Cap. 445 ст. 39Functions of the Board. Subsituted by: XIX.2019.33.

(1) The functions of the Board are to –

(a) consider applications for the issue of a warrant under this

Part, and take decisions thereon;

(b) to organise, regulate and determine requests made under special circumstances in accordance with article 30 and under other circumstances in accordance with articles 33 and 34;

(c) keep a list of universities and academic institutions and degree programmes for the purposes of article 29;

(d) review the academic qualifications and assess the practical training undertaken by an individual who has trained in a foreign jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of article 29(2)(d)(i);

(e) establish the minimum core subjects in the field of conservation-restoration which an applicant for a warrant must be knowledgeable in;

(f) organise and regulate the appropriate aptitude tests and adaptation periods as provided in this Act;

(g) consider and determine applications for new practising certificates in terms of article 31(3) and for the registration of persons having a Heritage Skill in terms of article 32;

(h) draw up a code of ethics and guidelines of practice for warrant holders and persons registered as having Heritage Skills;

(i) draw up guidelines to be used by the Board in determining cases arising in terms of article 40;

(j) determine cases of professional misconduct and other disciplinary proceedings in respect of individuals holding warrants and practising certificates, temporary warrants, persons registered as having a Heritage Skill, including cases leading to the suspension or withdrawal of any warrant, or holders of a practising certificate or registration of a Heritage Skill issued under this Act;

(k) draw up guidelines establishing the manner in which persons having a Heritage Skill shall be assessed and registered as such;

(l) assess professional associations for recognition in terms of article 42;

(m) establish the criteria for the acceptance of programmes of continued professional training and development for warrant holders and holders of practising certificates; and

(n) advise the Minister in connection with any matter relating to the profession of Conservators-Restorers and to Heritage Skills.

(2) In the exercise of its functions the Board may consult with such persons as it may deem appropriate and may also appoint committees or experts, of which the Chairperson of the Board or his delegate shall be the Chairperson of such committee, for the carrying out of such duties or other work as the Board may assign to them.

(3) The Board shall keep a register of warrant holders, indicating with respect to each person registered therein the work for which they hold a practising certificate or certificates, and shall, not later than three months after the end of each year, publish in the Gazette a list of persons who, on the 31st December of the said year, were registered as holders of a warrant issued under this Act, and what practising certificates they hold.

(4) The Board shall keep a register of persons having a Heritage Skill under this Act, indicating with respect to each person registered therein the work, intervention or procedure for which such person is registered, and shall not later than three months after the end of each year, publish in the Gazette a list of persons who, on the 31st December of the said year, were so registered, indicating with respect to each person the work, intervention or procedure for which he is registered.

(5) The Board shall keep a register of persons holding temporary warrants and registered to practise a Heritage Skill and shall not later than three months after the end of each year, publish in the Government Gazette a list of persons who, on the 31st December of the said year, were so registered.