4.—(1) A body called the Professional Engineers Board is established in Singapore, which is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to sue and be sued in its corporate name, to acquire and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to do and perform any other acts that bodies corporate may by law perform.
(2) The Board consists of the following members:
(a)
the Commissioner of Building Control;
(b)
the president of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, or a registered professional engineer of at least 10 years’ standing nominated by him or her;
(c)
not more than 6 registered professional engineers who are resident in Singapore and have in force a practising certificate —
(i)
to be elected by registered professional engineers who have in force a practising certificate; or
(ii)
failing such election, to be appointed by the Minister under subsection (4);
(d)
not more than 6 registered professional engineers to be appointed by the Minister;
(e)
a registered architect from the Board of Architects to be appointed by the Minister.
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(3) Not less than 5 members of the Board must be in private practice.
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(4) If elections held for the purposes of subsection (2)(c) result in less than 6 persons being elected as members of the Board, the Minister may appoint any number, that the Minister thinks fit, of registered professional engineers who have in force a practising certificate to be members of the Board, except that the number of members so appointed and the number of members elected under subsection (2)(c) must not exceed 6 in the aggregate.
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(5) Of the members elected under subsection (2)(c) or appointed under subsection (4), there must be at least —
(a)
one registered professional engineer in the branch of civil engineering;
(b)
one registered professional engineer in the branch of electrical engineering; and
(c)
one registered professional engineer in the branch of mechanical engineering.
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(6) Only registered professional engineers of at least 10 years’ standing may be elected under subsection (2)(c) or appointed under subsection (4) as members of the Board.
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(7) The members elected under subsection (2)(c) hold office for a term not exceeding 3 years and are eligible for re‑election.
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(8) However, a person is ineligible for re‑election to office as a member under subsection (2)(c) if the re‑election would result in the person holding office as a member for 3 consecutive terms.
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(9) The members appointed under subsection (2)(d) or (e) or (4) hold office for a term not exceeding 3 years and are eligible for re‑appointment.
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(10) The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of any member appointed under subsection (2)(d) or (4) without giving any reason.