### Planners Registration Ordinance 《規劃師註冊條例》

12. Qualifications for registration
(1) The Board shall not register a person as a registered professional planner unless—
(a) he—
(i) is a member of the Institute; or
(ii) is a member of a planning body the membership of which is accepted by the Board as being of a standard not less than that of the Institute; or
(iii) has passed such examination in planning and other subjects and has received such training and experience as the Board may accept, either generally or in a particular case, as a qualification of a standard not less than that of a member of the Institute; and
(b) he satisfies the Board that he has had 1 year’s relevant professional experience in Hong Kong before the date of his application for registration; and
(c) he is ordinarily resident in Hong Kong; and
(d) he is not the subject of an inquiry committee or a disciplinary order under Part IV which precludes him from being registered under this Ordinance; and
(e) he satisfies the Board by declaration in writing that he is competent to practise as a planner; and
(f) he is a fit and proper person to be registered.
(2) Without limiting the effect of subsection (1)(f), the Board may refuse to register a person as a registered professional planner who—
(a) has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of any offence which may bring the profession into disrepute and sentenced to imprisonment, whether suspended or not; or
(b) has committed misconduct or neglect in a professional respect.
(3) Where the Board is satisfied by an applicant that he is competent to practise planning and the Board is later satisfied that the person is not competent to practise planning, the Board may refer the matter to an inquiry committee who shall deal with it as if it were a complaint under section 21(1).

13. Application for registration
(1) A person shall apply for registration as a registered professional planner in such form and manner as the Board may specify.
(2) An applicant shall pay to the Board at the time of lodging his application the fee for an application for registration.
(3) The Board may, in its discretion, require an applicant to undertake a written examination under section 12(1)(a)(iii) of his knowledge of planning and professional matters.

14. Acceptance or refusal of registration
(1) The Board may accept or reject an application for registration or renewal of registration under this Ordinance.
(2) Where the Board accepts or rejects an application for registration or renewal of registration, the Registrar shall act in accordance with rules made by the Board.
(3) Where the Board rejects an application for registration or renewal of registration, it shall give reasons for the rejection.

### Planners Registration Ordinance 《規劃師註冊條例》

15. Expiry of registration and renewal
(1) The entry in the register of a person as a registered professional planner under this Ordinance—
(a) shall remain in force for 12 months from the date when he was registered;
(b) may be renewed annually by application of the person so registered.
(2) A registered professional planner shall apply for renewal of registration to the Registrar in the form specified by the Board not earlier than 3 months and not later than 28 days prior to the expiry of the current registration.
(3) A registered professional planner shall pay to the Board the fee for an application for renewal of registration at the time of applying for renewal of registration.
(4) If a registered professional planner does not apply for renewal of registration before the expiry of his current registration—
(a) the Registrar shall, on the expiry of the current registration, note in the register that registration has not been renewed; and
(b) the person shall be deemed not to be currently on the register from the date of expiry of his registration.
(5) The Board may reject an application for renewal if it is satisfied that the applicant does not continue to comply with the requirements for registration set out in section 12.
(6) Where a registered professional planner fails to renew his registration within time, the Board may extend the time for renewal of registration if the registered professional planner pays to the Board the fee for the extension of time.
(7) Any grant of extension of time by the Board shall not affect any offence under any other Ordinance that the person who has failed to renew on time may commit as a result of the failure.
(8) If the registration of a registered professional planner has expired, the Board may require him to reapply for registration instead of renewing his registration.

16. Registration committee
(1) The Board may appoint a registration committee of not less than 3 persons who are members of the Institute to examine the qualifications of applicants.
(2) The Chief Executive may nominate a person to be a member of the registration committee, and, if a person is so nominated, the Board shall appoint him to the committee. (Amended 57 of 1999 s. 3)
(3) The registration committee shall make recommendations to the Board on the acceptability of the qualifications which require the Board’s acceptance under section 12(1)(a)(ii) or (iii).
(4) The Board shall not be bound by a recommendation of the registration committee under subsection (3).
(5) The Board may delegate any of its functions relating to registration and the renewal of registration to the registration committee.

17. Certificate of registration
The Registrar may, on payment by a registered professional planner to the Board of the fee, issue to the registered professional planner a certificate of registration or a certificate of renewal of registration in the form specified by the Board.

### Planners Registration Ordinance 《規劃師註冊條例》

18. Notice to Board on leaving Hong Kong
A registered professional planner shall notify the Board if he is likely to be absent from Hong Kong for a continuous period of more than 6 months.

### Planners Registration Ordinance 《規劃師註冊條例》

20. Disciplinary offences
(1) A registered professional planner commits a disciplinary offence if he—
(a) commits misconduct or neglect in any professional respect;
(b) has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance;
(c) has obtained registration under this Ordinance by fraud or misrepresentation;
(d) was not at the time of his registration under this Ordinance entitled to be registered;
(e) without reasonable excuse, fails to attend before an inquiry committee when summoned either as a witness or as a person in respect of whom the inquiry committee is meeting; or
(f) has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of any offence which may bring the profession into disrepute and sentenced to imprisonment, whether the sentence is suspended or not.
(2) If a person who has been guilty of misconduct or neglect in a professional respect or has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance or has been convicted of an offence likely to bring the profession into disrepute and sentenced to imprisonment, informs the Board of such misconduct, neglect or conviction when he applies for registration or renewal of registration and the Board subsequently accepts the person for registration or renewal of registration, that person shall not, for the purposes of registration or renewal of registration, be considered as having committed a disciplinary offence in respect of the disclosed misconduct, neglect or conviction.
(3) Where the Registrar receives a complaint concerning a disciplinary offence, the Registrar shall submit the facts to 2 members of the Board appointed for the purpose, and the members, in consultation with the Registrar, shall determine whether the complaint should be referred to the Board.