s 4 Functions of the Board
(1) The functions of the Board shall be— (a) to keep and maintain the Register; (b) to approve or reject applications for registration under this Act or to approve any such application subject to such conditions or restrictions as it may deem fit to impose; (c) to order the issuance of a written warning or reprimand, the imposition of a fine, suspension, cancellation, removal or reinstatement in accordance with Parts III and IV; (d) to fix from time to time with the approval of the Minister the scale of fees to be charged by registered Engineers and Engineering consultancy practices for professional engineering services rendered; (e) to hear and determine disputes relating to professional conduct or ethics of registered Engineers or to appoint a committee or arbitrator or arbitrators to hear and determine such disputes; (ea) to act as a stakeholder in a contract for professional engineering services, when requested; (eb) to employ any person, as it deems necessary, to assist the Board in carrying out its functions, powers and duties subject to such terms and conditions as it may determine; (ec) to provide facilities for the promotion of learning and education and to hold or cause to be held professional development programmes for registered Engineers to further enhance their knowledge in the latest developments relating to that profession; (ed) to appoint a committee consisting of persons to be determined by the Board, to conduct examinations or to cause examinations to be conducted by an institution accredited by the Board for the purpose of admission to the profession; (ee) to appoint any person to represent the Board in any committee, panel or institution, where that person would subsequently make recommendations to the Board on all matters regarding the qualifying for admission to the profession; (f) to determine and regulate the conduct and ethics of the engineering profession; and (g) generally, to do all such acts, matters and things as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the general powers conferred by subsection (1) the Board shall have power— (a) to purchase or lease any land or building required for any of the purposes of the Board; (b) from time to time to borrow or raise money by bank overdraft or otherwise for the purposes specified in paragraph (a); and (c) to lease out, dispose, or otherwise deal in any immovable property of the Board.