4. Members may not refuse to provide professional services to a person on the basis of race, colour, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, morals, civil status, age, religion, political convictions, language, ethnic or national origin, social origin or condition, a handicap or the use of any means to palliate a handicap.
Where members consider that they are unable to ensure the quality of the professional relationship because of a reason set out in the first paragraph, they must, in the interest of the client, refer the client to another member.