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The Karnataka Professional Civil Engineers Act, 2024

The Karnataka Professional Civil Engineers Act, 2024

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This Act regulates the profession of civil engineering in Karnataka. It sets up a Council of Professional Civil Engineers, with an elected President and Vice-President, a Registrar and an annual general body meeting. The Council registers professional civil engineers and oversees their standards and conduct.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II KARNATAKA COUNCIL OF PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERS →

  1. 3Establishment and Composition of Council
  2. 4President and Vice-President of Council
  3. 5Mode of Elections
  4. 6Term of office and casual vacancies
  5. 7Conduct of Election of the Council
  6. 8Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of election
  7. 9Validity of act or proceeding of the Council, not to be invalidated by reason of vacancy, etc
  8. 10Disqualifications
  9. 11Meetings of the Council
  10. 12The Registrar
  11. 13Fees and allowance to President, Vice-President and Members
  12. 14Annual General body Meeting
  13. 15Special General Body Meeting
  14. 16The Council may at any time call a special general body meeting of the Council.
  15. 17Funds of Council
  16. 18Functions of Council

Chapter III REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERS →

  1. 19Registration Committee
  2. 20A committee of five members shall be constituted from amongst the Council members for the purpose of Registration of Civil Engineers and issuance of Certificate of Practice.
  3. 21Every civil engineer who intends to practice in the State of Karnataka shall enroll himself in the register maintained by the Council within one year from the date of commencement of this Act.
  4. 22Certificate of Practice
  5. 23Preparation and maintenance of register
  6. 24Removal of name from register
  7. 25Surrender of Certificates
  8. 26Restoration of name in the register
  9. 27Issue of duplicate Certificate
  10. 28Printing of register

Chapter IV PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT →

  1. 29Professional misconduct
  2. 30Such provisions shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force.
  3. 31Disciplinary Committee
  4. 32Powers of Disciplinary Committee

Chapter V OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENT →

  1. 33Penalty for non registration
  2. 34Penalty for falsely claiming to be registered
  3. 35Prohibition against use of title
  4. 36Unqualified persons not to certify engineering designs or drawing
  5. 37Failure to surrender certificates of registration and practice
  6. 38Cognizance of offences

Chapter VI MISCELLANIOUS →

  1. 39Authority not to permit construction unless engineering design is certified by Professional Civil Engineer
  2. 40Information to be furnished by the Council and publication thereof
  3. 41Protection of action taken in good faith
  4. 42Control, Supervision and Supersession of the Council
  5. 43Members of Council, officers and employees to be public servants
  6. 44Power to remove difficulties
  7. 45Power to make Rules
  8. 46Power to make Regulations

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