Professional Engineers (Amendment) Rules 2011

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 21 Feb 2011

No. S 72

Professional Engineers Act

(Chapter 253)

Professional Engineers (Amendment) Rules 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Professional Engineers Act, the Professional Engineers Board, with the approval of the Minister for National Development, hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Professional Engineers (Amendment) Rules 2011 and shall come into operation 21st February 2011.

Amendment of Third Schedule

2. The Third Schedule to the Professional Engineers Rules (R 1) is amended —

(a)

by deleting item 6 and substituting the following item:

“

6. Application to sit for examination for registration as a specialist professional engineer (rule 10E(1)) in —

(a) geotechnical engineering

$1,200

(b) amusement ride engineering

$450

”;

(b)

by deleting “$250” in item 8 and substituting “$50”.

Deletion and substitution of Fourth Schedule

3. The Fourth Schedule to the Professional Engineers Rules is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:

“FOURTH SCHEDULE

Rules 10C and 10D

Requirements for Registration As
Specialist Professional Engineers

First column

Second column

Third column

Specialised branch of engineering

Basic branch of engineering

Qualifications, training, special knowledge, practical experience, other conditions

1. Geotechnical engineering

Civil

The applicant is required to satisfy any of the following sets of conditions:

Set (A)

(i) he has at least 7 years of recognised practical experience in engineering after obtaining the qualifications referred to in section 15(1) of the Act;

(ii) he has at least 4 years of recognised practical experience in geotechnical engineering during the period of his practical experience referred to in paragraph (i); and

(iii) he has a post-graduate engineering degree (such as M.Sc or PhD) majoring in geotechnical engineering from a university set out in the Schedule to the Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification 2009 (G.N. No. S 653/2009);

Set (B)

(i) he has at least 7 years of recognised practical experience in engineering after obtaining the qualifications referred to in section 15(1) of the Act;

(ii) he has at least 5 years of recognised practical experience in geotechnical engineering during the period of his practical experience referred to in paragraph (i); and

(iii) he has sat for and passed a specialist registration examination on geotechnical engineering conducted by the Board.

2. Amusement ride engineering

Mechanical

The applicant is required to satisfy any of the following sets of conditions:

Set (A)

(i) he has at least 7 years of recognised practical experience in engineering after obtaining the qualifications referred to in section 15(1) of the Act;

(ii) he has at least 3 years of recognised practical experience in amusement ride engineering during the period of his practical experience referred to in paragraph (i); and

(iii) he has sat for and passed a specialist registration examination on amusement ride engineering conducted by the Board;

Set (B)

(i) he has at least 7 years of recognised practical experience in engineering after obtaining the qualifications referred to in section 15(1) of the Act;

(ii) he has at least 5 years of recognised practical experience in marine engineering, rail engineering, pressure vessel engineering, lifting equipment engineering or in any related field during the period of his practical experience referred to in paragraph (i); and

(iii) he has sat for and passed a specialist registration examination on amusement ride engineering conducted by the Board.

[G.N. Nos. S 165/95; S 670/2003; S 765/2005”.]

Made this 17th day of February 2011.

LAU JOO MING

President,
Professional Engineers Board,
Singapore.

[Infra/PEB/Legislation/0018; AG/LLRD/SL/253/2010/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 36(3) of the Professional Engineers Act).

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