INGENIEUR
ANNOUNCEMENT
PROFESSIONAL
PRACTISING
CERTIFICATE UPDATE
Following the passing of the Registration of Engineers (Amendment) Act 2015 by
Parliament in 2014 and gaining Royal Assent of DYMM Yang di-Pertuan Agong on
February 14, 2015, the amended Act was gazetted by the Minister of Works on February
28, 2015 and took effect on July 31, 2015.
With the coming operation of this Act, all Professional Engineers (PEs) who intend to
practise and provide professional engineering services are required to obtain practising
certificates. PEs can apply for the Practising Certificate upon passing the Professional
Competency Examination.
During the transition period, existing PEs are exempted from sitting the Professional
Competency Examination if they apply for the practising certificates before July 31, 2016.
PEs may choose to remain as PEs without the practising certificates. Both PEs and
Professional Engineers with a Practicing Certificate (PEPCs) are entitled to use the title Ir.
in front of their names.
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