Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Professional Engineers (Amendment) Bill

Clause 10

Amendment of section 15

Section 15 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(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:

(a)

any person who holds any degree or qualification or who satisfies such other requirements which the Minister may, after consultation with the Board and by notification in the Gazette, approve for the purpose of the registration of persons as professional engineers under this Act; and

(b)

any person who satisfies the Board that he is otherwise qualified by having proper and recognised academic qualifications in engineering and who satisfies such conditions as the Board may determine.(2) No person shall be entitled to registration under subsection (1)(a) or (b) unless he satisfies the Board that he has, after obtaining his qualifications —

(a)

acquired not less than 4 years’ practical experience in such professional engineering work and at such level of responsibility as to be sufficiently competent for registration as a professional engineer under this Act; and

(b)

sat and passed such examination as may be prescribed by the Board.”.

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