Chapter III REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERS

Registration Committee.-

Registration to practice as Civil Engineer Registration to practice as Civil Engineer.-

Qualification for Registration Qualification for Registration.-

1. (1) Any person having a Diploma or Bachelor or Master degree in a Civil Engineering discipline from a recognised engineering institution or university shall be eligible to have his name entered in the register.
2. (2) Every person eligible under sub-section (1), shall get his name entered in the register by submitting an application to the Council in such manner as may be specified by Regulations and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed by rules.
3. (3) Any person whose application to have his name entered in register is rejected or has been denied the Certificate of Practice by the Registration Committee, may within three months of the date of such rejection of the application, appeal to the Council, and the decision of the Council in such appeal shall be final.
4. (4) Upon entry of a name in the register under this section, a Certificate of Registration in such form as may be prescribed by rules, shall be issued duly signed by the President and the Registrar.

Certificate of Practice.-

1. (1) Every registered civil engineer shall not practice as a Professional Civil Engineer in the State of Karnataka unless he has gained experience in the field of civil engineering from a registered Professional Civil Engineer . Provided that, in case of diploma holders not less than two years experience and in case of Bachelor degree or Master degree holders not less than one year experience, is required to obtain a Certificate of Practice from the Council. Provided further that a civil engineer possessing any qualifications specified in section 20 the on date of commencement of this Act, having experience of working as a civil engineer for a period of not less than three years shall be eligible to have Certificate of Practice.
2. (2) Every Professional Civil Engineer shall pay such annual fees as prescribed by rules and such fee shall be payable on or before the 1st day of April of that year.

Preparation and maintenance of register.-

1. (1) The Council shall, upon its constitution, cause to prepare a register of Professional Civil Engineers in the State and maintain the same in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) The register shall include the following particulars, namely:-
   • (a) the full name with date of birth, nationality, residential and official address and area of specialisation of the Professional Civil Engineer;
   • (b) the date on which his name is registered in the register;
   • (c) his qualifications and the date on which he obtained those qualifications and the authority which conferred it; and
   • (d) such further particulars as may be prescribed by rules.

Removal of name from register.-

1. (1) The Council may, by order, remove from the register the name of any Professional Civil Engineer-
   • (a) From whom a request has been received to that effect, or
   • (b) Who has died since the last publication of the register.
2. (2) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Council may order that the name of any Professional Civil Engineer shall be removed from the register where it is satisfied, after giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after such further inquiry, if any, as it deems fit on the grounds-
   • (a) that his name has been entered in the register by error or on account of misrepresentation or suppression of a material fact; or
   • (b) that he has been convicted of any offence which, in the opinion of the Council, involves moral turpitude or has been guilty of any professional misconduct or has violated standards of professional conduct and etiquette or the code of ethics which, in the opinion of the Council, renders him unfit to be kept in the register; or
   • (c) that he is an adjudged insolvent; or
   • (d) that he is declared as of unsound mind by a competent authority or court.
3. (3) An order under sub-section
4. (2) may direct that any Professional Civil Engineer whose name is ordered to be removed from the register shall be ineligible for registration under this Act either permanently or for such period as may be specified.
5. (4) A person aggrieved by an order under sub-section
6. (2) of this section or sub-section
7. (2) of section 30 may, within sixty days from the communication to him of such order, appeal to the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal and the decision of the Tribunal in such appeal shall be final.
8. (5) An order under sub-section
9. (2) shall not take effect until the expiry of three months from the date thereof or until an appeal under sub-section
10. (4) is disposed of, whichever is later.
11. (6) The Professional Civil Engineer whose name is so removed from the register shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Surrender of Certificates.-

1. (1) A Professional Civil Engineer whose name has been removed from the register under sub-section
2. (1) or sub-section
3. (2) of section 24, or sub-section
4. (2) of section 30 or
5. (2) Where a Professional Civil Engineer is dead, his legal representative, as defined in clause
6. (11) of section 2 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 shall forthwith surrender the certificates of registration and practice to the Registrar.

Restoration of name in the register.- The Council may, at any time for sufficient reasons to be recorded, restore the name of the person removed from register upon payment of such fee as may be prescribed by Rules.

Issue of duplicate Certificate.- Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar that a Certificate of Practice has been lost or destroyed, the Registrar may, on payment of such fee issue a duplicate certificate in such form as may be prescribed by rules.

Printing of register.- As soon as may be after the 1st day of April in each year, the Registrar shall cause to print copies of the register as it stood on the said date and such copies shall be published and made available to persons applying there for on payment of such fee as may be prescribed by rules.