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First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 12th August 2014 at 5:00 pm.

No. S 536
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ACT
(CHAPTER 253)

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
(AMENDMENT) RULES 2014

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 2014 and shall come into operation on
1 January 2015.

Amendment of Fourth Schedule

2. The Fourth Schedule to the Professional Engineers Rules (R 1) is
amended —
(a) by deleting the word “practical” in the heading of the third
column;
(b) by deleting paragraphs (i) and (ii) of the conditions in Set (A)
in the third column of item 1 and substituting the following
paragraph:
“(i) he has not less than 4 years (in aggregate) of such
experience in geotechnical engineering (whether in
Singapore or elsewhere) as may be acceptable to the
Board, of which at least 3 years of that experience was
obtained whilst practising as a registered professional
engineer in Singapore; and”;
(c) by deleting paragraphs (i) and (ii) of the conditions in Set (B)
in the third column of item 1 and substituting the following
paragraph:
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“(i) he has not less than 5 years (in aggregate) of such

experience in geotechnical engineering (whether in
Singapore or elsewhere) as may be acceptable to the
Board, of which at least 3 years of that experience was
obtained whilst practising as a registered professional
engineer in Singapore; and”;
(d) by deleting paragraphs (i) and (ii) of the conditions in Set (A)
in the third column of item 2 and substituting the following
paragraph:
“(i) he has not less than 3 years (in aggregate) of such
experience in amusement ride engineering, as may be
acceptable to the Board, and obtained whilst practising as a
registered professional engineer in Singapore; and”; and
(e) by deleting paragraphs (i) and (ii) of the conditions in Set (B)
in the third column of item 2 and substituting the following
paragraph:
“(i) he has not less than 5 years (in aggregate) of such
experience in marine engineering, rail engineering,
pressure vessel engineering, lifting equipment
engineering or in any field related to amusement ride
engineering (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) as may be
acceptable to the Board, of which at least 3 years of that
experience was obtained whilst practising as a registered
professional engineer in Singapore; and”.

Savings
3. Any application for registration as a specialist professional
engineer in the specialised branch of geotechnical engineering or
amusement ride engineering received by the Board before 1 January
2015, shall be considered by the Board in accordance with the
requirements specified in the third column of the Fourth Schedule to
the Professional Engineers Rules in force immediately before that date
as if the Schedule had not been amended.
[G.N. Nos. S 165/95; S 670/2003; S 765/2005; S 72/2011;
S 818/2013]
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Made on 11 August 2014.

LAU JOO MING

President,
Professional Engineers Board,
Singapore.

[ND 311/2-12; AG/LLRD/SL/253/2010/1 Vol. 1]

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