S.L. 622.2 Art. 4Duties of the Board.

The Board shall have the duty of notifying the European

Commission and other Member States, by means of the IMI or other prescribed means, about the following:

(i) the legislative, regulatory and administrative procedures governing access to the profession;

(ii) the duration and content of academic courses in connection with Annexes V and VI;

(iii) the duration and content of professional traineeship as required in the Act;

(iv) the associations of professionals recognised in Malta;

(v) the schemes for continuing professional development required for the continued safe and effective practice of the profession;

(vi) any disciplinary action or criminal convictions or any other serious, specific circumstances which are likely to have consequences on the practice of the profession, within three (3) days of the decision of restriction or prohibition;

(vii) the identity of any person who has been prohibited by national authorities or courts from exercising the profession, even temporarily, on the territory of Malta, within three (3) days of prohibition;

(viii) the identity of any person who, after having applied for the recognition of qualifications under this Act, and who was subsequently condemned by the authorities or the courts for using falsified evidence of professional qualifications in this context, in accordance with regulations that may be prescribed:

Provided that in executing the duties specified above, the Warranting Board shall ensure confidentiality when exchanging information regarding disciplinary action or criminal convictions. It shall also be incumbent on the Warranting Board to inform contemporaneously such professionals in writing of decisions or warnings, subject to appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal;

(ix) the opinion of the Board on notifications from the European Commission on proposals from Member States for admission of training programmes and professional qualifications required for the profession of architect to Annex V of the Directive.