Professional Engineers (Amendment) Bill

by inserting, immediately after the word “supply” in the second line of subsection (5), the words “or offer to supply”; and

by deleting the words “at the time of so doing” wherever they appear in subsections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).

by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(c)the articles of association of the corporation provide that the chairman and at least two-thirds of the directors of the corporation shall be registered professional engineers or allied professionals;”;

by deleting paragraph (d) of subsection (1);

by inserting, at the end of sub-paragraph (i) of subsection (1)(e), the word “and”;

by deleting sub-paragraph (iii) of subsection (1)(e);

by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)the memorandum of association of the corporation provides that a primary object of the corporation is to supply such professional engineering services;

the articles of association of the corporation provide that —

no person shall be a director of the corporation unless he is a registered professional engineer or an allied professional; and

no person shall be registered as a member of that corporation —

unless he is a registered professional engineer or an allied professional and a director, a manager or an employee of the corporation; or

if he is a nominee of a person who is not a registered professional engineer or an allied professional; and”;”;

by deleting the words “subsections (1)(c) and (2)(b) and (c)” in subsection (4)(a) and substituting the words “subsection (2)(b) and (c)”; and

by deleting “(d)(ii),” in subsection (4)(b).

is ordinarily resident in Singapore; and

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 other than an unlimited corporation, a director of the corporation;

in the case of an unlimited corporation which has a share capital, a director and registered owner of at least one share of the corporation;

in the case of an unlimited corporation which does not have any share capital, a director and member of the corporation; or

in the case of a partnership, a partner thereof.(2) It shall be a condition of every licence granted to any corporation, other than an unlimited corporation, that the corporation shall not supply professional engineering services in Singapore unless the corporation is insured in respect of professional liability in accordance with section 24 and the rules.”.