Cap. 654 Art. 5Functions of the Board.

(1) The Board shall have the following functions:

(a) to consider applications for registration in accordance with articles 7 or 12, or for the issue of a warrant in accordance with article 9, or declarations in respect of the provision of a service on a temporary or occasional basis further to article 13;

(b) to advise the Council in respect of regulating the conditions of practical training, including required periods thereof, further to the provisions of articles 7 and 9;

(c) to advise the Council in respect of the approval of LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS

universities or academic institutions further to the provisions of articles 7 and 9; and

(d) to advise the Council in respect of the organisation and regulation of the appropriate tests, further to the provisions of articles 7 and 9.

(2) The Board shall exercise its functions independently and according to its own judgment. In the exercise of its functions the Board may:

(a) consult such persons as it may consider necessary; and

(b) appoint committees of experts presided over by a member of the Board for the purpose of the carrying out of such duties and tasks as the Board may assign to them.