Section 27G
Cancellation of registration, etc., of Interior Designer
(a)
a member of the Board to investigate into any misconduct or complaint made against any Interior
Designer, Graduate Interior Designer or interior design consultancy practice; and
(b)
a Disciplinary Committee comprising three members of the Board, including a Board Member who is an Interior
Designer, not being a person appointed under paragraph
(a)
, to conduct a hearing of any misconduct or complaint referred to it by the member of the Board appointed under paragraph (a).
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(2)
The Disciplinary Committee may order the following penalty or a combination of any of the following:
(a)
issuance of a written reprimand to;
(b)
the imposition of a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit on;
(c)
the suspension for a period not exceeding three years of;
or
(d)
the cancellation of the registration of, any Interior Designer or Graduate Interior Designer under any of the following circumstances:
(aa) if he is convicted of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(bb) if whilst registered under this Act he acts as a contractor or trades in building materials directly connected with his profession;
(cc)
if his registration under this Act has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
(dd)
if he offers or accepts any commission which in the opinion of the Disciplinary Committee is an illicit commission;
(ee) if he fails to observe any conditions or restrictions subject to which he is registered;
(ff) if he is found to be of unsound mind;
(gg) if he is found to be incapable of performing his professional duties effectively;
(hh) if he becomes a bankrupt;
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(ii)
if he is found guilty by the Disciplinary Committee of any act or conduct which in the opinion of the
Disciplinary Committee is infamous or disgraceful; or
(jj) if he is found by the Disciplinary Committee to have contravened or failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or of any rules made thereunder.
(3)
The Disciplinary Committee shall not make any order under paragraphs (2)(a) to (d), based upon any of the circumstances set out in paragraphs (2)(bb) to (jj), unless an opportunity of being heard either personally or by counsel has been given to the Interior
Designer against whom the Disciplinary Committee intends to make the order.
(4)
The member of the Board appointed under paragraph (1)(a)
may, for the purpose of an investigation—
(a)
require any person, including a sole proprietor, partner, director, manager, secretary or employee, to attend before him and give evidence on oath or affirmation, and that member may administer the oath; and
(b)
require such person to produce any book, document or paper relating to the subject matter of the investigation which is in the custody of that person or under his control.
(5)
Upon completion of his investigation, the member of the
Board appointed under paragraph (1)(a) shall submit a report together with his recommendations, if any, to the Disciplinary Committee for its consideration.