading work in an assessment; or

(d) has participated in the preparation of an assessment when he was not registered in the Register; or

(e) was the recipient of an approval issued under the provisions of article 68 based on information given by the applicant which is false or misleading; or

(f) fails to pay the yearly renewal fee.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-article (1), the Registration Board may opt for a suspension, rather than the cancellation of an approval, in the circumstances specified in sub-article (1)(d) and (f).

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-article (1), if a person participates in the preparation of an assessment without being registered in the Register, he shall subsequently be barred from registering or participating in any assessments in Malta for a period to be decided by the Registration Board which period shall in no case be less than three years.

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