CONSTITUTION
OF THE BOARD
Under
Section 3 of the Ordinance there is established
a board to be known as the Surveyors Registration
Board ("the Board") which shall be a
body corporate having perpetual succession and
a common seal. The Board shall consist of not
less than 12 members appointed by the Council
of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ("the
Institute") and, in addition, may include
one member appointed by the Chief Executive.
Notice
of every appointment to the Board made under this
section shall be published in the Government Gazette
and the HKIS Council shall not appoint a person
as a member of the Board unless he is a member
of the Institute. A member appointed by the Council
shall be appointed for 2 years or such lesser
period as may be specified in the terms of his
appointment.
If
the Board is satisfied that a member of the Board
appointed by the Council -
(a)
has become bankrupt or has entered into a voluntary
arrangement with his creditors within the meaning
of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap 6);
(b) has become so incapacitated by physical or
mental illness as to be unable to carry out his
duties as a member;
(c) has ceased to be ordinarily resident in Hong
Kong;
(d) has been sentenced to imprisonment, whether
suspended or not, by any court or magistrate;
(e) has been found guilty of a disciplinary offence;
or
(f) notwithstanding any of the other grounds for
removal, is, in the opinion of the Board, unable
or unfit to carry out his functions as a member
of the Board, the Board may by notice in writing
terminate his appointment.
The
Board shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-chairman
each year from among the members and not more
than 15 months shall elapse between the date of
one election and the next.
It
is stipulated by the Ordinance that the Board
shall meet at least once every 6 months and as
often as may be necessary to transact the business
of the Board. Since formation of the Board in
1993 the Board have normally had meetings on quarterly
basis. The Board shall not transact business at
a meeting other than to adjourn unless there is
a quorum of one half of the members of the Board
present.
Functions
of the Board include -
(a)
establish and maintain a register of registered
professional surveyors;
(b) designate divisions within the surveying profession
under which a person may be registered as a registered
professional surveyor;
(c) set and review the qualification standards
for registration as a registered professional
surveyor and related registration matters;
(d) advise the Government and the Institute on
registration matters;
(e) examine and verify the qualifications of persons
who apply for registration as registered professional
surveyors;
(f) receive, examine, accept or reject applications
for registration and renewal of registration as
a registered professional surveyor;
(g) deal with disciplinary offences in accordance
with this Ordinance;
(h) keep proper records of its proceedings and
accounts; and
(i) carry out such other functions as this Ordinance
may prescribe.
The
Board has the following powers -
(a)
to set fees payable to it under this Ordinance;
(b) to establish committees to advise the Board
on the carrying out of the powers and duties of
the Board;
(c) to employ persons to assist with the carrying
out of its functions under this Ordinance;
(d) from time to time to engage such professional
advisers as it may consider necessary or expedient;
(e) to make rules for the conduct and discipline
of registered professional surveyors;
(f) to make rules for the reimbursement of reasonable
expenses incurred by persons attending to the
business of the Board ;
(g) to make further rules required under this
Ordinance.
No
fees shall be paid to any member of the Board
for his services as a member.
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