1An expert may be substituted if he does not give his/her opinion within the determined time period or the request for time limit extension is not accepted or he performs his/her tasks with negligence.
2An order of the proceeding authority for the expert substitution shall be issued only after the latter is heard. The substituted expert may be sanctioned up to a fine of 10.000 ALL.
3An expert shall be substituted also in cases where a request for his/her exclusion is accepted.
4The substituted expert shall be obliged to deliver to the proceeding authority the documents and results of the actions being performed.