Professional Engineers Bill

Bill No. 10/1991

Read the first time on 26th February 1991.

An Act to establish the Professional Engineers Board, to provide for the registration of professional engineers, to regulate the qualifications and conduct of professional engineers, to regulate corporations which engage in professional engineering work in Singapore; and to repeal the Professional Engineers Act (Chapter 253 of the 1985 Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Professional Engineers Act 1991 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“appointed day” means the date of commencement of this Act;

“allied professional” means —

(a)	an architect who is registered under the Architects Act 1991; or
(b)	a land surveyor who is registered under the Land Surveyors Act 1991;

“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 18;

“Investigation Committee” means an Investigation Committee appointed under section 8(2);

“licence” means a licence to engage in any professional engineering work in Singapore granted under section 21;

“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;

“practising certificate” means an annual certificate issued under section 19 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“previous Board” means the Professional Engineers Board established under section 3 of the repealed Act;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 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 9(1)(c);

“register of practitioners” means the annual register of practitioners kept by the Board under section 9(1)(b);

“register of professional engineers” means the register of professional engineers kept by the Board under section 9(1)(a);

“registered” means registered under section 16 and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 10;

“repealed Act” means the Professional Engineers Act [Cap. 253, 1985 Ed] repealed by this Act;

“rules” means rules made by the Board under section 37;

“unlimited corporation” means a corporation formed on the principle of having no limit placed on the liability of its members.

Act not to apply to Government

3. Nothing in this Act shall apply to anything done or omitted to be done by the Government or by a public officer under the authority of the Government.

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