8. Functions of the Board

The functions of the Board shall be—

to keep and maintain the Register;

to approve or refuse applications for registration under this Act;

to prescribe the scale of fees to be charged by registered Town Planners for professional advice given and service rendered by it;

to determine ethics of the profession;

to regulate conduct of the profession;

to hear and determine itself or appoint a committee or an arbitrator to hear and determine disputes relating to—

professional conduct; and

to represent the profession in any matter in which it may be necessary or expedient;

to examine, report and make recommendations upon

the government;

to appoint a panel, if so required, to conduct examinations for admission to the profession consisting of—

a member of the Board; and

to appoint a person to represent it on a body or panel of examiners which may be appointed by an institute, a body or a society for the time being representing the profession;

to make recommendations to the relevant authority in relation to any examinations for qualification for admission to the profession;

to appoint members of the Board to sit on a board, committee or body formed for any purpose affecting the profession; and

to appoint members of the Board to sit on the board of another professional body as may be necessary.