A Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate (PEPC) is a person registered under subsection 10D of the Registration of Engineers Act (Revised 2015).

A PEPC who is registered with the Board may:

1. practise, carry on business or take up employment which requires him to carry out or perform professional engineering services for designated engineering works subject to section 8;
2. be entitled to describe himself or hold himself out under any name, style or title -
   1. bearing the words "Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate" or the equivalent thereto in any other language;
   2. bearing any other word whatsoever in any language which may reasonably be construed to imply that he is a PEPC; or
   3. using the abbreviation “Ir.” before his name or the abbreviation “P.Eng.” after his name or in any way in association with his name;
3. use or display any sign, board, card or other device representing or implying that he is a Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate (PEPC);
4. be entitled to recover in any court any fee, charge, remuneration or other form of consideration for any professional engineering services rendered subject to section 8.
5. use the stamp as may be determined by the Board.

REQUIREMENTS

Applicant shall be entitled on application to be registered as a PEPC if he/she:

PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION

INTRODUCTION

The explanatory notes herein are to assist Professional Engineers with Practicing Certificate (PEPC) seeking registration as a Road Safety Auditor. Road Safety Auditor is now categorized as sub-branch under Civil engineering branch.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION AS PEPC IN RSA BRANCH

Any person applying for registration as PEPC in RSA branch shall:

1. be a practicing Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate registered under the Act in the Civil engineering branch;

2. has at least 3 years’ relevant experience in the road engineering design;

3. has at least 2 years in road safety engineering;

4. with involvement in road construction for more than 2 years;

5. obtain a prequalification certificate recognized by BEM such as REAM; and

6. has attended and passed the interview conducted by the committee appointed by the Board.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

Applications shall:

1. be made through MyBEM Online Registration System or by hand through by submitting Form;

2. be accompanied by a copy of CV on the qualifications and practical experience highlighting the specific areas and level of responsibilities involved in the project(s);

3. be accompanied by 3 copies of actual audit reports done by the applicant. Applicant should have adequate hands-on experience on actual road safety audit and

4. be accompanied by a processing fee of RM50.00 and a registration fee RM200.00 payable to the Board of Engineers Malaysia.

REGISTRATION FEE

• A registration fee of RM200.00 shall be paid at the time of application.

Recommended Format of Documents for PEPC RSA Branch Application

1. A candidate needs to submit experiences/records as follows:

a) Duration of experience on each project (months)

b) Duration on Road design works (months)

c) Duration on Road safety design work (months)

d) Duration on Road construction related works (months)

2. A Road Safety Audit report which he is involved up to at least Stage 3 and Stage 4 part 3.

3. Refer to format as per Appendix 1. 

Under Section 7(1A), Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015), a registered Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate is allowed to practise, carry on business or take up employment which requires him to carry out perform professional engineering services for designated engineering works subject to section 8 of the Act. Click below to view or download sample. 

Sample PEPC Stamp

1. Applicant must declare that he/she agree to abide:
   1. The Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015) and the Registration of Registration of Engineers Regulations 1990 (Revised 2015); and
   2. Notifications and circulars issued by the Board of Engineers Malaysia
2. Authorise BEM to seek clarification on any information submitted in any manner and by any means as it deems fit and proper.

Section 24(a) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015): "Any person, sole proprietorship, partnership or body corporate who procures or attempts to procure registration or a certificate of registration under this Act by knowingly making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent declaration, certificate, application or representation whether in writing or otherwise, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.".

A Professional Engineer (PE) is a person registered under Section 10(2) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015).

A PE who is registered with the Board may:

1.    take up employment which requires him to carry out or perform professional engineering services;

2. be entitled to describe himself or hold himself out under any name, style or title –
1. bearing the words "Professional Engineer" or the equivalent thereto in any other language;
2. bearing any other word whatsoever in any language which may reasonably be construed to imply that he is a PE; or
3. using the abbreviation “Ir.” before his name or the abbreviation “P.Eng.” after his name or in any way in association with his name;
3. use or display any sign, board, card or other device representing or implying that he is a PE;
4. submit plans or drawings to any person or authority in Malaysia where such plans or drawings are in relation to an equipment, a plant or a specialised product invented or sold by him or his employer.
5. use the stamp as may be determined by the Board. 

REQUIREMENTS TO REGISTER AS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

Applicant who applies for registration as a PE are required to: 

1.  The applicants are required to fulfil 3 years registration as Graduate Engineer before being eligible to apply for Professional Engineer

2. Passed one of the following examinations:

i.        Route A – Professional Assessment Examination (PAE); or

ii.      Route B – Professional Engineer from an overseas Regulatory Body shall pass Code of Conduct Assessment ; or

iii.     Route C - Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (MIEM) 

Under Section 7(1A), Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015), a registered Professional Engineer is allowed to take up employment which requires him to carry out perform professional engineering services and use the stamp as approved by the Board of Engineers Malaysia. Click below to view or download sample. 

