Section 20
of Town Planners Registration Order, 2014
Section 20
(1)
Subject to this section, the Board may direct that a certificate be cancelled and the name and other particulars of a registered town planner be removed from the Register if -
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{a)
he has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
{b)
he has been adjudged bankrupt;
{c)
he becomes of unsound mind;
{d)
he has been convicted of an offence under this Order;
{e)
his registration has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
{f)
his qualification for registration under section 12 has been withdrawn or cancelled by the authority through which it was acquired or by which it was awarded;
{g)
he has been found guilty of an improper act or conduct which renders him, in the opinion of the Board, unfit to be a town planner; or
{h)
it appears to the Board that he is unable to carry out the duties of a town planner effectively in Brunei Darussalam.
(2)
No direction shall be given under subsection {1} unless the Board has given the registered town planner to whom it relates an opportunity of being heard either personally or by counsel.
(3)
A direction under subsection (1) shall not take effect until the expiration of one month from the date on which it has been communicated to the registered town planner to whom it relates or, where an appeal against the direction has been made to the Minister under section 23, until the appeal has been determined or withdrawn.
(4)
Where a direction under subsection (J) takes effect, the Registrar shall make such alteration in the Register as is necessary to give effect to it.
Surrender of certificate of registration.