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Professional Engineers Act 1991 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Multidiscipline and Corporate Practice

31. Conditions of licence to practise

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2017. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

It is a condition of every licence granted to any corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership that professional engineering services relating to any of the prescribed branches of professional engineering work to be supplied in Singapore by the corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership must be supplied by a professional engineer —

(a)

who is responsible for the professional engineering works;

(b)

who has in force a practising certificate authorising him or her to engage in professional engineering work to which those services relate; and

(c)

who is —

(i)

in the case of a corporation — a director or an employee of the corporation;

(ii)

in the case of a partnership — a partner or an employee of the partnership;

(iii)

in the case of a limited liability partnership — a partner or an employee of the limited liability partnership; or

(iv)

a specialist professional engineer engaged by a corporation or limited liability partnership under a contract for service to provide specialised engineering services relating to the prescribed branch of professional engineering work supplied by the corporation or limited liability partnership, as the case may be.

(2)

It is 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) must not supply professional engineering services relating to any of the prescribed branches of professional engineering work in Singapore unless the corporation or limited liability partnership is insured in respect of professional liability in accordance with section 34 and the rules.

(3)

Without affecting subsections (1) and (2), the Board may grant a licence subject to any other conditions that 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 the Board grants to a corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership a licence 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 is final.[21

Terms defined in s 2

Board
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“Board” means the Professional Engineers Board established under section 4;
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licence
Defined · s 2
“licence” means a licence to supply professional engineering services granted under section 30;
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limited liability partnership
Defined · s 2
“limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
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partnership
Defined · s 2
“partnership” includes a limited partnership;
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practising certificate
Defined · s 2
“practising certificate” means —(a)in relation to a registered professional engineer — an annual certificate issued under section 28 authorising him or her to engage in professional engineering work in Singapore;(b)in relation to an allied professional who is an architect registered under the Architects Act 1991 — a practising certificate issued under section 18 of that Act; and(c)in relation to an allied professional who is a land surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act 1991 — a practising certificate issued under section 15 of that Act;
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prescribed branch of professional engineering work
Defined · s 2
“prescribed branch of professional engineering work” means professional engineering work in any of the following branches of engineering:(a)chemical engineering;(b)civil engineering;(c)electrical engineering; (d)mechanical engineering; (e)any other branches of engineering that may be prescribed;
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professional engineering services
Defined · s 2
“professional engineering services” means consultancy or advisory services that require a person to engage in professional engineering work;
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professional engineering work
Defined · s 2
“professional engineering work” includes any professional service, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or responsible supervision of construction or operation in connection with any public or privately owned public utilities, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works or projects where the public interest and welfare, or the safeguarding of life, public health or property is concerned or involved, and that requires the application of engineering principles and data;
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rules
Defined · s 2
“rules” means rules made by the Board under section 61;
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specialist professional engineer
Defined · s 2
“specialist professional engineer” means a person registered under section 22 as a specialist professional engineer;
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unlimited corporation
Defined · s 2
“unlimited corporation” means a corporation formed on the principle of having no limit placed on the liability of its members.
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Report

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