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Formal Consolidation |  1992 RevEd
Interpretation
2.  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“allied professional” means —
(a)an architect who is registered under the Architects Act [Cap. 12]; or
(b)a land surveyor who is registered under the Land Surveyors Act [Cap. 156];
“Board” means the Professional Engineers Board established under section 4;
“building” has the same meaning as in the Building Control Act [Cap. 29];
“building authority” means any person empowered under the provisions of the Building Control Act to approve plans of building works;
“certificate of registration” means the certificate of registration issued under section 17;
“Investigation Committee” means an Investigation Committee appointed under section 7(2);
“licence” means a licence to supply professional engineering services granted under section 20;
“licensed”, in relation to a corporation or partnership, means a corporation or partnership which has in force a licence;
“manager”, in relation to a corporation or partnership, means the principal executive officer of the corporation or partnership for the time being by whatever name called and whether or not he is a director or partner thereof;
“nominee”, in relation to any person, means a person who is accustomed or under an obligation (whether formal or informal) to act in accordance with directions, instructions or wishes of the first mentioned person, except that a person shall not be regarded as a nominee of another person by reason only that he acts on the advice given by that other person in a professional capacity;
“practising certificate” means an annual certificate issued under section 18 authorising the holder thereof to engage in professional engineering work in Singapore;
“President” means the President of the Board appointed under section 4(2)(a);
“previous Board” means the Professional Engineers Board established under section 3 of the repealed Act;
“professional engineering services” means consultancy or advisory services relating to any professional engineering work and includes selling or supplying for gain or reward any plan, sketch, drawing, design, specification or other document relating to any professional engineering work;
“professional engineering work” includes any professional service, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or responsible supervision of construction or operation in connection with any public or privately owned public utilities, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works or projects wherein the public interest and welfare, or the safeguarding of life, public health or property is concerned or involved, and that requires the application of engineering principles and data;
“register of licensees” means the register of licensed corporations and partnerships kept by the Board under section 8(1)(c);
“register of practitioners” means the annual register of practitioners kept by the Board under section 8(1)(b);
“register of professional engineers” means the register of professional engineers kept by the Board under section 8(1)(a);
“registered” means registered under section 15 and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 9;
“repealed Act” means the Professional Engineers Act [Cap. 253, 1985 Ed.] repealed by this Act;
“rules” means rules made by the Board under section 36;
“unlimited corporation” means a corporation formed on the principle of having no limit placed on the liability of its members.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 27 of 2005
Interpretation
2.  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“allied professional” means —
(a)an architect who is registered under the Architects Act [Cap. 12]; or
(b)a land surveyor who is registered under the Land Surveyors Act [Cap. 156];
“Board” means the Professional Engineers Board established under section 4;
“builder”, “building” and “building works” have the same meanings as in the Building Control Act (Cap. 29);
[18/2003 wef 01/01/2004]
“building authority” means any person empowered under the provisions of the Building Control Act to approve plans of building works;
“certificate of registration” means the certificate of registration issued under section 17;
“Disciplinary Committee” means a Disciplinary Committee appointed under section 31C;
[27/2005 wef 01/12/2005]
“Investigation Committee” means an Investigation Committee appointed under section 30;
[27/2005 wef 01/12/2005]
“Investigation Panel” means the Investigation Panel appointed under section 27;
[27/2005 wef 01/12/2005]
“licence” means a licence to supply professional engineering services granted under section 20;
“licensed”, in relation to a corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership, means a corporation or partnership which has in force a licence;
“limited liability partnership” has the same meaning given to it by section 4(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 (Act 5 of 2005);
[27/2005 wef 01/12/2005]
“manager”  —
(a)in relation to a corporation or partnership, means the principal executive officer of the corporation or partnership for the time being by whatever name called and whether or not he is a director or partner thereof; and
(b)in relation to a limited liability partnership, has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
[27/2005 wef 01/12/2005]
“nominee”, in relation to any person, means a person who is accustomed or under an obligation (whether formal or informal) to act in accordance with directions, instructions or wishes of the first mentioned person, except that a person shall not be regarded as a nominee of another person by reason only that he acts on the advice given by that other person in a professional capacity;
“practising certificate”  —
(a)in relation to a registered professional engineer, means an annual certificate issued under section 18 authorising him to engage in professional engineering work in Singapore;
(b)in relation to an allied professional who is an architect registered under the Architects Act (Cap. 12), means a practising certificate issued under section 18 of that Act; and
(c)in relation to an allied professional who is a land surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 156), means a practising certificate issued under section 15 of that Act;
[27/2005 wef 01/12/2005]
“President” means the President of the Board;
“professional engineering services” means consultancy or advisory services that require a person to engage in professional engineering work;
[27/2005 wef 01/12/2005]
“professional engineering work” includes any professional service, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or responsible supervision of construction or operation in connection with any public or privately owned public utilities, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works or projects wherein the public interest and welfare, or the safeguarding of life, public health or property is concerned or involved, and that requires the application of engineering principles and data;
“register of licensees” means the register of licensed corporations, partnerships and limited liability partnerships kept by the Board under section 8(1)(c);
“register of practitioners” means the annual register of practitioners kept by the Board under section 8(1)(b);
“register of professional engineers” means the register of professional engineers kept by the Board under section 8(1)(a);
“registered” means registered under section 15 and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 9;
“rules” means rules made by the Board under section 36;
“unlimited corporation” means a corporation formed on the principle of having no limit placed on the liability of its members.