Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Removal and Suspension of the Chairperson and Members of the Board. The President may, upon recommendation of the Commission, remove any member of the Board for any of the following causes:

(a) Negligence;

(b) Incompetence;

(c) Immoral, dishonorable or unprofessional conduct;

(d) Violation of, or abetting the violation of, the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Fisheries Professionals; and

(e) Conviction in a final judgment of a crime involving moral turpitude.

The right of the respondent to due process and be assisted by counsel in an investigation shall be respected and upheld. The President may, also upon recommendation of the Commission, preventively suspend a member under administrative investigation.