Section 13: Establishment of Disciplinary Tribunal and Investigating Panel.

(1)
There shall be a tribunal to be known as the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria Disciplinary Tribunal 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 Investigating Panel, established under subsection (3) of this section and any other case of which the Disciplinary Tribunal has cognizance under the following provisions of this Act.
(2) The Disciplinary Tribunal shall consist of the Chairman and six other members appointed by the Council.
(3) There shall be a body to be known as the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria Investigation Panel (in this Act referred to as "the Investigation 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 two members of the Disciplinary Tribunal.
(5)
The provisions of Second Schedule to this Act shall, so far as applicable to the Disciplinary Tribunal and the Investigation Panel respectively, have effect with respect to those bodies.
[Second Schedule.]
(6) The Council may make rules not inconsistent with this Act as to acts, which constitute professional misconduct.