S.L. 437.43 Art. 8Disciplinary action.

(1) Where there are cases of serious professional misconduct or conviction for criminal offences, the Member State of origin or the Member State from which the applicant comes shall forward to the Council all necessary information regarding measures or disciplinary action of a professional or administrative nature taken in respect of the applicant or any criminal penalties imposed on him when pursuing his profession in the Member State of origin or in the Member State from which he came.

(2) If the Council has detailed knowledge of a serious matter which has occurred in a country other than Malta and which is likely to affect the pursuit of the activities concerned in Malta, it shall inform the Member State of origin or the Member State from which the applicant comes.

(3) The Member State of origin or the Member State from which the applicant comes shall verify the accuracy of the facts. The counterpart bodies in that State shall themselves decide on the nature and extent of the investigation to be made and shall inform the Council of any consequential action which they take with regard to the information they have forwarded in accordance with sub-regulation (1).

(4) The Council shall ensure the confidentiality of the information forwarded.

(5) An applicant shall be subject to disciplinary action as a result of any error that he commits in his diagnosis and, or, treatment in Malta.