Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
Repeal and re-enactment of section 21
Section 21 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Conditions of licence to practise21.—
It shall be a condition of every licence granted to any corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership that professional engineering services to be provided in Singapore by the corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership shall be supplied by a professional engineer —
who shall be responsible for the professional engineering works;
who has in force a practising certificate authorising him to engage in professional engineering work to which those services relate; and
who is —
in the case of a corporation, a director or an employee of the corporation;
in the case of a partnership, a partner or an employee of the partnership; or
in the case of a limited liability partnership, a partner or an employee of the limited liability partnership.(2) It shall be a condition of every licence granted to any corporation, other than an unlimited corporation, or to any limited liability partnership that the corporation or limited liability partnership, as the case may be, shall not supply professional engineering services in Singapore unless the corporation or limited liability partnership is insured in respect of professional liability in accordance with section 24 and the rules.(3) Without prejudice to subsections (1) and (2), the Board may grant a licence subject to such other conditions as the Board thinks fit and may at any time vary any existing conditions (other than those specified in subsections (1) and (2)) of such a licence or impose additional conditions thereto.(4) Where a licence is granted by the Board to a corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership subject to conditions (other than those specified in subsections (1) and (2)), the corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership may, if aggrieved by the decision of the Board, appeal in the prescribed manner to the Minister whose decision shall be final.”.