Engineering Council, Sri Lanka Act 2017 · As enacted · Part III · Registration as Engineering Practitioners
16. Cancellation or suspension of registration
Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The Council shall cancel the registration of an engineering practitioner, if the Council is satisfied that such engineering practitioner-
has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or any regulation made thereunder or any term and condition of such registration;
has been adjudged by a competent court whether in or outside Sri Lanka to be of unsound mind;
has been found guilty of professional misconduct after an inquiry held by the Council; or
has been convicted for an offence under this Act.
Where by reasons of the provisions of subsection (1)
the Council is empowered to cancel the registration of an
Engineering Council, Sri Lanka engineering practitioner, the Council may, in lieu of exercising that power, suspend the registration for such period as the Council may deem fit.
The Council shall, before cancelling or suspending a registration, cause a notice of cancellation or suspension to be issued to such engineering practitioner.
Any such notice shall specify the grounds on which the Council’s opinion is based, and shall indicate that such engineering practitioner may within one month after the receipt thereof submit to the Council in writing any reason as to why the registration shall not be cancelled or suspended.
Where such engineering practitioner fails to submit the reasons within the time stipulated thereof or after consideration of any reason submitted, the Council may suspend or cancel the registration of such engineering practitioner and inform such person in writing about such suspension or cancellation.
The Minister shall prescribe by regulations the acts or omissions which amount to professional misconduct.
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