6Candidate registration

6 Candidate registration

(1)  The prescribed institute is to establish and maintain –

(a) a register (to be called the Register of Candidates) that consists of the name, residential address and email address of all persons who have applied to the prescribed institute to undertake the requirements prescribed in order to establish their competency, or be re-accredited, to practise as registered land surveyors; and

(b) a second register that consists of the name and residential address of each candidate to whom a certificate of competency has been issued by the prescribed institute and the date of issue of that certificate; and

(c) a third register that consists of the name and residential address of each candidate re-accredited by the prescribed institute and the date of re-accreditation.

(2)  Any person who wishes to undertake the requirements prescribed in order to establish his or her competency, or be re-accredited to practise as a registered land surveyor under section 8 or 8A of the Act, is to –

(a) apply to the prescribed institute to have his or her name registered as a candidate in the Register of Candidates; and

(b) notify the prescribed institute of any change in his or her name or residential address within the period of one month after the change occurs.

(3)  If, in the opinion of the prescribed institute, a candidate is not diligent in complying with the requirements of this Part, the prescribed institute may –

(a) remove the name of that candidate from the Register of Candidates; or

(b) suspend the registration of that candidate for such period as it thinks fit.