Section 21: Establishment of the Disciplinary Committee and the Investigating Panel.

(1) There shall be established a disciplinary committee to be known as the Environmental Health Officers Disciplinary Committee (hereafter in this Act referred to as "the Disciplinary Committee" which shall be charged with the duty of considering and determining any case referred to it by the Investigating panel established under subsection (3) of this section.
(2) The Disciplinary Committee shall consist of the Chairman of the Council and four other members of the Council to include members holding office by virtue of paragraphs(b), (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of section 2 of this Act.
(3) There shall be established a body to be known as Environmental Health Officers Investigation Panel (hereafter in this Act referred to as "the Investigation panel") which shall be charged with the duty of-
(a) conducting preliminary investigation into any case where it is alleged that a registered person has misbehaved in his capacity as such, or should for any other reason be the subject of proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee; and
(b) deciding whether the case should be referred to the Disciplinary Committee.
(4) The Investigating Panel shall be appointed by the Council and shall be consist of five members of the Council one of whom shall be named as the Chairman, but a person who is a member of the Disciplinary Committee shall not also be a member of the Investigating Panel.
(5) The supplementary provisions contained in the Second Schedule to this Act have effect with respect to the matters relating to Disciplinary Committee and the Investigating Panel respectively.