| (1) |
The registration of a registered person who— |
| (a) |
becomes disqualified on any ground referred to in section 13(7); |
| (b) |
was erroneously registered; |
| (c) |
was registered on the basis of incorrect information; or |
| (d) |
fails, without good reason and in the absence of an arrangement for deferred payment, to pay any amount owing to the Council on the due date or any extended date, |
may be cancelled in terms of this section.
| (2) |
The Council must notify such a person of the intention to cancel his or her registration and call for representations to be made within a specified reasonable time. |
| (3) |
Unless the Council is thereafter satisfied that good grounds exist for such person's registration to continue, it must cancel that registration. |
| (4) |
The Council must, at the written request of any registered person, remove his or her name from the register, but where an investigation into an alleged improper conduct by such a registered person is in progress or is to be held, such removal must not be made until any resultant misconduct proceedings have been concluded. |
| (5) |
A person who was previously registered in terms of section 13(4) and— |
| (a) |
whose registration was cancelled in terms of subsection (1)(c); or |
| (c) |
wishes to be registered in a different category, |
may apply to be re-registered.
| (6) |
If a person contemplated in subsection (4) has paid the prescribed application and registration fees and any arrear fees, subscriptions, recovery expenses and penalties, the Council must, subject to the provisions of this Act, re-register such person in the appropriate category. |
Contingency Fees Act, 1997
