S.L. 458.12 Art. 9Abstention or challenge.

(1) Any member or additional member of the Council and the registrar shall abstain from taking part in any inquiry or may be challenged in any of the circumstances in which a judge would abstain or can be challenged in accordance with the provisions of article 734 of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

(2) Any such challenge shall not be admissible unless made before the reading out by the registrar of the charge to the practitioner.

(3) The Council shall decide the objection previously to the reading out of the said charge and its decision shall be final.