1986 Ed.] Fire Service (Installation Contractors)
Regulations
[CAP. 95
A 9
(2) If, after due inquiry, the disciplinary board is satisfied that a registered contractor has been convicted of an offence or has been guilty of improper conduct or negligence, of the kind mentioned in paragraph (1), the disciplinary board may order-
(a) that the name of the registered contractor be removed, either permanently or for such period as it thinks appropriate, from the register; or
(b) that the registered contractor be reprimanded.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the Director shall comply with any order made under paragraph (2) and shall record the order in the register.
(4) The Director shall not take any action in compliance with an order made under paragraph (2)—
(a) if an appeal is lodged under regulation 12(1), until the appeal is disposed of; or
(b) until the time within which an appeal may be lodged under regulation 12(2) has expired.
11. (1) For the purposes of an inquiry the disciplinary board shall have the following powers--
(a) to hear and examine witnesses on oath;
(b) to summon any person to attend any hearing of the disciplinary board to give evidence or produce any document or other thing in his possession and to examine him as a witness or require him to produce any document or other thing in his possession subject to all just exceptions;
(c) to order the inspection of premises in which any fire service installation or equipment has been installed, maintained, repaired or inspected; or
(d) to enter upon and view such premises.
(2) A witness summons shall be in such form as the chairman of the disciplinary board shall direct and shall be signed by the chairman.
(3) Any person who being summoned to attend as a witness or to produce any document or any other thing at a hearing of the disciplinary board refuses or neglects to do so or to answer any questions put to him by or with the concurrence of the disciplinary board shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $500 and to imprisonment for 3 months:
Provided that no person shall be bound to incriminate himself and every witness shall in respect of any evidence given by him before the disciplinary board be entitled to the same privileges to which he would be entitled if giving evidence in civil proceedings before the High Court.
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 268/78.
Powers of disciplinary board.