Sample PE Stamp

1. Applicant must declare that he/she agree to abide:
   1. The Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015) and the Registration of Registration of Engineers Regulations 1990 (Revised 2015); and
   2. Notifications and circulars issued by the Board of Engineers Malaysia
2. Authorise BEM to seek clarification on any information submitted in any manner and by any means as it deems fit and proper.

Section 24(a) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015): "Any person, sole proprietorship, partnership or body corporate who procures or attempts to procure registration or a certificate of registration under this Act by knowingly making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent declaration, certificate, application or representation whether in writing or otherwise, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.".

The explanatory notes herein are to assist Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate (PEPC) seeking registration as Accredited Checkers (AC) in Geotechnical and/or Structural engineering works. They are in furtherance of Section 10B of the Registration of AC, Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (REA).

A candidate need to submit reports as follows:-

These reports need to be submitted in three (3) copies (please submit to BEM Office).

The requirements of the report are:

1. Compulsory and Supplementary Examination reports shall be prepared and made exclusively for AC examination.
2.  Each report shall not exceed 150 pages of A4 size paper with empty borders at all sides of the paper not smaller than 2.5cm with font not smaller than New Times Roman Font Size 11. Drawings shall be submitted in A3 size papers.
3. Reports prepared for the company’s project or authority submissions will not be accepted.
4. Computer data printouts shall not be included in the report, instead, the summary of the input and output with justification and explanations.
5. The Compulsory Examination Report needs to list and highlight the candidate’s role, responsibility, and involvement in the project in each stage of the works, e.g. planning, investigation, analyses and design process, construction control, instrumentation & monitoring, solving technical and site challenges, and issues, etc.
6. Technical papers in journals and proceedings of local and international conferences and seminars written by the candidate can be listed in the report.
         

The Board has approved new stamp for Accredited Checker (AC) for easy identification and recognition to local authority. Starting 6th June 2023, all AC shall use the new stamp. Click below to view or download sample. 

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1. Applicant must declare that he/she agree to abide:
   1. The Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015) and the Registration of Registration of Engineers Regulations 1990 (Revised 2015); and
   2. Notifications and circulars issued by the Board of Engineers Malaysia
2. Authorise BEM to seek clarification on any information submitted in any manner and by any means as it deems fit and proper.

Section 24(a) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015): "Any person, sole proprietorship, partnership or body corporate who procures or attempts to procure registration or a certificate of registration under this Act by knowingly making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent declaration, certificate, application or representation whether in writing or otherwise, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.".

According to Section 7 (1B) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967, a Graduate Engineer will be entitled to describe himself or hold himself out under any name, style, or title using the abbreviation “Grad.Eng.” after his name or in any way associated with his name.

Malaysia is a signatory of the Washington Accord, an accord which recognises the substantial equivalence of such programmes in satisfying the academic requirements for the practice of engineering at the professional level. It is an exclusive agreement between engineering education accrediting bodies at the international level. All engineering degrees must be accredited by professional bodies which are signatories of the Washington Accord. In Malaysia, the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) which comprises of BEM, MQA, JPA and IEM is the body accrediting engineering programme offered by a local university.

The recognised academic or license or competency certificate qualification for registration as a Graduate Engineer with BEM includes the following:

RECOGNIZED ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1.     Engineering Degree Accredited by Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC-BEM)

2.     Engineering Degree Accredited by Washington Accord (WA) Signatories

3.     Aircraft Maintenance License (AML) from CAAM/DCAM Part 66 Category C Holder (including  at least one type rating)

4.     Marine Certificate of Competency (COC) Holder

o   Marine Engineer Officer Class 1 / Chief Engineer Officer

UNRECOGNIZED ENGINEERING DEGREE*

1. Four (4) Yrs. or more unrecognized engineering Bachelor’s Degree (accredited in home country of the programme being offered)

·       Top up with Master’s degree (Coursework & Mixed Mode) from IHLs with UG programmes accredited by EAC - Click Here

·       Enroll in the BEM Graduate Assessment Program (BEM-GAP)  - Click Here 

2. Three (3) Yrs. UK Bachelor’s degree (CEng accredited with Further Learning) conducted in UK

·     Top Up with Master’s degree (Coursework & Mixed Mode) from any ECUK accredited engineering Master’s programmes or from local IHLs with UG programmes accredited by EAC 

·        Recognized Master’s from any other WA signatories - Click Here

·       Enroll in the BEM Graduate Assessment Program (BEM-GAP)  - Click Here 

3. Three (3) Yrs. UK Franchised/Twinning Bachelor’s degree (with undifferentiated pathway degree offered in the UK) conducted in Malaysia & accredited by MQA / eSisraf

