Section 1 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
The Executive Council of the federation shall be the overall ruling authority of the Federation. The executive Council members shall comprise of nominated members from the respective Ordinary Members.
Section 2a DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
The Disciplinary Committee is responsible to research on all cases calling for Disciplinary action and has the authority to call upon the offending member to attend a Hearing should the need arises. This covers malpractices, unethical practices, misconduct, non - fulfillment of contact, cheating, embezzlement and any other peculiar practices out of the norm by members and when alleged by any one party, the Disciplinary Committee shall immediately institute investigation including employing of assistance form professionals subject to the approval of two - third (2/3) of the Executive Council should the services of the latter be required.
Section 2b
The Disciplinary Committee shall comprise of not less than three (3) Council Members duly elected by the Council with one being elected to be the Chairman of the said Committee.
Section 2c
Should the investigation prove against the offending party, the Disciplinary Committee must call for a Hearing within thirty (30) days from the day the committee decided that the investigation has proven against the offending party.
Section 2d
The whole Disciplinary Committee must be present at a Hearing.
Section 2e
A notice, in writing, must be given to the offending party by the Committee Chairman or the Committee member of the Disciplinary Committee so appointed as the Disciplinary Committee's Hon. Secretary. This said notice must be sent fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the said Hearing to the offending party and the offending member must be mailed by A.R. Registered Mail.
Section 2f
The Disciplinary Committee after the Hearing may have the discretion to make the following decision :
- dismiss the complaint against the offending member ; or
- Caution the offending member, in writing, within fourteen (14) days after the said Hearing and mailed by A.R.Registered Mail to the offending member ; or
- Institute By-Law 7-9 against the offending member.
Section 2g
Should any offending member fail to attend the Hearing, the member automatically, forfeits the right of the Disciplinary Committee shall be final.
Section 2h
Should any offending member, after having attended the Hearing in front of the Disciplinary Committee, feels dissatisfied with the decision of the said Committee, he may appeal, in writing, to the Council within seven (7) days from the date of receipt of the decision of the Committee.
Section 2i
In case of appeal, notice for appeal and for the Appeal Hearing shall follow that of section 6 & 7 of By-Law 7-9 of this Constitution.
Section 2j
The Appeal panel, after the Appeal Hearing, may have the discretion to :
- uphold the original decision of the Committee; or
- increase or decrease the penalty as listed in section 2f of Article 10-1 this Constitution and in section 3 of Article 7-9 of this Constitution and in section 3 of Article 7-9 of this Constitution. The rest of this Appeal procedure comply with the rest of section 8 of By-Law 7-9 of this Constitution.