Section 15: Establishment and composition of the Investigating Panel and Disciplinary Committee

(1) There is established the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators Investigating Panel (in this Act, referred to as "the Investigating Panel") charged with the duty of –
(a) conducting a preliminary investigation into any case where it is alleged that a member has misbehaved in his capacity as a forensic and fraud investigator manager or should, for any other reason, be the subject of proceeding before the Disciplinary Committee; and
(b) deciding whether the case should be referred to the Disciplinary Committee.
(2) The Investigating Panel shall consist of four members who shall not be members of the Council and the quorum of the panel shall be three.
(3) There is established the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators Disciplinary Committee (in this Act, referred to as "the Disciplinary Committee") charged with the duty of considering and determining any case referred to it by the Investigating Panel established under subsection (1), and any other case of the Investigating Panel, which the Disciplinary Committee has cognizance under this Act.
(4) The Disciplinary Committee shall consist of the Chairman of the Council, who shall not be the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, and seven other members of the Council, to be appointed by the Council and the quorum shall be five.
(5) Members of the Disciplinary Committee shall hold office for a term of two years and no more.
(6) A member of the Disciplinary Committee may at any time be removed by the Council for inability to discharge the functions of his office (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause) or for misconduct, conflict of interest or if the Council is satisfied that it is not in the interest of the Committee or public that the member should continue in that position.
(7) A member of the Committee may resign his membership by notice in writing addressed to the Council and that member shall, on the date of the receipt of the notice by the Council, cease to be a member.
(8) Where a new Chairman of the Council is appointed, the existing Committee shall be dissolved, and shall only be reconvened at the instance of the incumbent Chairman of Council.
(9) The provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall apply to the Disciplinary Committee and Investigating Panel and respectively have effect with respect to the bodies. [Second Schedule]
(10) The Council may make rules not inconsistent with this Act as to acts which constitute professional misconduct.