Singapore legislation
Regulation 4B
Regulation 4B
Application to sit for prescribed examinations
Subregulation 1
Every application to sit for an examination mentioned in rule 4A(1) must be —
made in the form and manner determined by the Board;
in the case of a written examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(a), submitted not less than 60 days before the date of the examination; and
accompanied by the appropriate fee specified in the Third Schedule.
Subregulation 2
A person may apply to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(a)(i) if —
the person has obtained any of the qualifications mentioned in section 21(1) of the Act; or (b)the person is undertaking a full‑time undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 4 years, or an equivalent programme approved by the Board, and is in his or her final year of study.
Subregulation 3
A person may apply to sit for the Practice of Professional Engineering Examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(a)(ii) after he or she has obtained any of the qualifications mentioned in section 21(1) of the Act, and has —
obtained not less than 2 years and 6 months (in aggregate) of such practical experience relevant to the branch of engineering which he or she seeks to be registered in as may be acceptable to the Board; and
sat for and passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.
Subregulation 4
A person may apply to sit for the oral examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(b) if —
the person was previously registered under the Act as a professional engineer or is an experienced applicant;
the person has not applied to sit for any of the written examinations mentioned in rule 4A(1)(a); and
where applicable, a period of 12 months has elapsed from the date of the person’s last unsuccessful application to sit for the oral examination.
Subregulation 5
Where a person who has applied to sit for any of the examinations mentioned in rule 4A(1) is unable to sit for the examination, the Board may, in its discretion, refund any fee or part of the fee paid by that person under this rule.
Subregulation 6
In this rule and rule 5, “experienced applicant” means a person who —
before 1 December 2005, obtained a qualification specified in Part 1 or 3, Division 3, 4 or 5 of Part 4 or Division 2 of Part 5 of the Schedule to the Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification 2009; and
has not less than 25 years of such practical experience in professional engineering work as may be acceptable to the Board, of which at least 10 years must be obtained in Singapore.