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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Hulufo",
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        "legal_name": "Hassan Oda Hulufo",
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    "content": "profession lacks a law to regulate the practice. For that reason, I feel the Bill is very timely. Like one Member has said, one of the things which I feel should be clearly spelt out is membership, although reference is being made to who should be a member under Clause 21. We know that professionals are trained at different levels. We have the certificate level, diploma level, degree level and beyond. Probably, like other professions, we needed to have some clarity in terms of who qualifies to be registered. All in all, the Bill is quite okay in terms of what happens if a professional who is registered under the Act, once it is passed, is found to have violated any of our laws including violation of the chapter on ethics and other misconduct. It is clearly spelt out. It does not give room for unfair treatment of any professional. It is so elaborate in terms of how the board should take action against any member who does not stick to what he or she is required to do as a building surveyor. Otherwise, I feel that apart from this, once we have the House committees in place, all the professions which have a role to play in building who have up to now not had a law regulating their practice, should be regulated. We need to bring new Bills to ensure that all types of engineers, surveyors and those involved in building and construction are regulated. Many professionals contribute towards the realisation of safe structures in the building industry. We need to have harmony between the various laws which regulate the practice of these different professions. With those few remarks, I support the Bill."
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