| (1) | Any registered person who, either before or after registration, is convicted of any offence by a court of law in the Republic or elsewhere, may be dealt with by the council in terms of the provisions of this Chapter if the council is of the opinion that such offence constitutes conduct referred to in section 36(1), and such person shall, upon proof of the conviction, be liable to one or other of the penalties referred to in that section: Provided that such person shall, before any penalty is imposed, be afforded an opportunity of tendering an explanation to the council in extenuation of the conduct in question. |
