Part 5 — Practice Review and Discipline
39 Inquiries by Board
(a) shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the Council,
inquire into and report to and advise the Council in respect
of
(i) the assessment of existing and the development of new
educational standards and experience requirements that
are conditions precedent to obtaining and continuing
registration under this Act,
RSA 2000
(ii) the evaluation of desirable standards of competence of
authorized entities generally,
(iii) any other matter that the Council from time to time
considers necessary or appropriate in connection with
the exercise of its powers and the performance of its
duties in relation to competence in the practice of
architecture under this Act and the regulations, and
(iv) the practice of archit ecture by authorized entities
generally,
a n d
(b) may conduct a review of the practice of an authorized entity
in accordance with this Act and the regulations.
(2) A person requested to appear at an inquiry under this section
by the Board is entitled to be represented by counsel.
(3) The Board shall after each inquiry under this section make a
written report to the Council on the inquiry and may make any
recommendations to the Council that the Board considers
appropriate in connection with the matter inquired into, with
reasons for the recommendations.
(4) If it is in the public interest to do so, the Council may direct
that the whole or any portion of an inquiry by the Board under this
section is to be held in private.
RSA 1980 cA-44.1 s39;1981 c5 s16