Removal of name and particulars from register of professional engineers
26.—(1)  The Board may order the name and other particulars of a registered professional engineer to be removed from the register of professional engineers if he or she —
(a)has no address in Singapore at which he or she can be contacted or sent any document using his or her particulars in the register; or
(b)has not renewed his or her practising certificate for a continuous period of at least 10 years.
(2)  Despite the provisions of Part 7, the Board may order the name and other particulars of a registered professional engineer to be removed from the register of professional engineers if it comes to the knowledge of the Board that —
(a)he or she has obtained his or her registration by fraud or misrepresentation;
(b)his or her qualification for registration under section 21 has been withdrawn or cancelled by the authority through which it was acquired or by which it was awarded; or
(c)he or she refuses or has failed to comply with any order made by a Disciplinary Committee under section 50(2)(c) or (e).
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(3)  The Board must, before exercising its powers under subsection (2), notify the registered professional engineer concerned of its intention to take such action and must give the registered professional engineer an opportunity to submit reasons, within the period that the Board may determine, as to why his or her name should not be removed from the register.
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(4)  Any person aggrieved by an order made by the Board under subsection (2) may, within 30 days of being notified of the order, appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.
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(5)  Any registered professional engineer may apply to the Board to have his or her name and particulars removed from the register of professional engineers.
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(6)  Every application under subsection (5) must be made in the form that the Board may require and the Board may require either or both of the following:
(a)that the application should be supported by a statutory declaration;
(b)that the applicant should advertise his or her intention to make the application in the manner that the Board directs.
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(7)  Subject to subsection (8), the Board may, upon receiving an application made under subsection (5), direct the Registrar to remove the name and particulars of the applicant from the register of professional engineers.
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(8)  No order is to be made on an application under subsection (5) if the Board is satisfied that —
(a)disciplinary action is pending against the applicant; or
(b)the conduct of the applicant is the subject of an inquiry by an Investigation Committee.
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