Suspension and revocation of certificates.
Section 32
SEC. 32. Suspension and revocation of certificates. — The Board shall have the power, upon proper notice and hearing, to suspend or revoke any certificate of registration of any registrant for any cause specified in the preceding section, or for the use or perpetration of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of registration, or for gross negligence or incompetency, or for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct: Provided, however, That the action of the Board shall be subject to appeal to the Secretary of Public Works and Communications whose decision shall be final. It shall be sufficient ground for the revocation of a certificate issued under this Act, for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, that he has (1) signed and affixed his seal on any plans, designs, technical reports, valuations, specifications, estimates, or other similar documents, or works not prepared by him or not executed under his immediate supervision, or (2) represented himself as having taken charge of, undertaken or supervised the design, construction, erection, installation, or alteration of a mechanical works, project or plant, without actually having done so; or (3) represented himself as having performed mechanical engineering service in connection with the manufacture, sale, supply or distribution of mechanical equipment, machinery or process, without actually having done so, or (4) represented himself as having managed, operated, tended or maintained a mechanical works, project or plant without actually having done so. Any person or persons, firm, association or corporation, may prefer charges in accordance with the provisions of this section, against any registrant; or the Board itself may motu proprio investigate and/or take cognizance of acts and practices constituting sufficient cause for suspension or revocation of the certificates of registration by proper resolution or order. Such charges shall be in writing, and shall be sworn to by the person making them and shall be filed with the secretary of the Board.