BUILDERS (REGISTRATION ETC.) ACT

Section 16: Establishment of Disciplinary Tribunal and Investigating Panel.

1989Section 16 of 24Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) There shall be a tribunal to be known as the Registered Builders Disciplinary Tribunal (hereafter in this Act referred to as "the Disciplinary Tribunal") which shall be charged with the duty of considering and determining any case referred to it by the panel established under subsection (3) of this section and any other case of which the Disciplinary Tribunal has cognisance under the following provisions of this Act.
(2) The Disciplinary Tribunal shall consist of the chairman of the Council and six other members of the Council appointed by the Council which shall include not less than two members of the Council holding office by virtue of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 2 of this Act.
(3) There shall be a body to be known as the Registered Builders Investigating Panel (hereafter in this Act referred to as "the Investigating Panel") which shall be charged with the duty of-
(a) conducting a preliminary investigation into any case where it is alleged that a person fully, provisionally or temporarily registered has misbehaved in his capacity as such, or should for any reason be the subject of proceedings before the Disciplinary Tribunal; and
(b) deciding whether the case should be referred to the Disciplinary Tribunal.
(4) The Investigating Panel shall be appointed by the Council and shall consist of five members of the Council.
(5) The provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall, so far as applicable to the Disciplinary Tribunal and the Investigating Panel respectively, have effect with respect to those bodies.
[Second Schedule.]

Cite this section

Section 16, BUILDERS (REGISTRATION ETC.) ACT (1989).

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