Malaysia legislation
Section 35
Section 35
(2)
A registered geologist or a registered practitioner whose name has been removed from the Register for failure to renew his registration for a period of not more than three years shall be reinstated as soon as he has notified the Registrar of his desire to be reinstated and on payment of the prescribed fee.
(3)
A registered geologist or a registered practitioner who fails to renew his registration for a period of more than three years consecutively may be reinstated if the Board is satisfied with the reasons for reinstatement and on payment of the prescribed fee.
(4)
A registered geologist or a registered practitioner whose name has been removed from the Register pursuant to an order of the Board under paragraph 33(2)(d) and who has not appealed against that order or whose appeal has been dismissed or withdrawn may apply for reinstatement after the expiration of not less than six months from the date of the order of revocation, or from the date of the decision of the appeal or from the date the appeal was withdrawn, whichever date is the later.
(5)
For the purpose of subsection (4) the Board may, on receipt of an application by a geologist or a practitioner whose registration has been suspended under paragraph 33(2)(c) or revoked under paragraph 33(2)(d), reinstate the registration if the Board is satisfied that—
(a)
the reason that led to the suspension or revocation of the registration no longer exists; and
(b)
the geologist or practitioner concerned, at the time of the application, complies with the terms, conditions and restrictions imposed by the Board at the time of the original registration.
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(6)
Without prejudice to subsections (1) to (5), the Board may, on receipt of satisfactory evidence of proper reasons for reinstatement and on reimbursement to the Board of all expenditure incurred by the Board arising out of the proceedings leading to the revocation of the registration and on payment of the prescribed fee for a certificate of registration, re-register the geologist or practitioner concerned, as the case may be.
(7)
In reinstating the registration of a geologist or a practitioner under this section, the Board may impose any additional terms, conditions and restrictions as it considers fit.
(8)
An order of the Board under this section shall, as soon as may be practicable, be published in at least one national language and one English language daily newspaper having nationwide circulation.
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