Development Planning Act (Cap. 552), article 68

68. (1) There shall be a Registration Board whose function shall be to evaluate applications for registration in the Register of Consultants eligible to carry out assessments in relation to matters as specified in this Act not related to environment. (2) The Registration Board shall be composed of a minimum of three members and a maximum of five members, one of whom shall be the chairperson. The members of the Registration Board shall be appointed by the Minister. (3) The members of the Registration Board shall be independent members and not involved in any way in the preparation of assessments falling within the jurisdiction of the Registration Board. (4) The Registration Board shall assess applications for such registrations and approve those that meet the requirements for registration. The Registration Board shall give reasons for its decisions. (5) The decision of the Registration Board to grant or to refuse an application for registration in the Register kept by the Executive Council shall be notified in writing to the applicant without delay. (6) The Registration Board may direct the Executive Council to update the Register at such regular intervals as it may deem fit by the inclusion of other disciplines in the Register, which disciplines might have in the meantime evolved. (7) The decisions of the Registration Board shall be final. An appeal shall lie to the Tribunal only on the grounds that the Registration Board has, in its decision, wrongly applied the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder. (8) The decision of the Registration Board shall be binding if it is supported by the opinion of a majority of its members, and the dissenting member or members, if any, may express his/their opinion separately, and all decisions of the Registration Board shall be published as soon as practicable after the sitting at which they are given. (9) The Minister may, after consultation with the Registration Board, make regulations to give better effect to the provisions of t h i s a r t i c l e a n d , wi t h o u t p r e j u d i c e t o t h e g e n e r a l i t y of t h e foregoing, he may: (a) establish criteria that applicants are expected to meet in order to qualify for registration; (b) establish the procedure to be followed by the Registration Board; (c) prescribe a tariff of fees for registration with the Registration Board. Powers of the Registration Board.