2nd January 2007, 06:47 PM
Posted by Troll:
The IFA don't say that the RAO scheme has any legal standing - it doesn't. Membership for individuals, or registration for organisations, is voluntary. It is not within the power of the IFA to change that.
1man1desk
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Quote:quote:RAO status is either a guarantee or its not.If it has no legal standingNo professional association can provide a guarantee that any member or registered organisation will always behave themselves - all they can do is guarantee that the organisation has formally committed themselves to certain defined standards, and that the institution will take disciplinary action if the standards are breached.
The IFA don't say that the RAO scheme has any legal standing - it doesn't. Membership for individuals, or registration for organisations, is voluntary. It is not within the power of the IFA to change that.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished