Where an articled clerk makes a complaint against his principal on a matter concerning his training as an articled clerk, the President or the Voice President as the Executive Committee may decide from time to time, may cause an investigation to be made and submit a report to the Executive Committee

The Executive Committee shall submit that report of the investigation to the Council 22 with its recommendations.

The Council may, on a consideration of the report of the Executive Committee, pass such order as it may consider expedient, including an order withdrawing the entitlement of the principal to train one or more articled clerks either permanently or for a specified period.

Provided that no order withdrawing the entitlement of the principal to train one or more articled clerks shall be passed without giving him an opportunity of being heard.

Explanation - An order passed by the Council under this regulation shall be without prejudice to any action that the Council may take against the principal under Section 21.

The President or the Vice President as the Executive Committee may decide from time to time, may, pending an investigation of the complaint, either terminate or suspend the articles and allow the articled clerk to be accepted as additional articled clerk by a member, notwithstanding anything contained in Regulation 43.

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