Where a complaint or information of any misconduct or breach or regulation 65 or breach of any of the convenants contained in the articles is received against an articled clerk from his principal or any other person, the President or the Vice President as the Executive Committee may decide from time to time, may cause an investigation to be made.

The Executive Committee may, on a consideration of the report of the investigation and after giving the articled clerk an opportunity of being heard make nay of the following orders, namely:-

1. direct that the papers be filed and the complaint be dismissed, if the Executive Committee finds that the articled clerk is not guilty of any misconduct or breach of regulation 65 or breach of any othe convenants contained in the articles;or
   
   

2. if the articled clerk is found guilty, reprimand the articled clerk or cancel the registration of articles or direct that any period already served under such articles shall not be reckoned as service for the purpose of the period practical training specified in regulation 50.
   
   

The articled clerk, the registration or whose articles has been cancelled under this regulation, shall not except with the permission of the Executive Committee be retained or taken as an articled clerk or audit clerk by any member.

Explanation - For the purpose of this Regulation the articled clerk includes a person who at the relevant time was registered as such.