Singapore legislation

Section 18

of Professional Engineers Act

Section 18

Penalty when unregistered person practises as professional engineer

Any person who not being registered as a professional engineer under this Act —

(a)

uses verbally or otherwise the title of professional engineer, or makes use of any addition to or abbreviation of that title, or of any words, name or designation that will lead to the belief that he is a registered professional engineer, or is entitled to practise as such;

(b)

advertises or holds himself out or conducts himself in any way or by any means as a registered professional engineer; or

(c)

engages in professional engineering work except under the direction or supervision of a registered professional engineer,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and for a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.