Singapore legislation
Section 8
Section 8
Qualifications for registration as professional engineers
(1)
Subject to this section, the following persons shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, be entitled to registration under this Act as professional engineers:
any person holding the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering from the National University of Singapore or the University of Singapore or the Professional Diploma in Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic;
any person holding any other degree, diploma or qualification which the Minister may, after consultation with the Board and by notification in the Gazette, approve for the purpose of entitling the holder thereof to be registered under this Act;
any person who satisfies the Board that he is otherwise qualified by having proper and recognised training in engineering and who passes such examinations as the Minister may, in consultation with the Board, require;
any person not falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) who, immediately before 1st April 1978 is a registered professional engineer whose registration has not been cancelled.
(2)
Subject to subsection (3), no person shall be entitled to registration under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) unless he can satisfy the Board that he has had after obtaining his qualifications —
practical experience in engineering work at professional level for a continuous period of not less than two years and has passed such professional practice examination as may be prescribed or approved by the Board;
practical experience in engineering work of not less than 5 years, of which at least two years shall be practical experience gained in engineering work at professional level in Singapore; or
such practical experience in engineering work at professional level of not less than 10 years as may be recognised by the Board.
(3)
The Minister may after consultation with the Board exempt, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, any person from the requirements of subsection (2).
(4)
The Board may refuse to register any applicant who is in the opinion of the Board —
not of good character and reputation; or
unable to carry out the duties of a professional engineer effectively.
(5)
Any person whose application for registration has been refused by the Board may appeal to the High Court whose decision shall be final.
(6)
The Board may register any Government professional engineer entitled to registration under this section without payment of the prescribed fee.