30.—(1) The Board may, from time to time, appoint one or more Investigation Committees comprising —
(a)
a chairman who is a member of the Board;
(b)
2 members of the Investigation Panel who are registered professional engineers; and
(c)
a member of the Investigation Panel who is an allied professional or a lay person,
to inquire into any complaint or information received by the Board under section 28.
(2) A member of the Investigation Panel who has assisted the Registrar in reviewing any complaint or information under section 29(4)(b) shall not be a member of an Investigation Committee inquiring into the same matter.
(3) An Investigation Committee shall be appointed in connection with one or more matters or for a fixed period of time, as the Board thinks fit.
(4) The Board may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the chairman or any member of an Investigation Committee or fill any vacancy in an Investigation Committee.
(5) No act done by or under the authority of an Investigation Committee shall be invalid in consequence of any defect that is subsequently discovered in the appointment or qualification of the chairman or members or any of them.
(6) The chairman of an Investigation Committee shall, notwithstanding that he has ceased to be a member of the Board on the expiry of his term of office, continue to be the chairman of the Investigation Committee until such time as the Investigation Committee has completed its work.
(7) A member of an Investigation Committee shall, notwithstanding that he has ceased to be a member of the Investigation Panel on the expiry of his term of office, continue to be a member of the Investigation Committee until such time as the Investigation Committee has completed its work.