·        Enroll in the BEM Graduate Assessment Program (BEM-GAP) - Click Here

4. First Cycle (Bachelor Degrees) listed in FEANI (European Engineering Education Database -EEED) database with EUR-ACE label - Click Here

 *Subject to term and condition sets and approved by Board of Engineers Malaysia

Applications are open to Malaysians and Non-Malaysians and shall be made online using the MyBEM Online Registration System

BEM has conducted a study on the qualification of CAAM (formerly known as Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia (DCAM)) Part 66 AML categories as equivalency for registration with Board of Engineers Malaysia. In accordance with the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Amendment 2015), BEM has set the following requirement for registration of the relevant categories with BEM.

Holder of the following license are eligible to apply for registration as Graduate Engineer to the Board of Engineers in Malaysia:

• Valid CAAM / DCAM Part 66 Category C holder (including at least one type rating)

• A valid or an expired Aircraft Maintenance License (AML)

• Signed License by Individual Holder

• Signature of CAAM / DCAM Issuing Officer

BEM has conducted a study on the qualification of Marine CoC as equivalency for registration with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. In accordance with the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015), BEM has set the following requirement for registration of the relevant categories with BEM.

Holder of the following CoC and condition set hereby is eligible to apply for registration as Graduate Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia:

• Class 1 Certificate of Competency (CoC)

• A valid or an expired CoC must be verified by Marine Department of Malaysia.

• Non-Malaysian who obtained CoC from Malaysian institution and verified by Marine Department of Malaysia.

• Malaysian with CoC from overseas institution with verification by Marine Department of Malaysia

• Verification/ endorsement of a PE or PEPC is essential for ALL documents (eg: photocopy of identification card and other qualification attached to the application).

1. Applicant must declare that he/she agree to abide:
   1. The Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015) and the Registration of Registration of Engineers Regulations 1990 (Revised 2015); and
   2. Notifications and circulars issued by the Board of Engineers Malaysia
2. Authorise BEM to seek clarification on any information submitted in any manner and by any means as it deems fit and proper.

Section 24(a) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015): "Any person, sole proprietorship, partnership or body corporate who procures or attempts to procure registration or a certificate of registration under this Act by knowingly making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent declaration, certificate, application or representation whether in writing or otherwise, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.".

According to Section 7 (1B) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967, an Engineering Technologist will be entitled to describe himself or hold himself out under any name, style or title using the abbreviation “Eng.Tech.” after his name or in any way associate with his name.

Following from the Washington Accord, a similar Agreement was developed for Engineering Technologists or Incorporated Engineers, called the Sydney Accord (SA). In Sydney Accord, qualifications accredited or recognised by other signatories are recognised by each signatory as being substantially equivalent to accredited or recognised qualifications for the practice of engineering technology at the appropriate level within the engineering team.

The recognised academic or license or competency certificate qualification for registration as an Engineering Technologist with BEM includes the following:

·         Engineering Technology Degree Accredited by Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC-BEM) - Click Here

·         Engineering Technology Degree Accredited by Malaysia Qualifications Agency (MQA) - for applicants graduating BEFORE 1^st January 2017

·         Engineering Technology Degree Accredited by Malaysia Qualifications Agency (MQA) - for applicants graduating AFTER 1^st January 2017

-      Degrees accredited by MQA within the six (6) years maximum from the date of accreditation prior to 1^st January 2017

·         Engineering Technology Degree Accredited by Sydney Accord (SA) Signatories. - Click Here

·         Aircraft Maintenance License (AML) from CAAM/DCAM Part 66 Category B1/B2 Holder (including at least one type rating)

·         Marine Certificate of Competency (COC) Holder

-      Marine Engineer Officer Class 2 / Second Engineer Officer

Applications are open to Malaysians and Non-Malaysians and shall be made online using the MyBEM Online Registration System

BEM has conducted a study on the qualification of CAAM (formerly known as Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia (DCAM)) Part 66 AML categories as equivalency for registration with Board of Engineers Malaysia.In accordance with the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Amendment 2015), BEM has set the following requirement for registration of the relevant categories with BEM.

Holder of the following license are eligible to apply for registration as Engineering Technologist to the Board of Engineers in Malaysia:

• Valid CAAM / DCAM Category B1/B2 holder (including at least one type rating)

• A valid or an expired Aircraft Maintenance License (AML)

• Signed License by Individual Holder

• Signature of CAAM / DCAM Issuing Officer.

BEM has conducted a study on the qualification of Marine CoC as equivalency for registration with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. In accordance with the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015), BEM has set the following requirement for registration of the relevant categories with BEM.

Holder of the following CoC and condition set hereby is eligible to apply for registration as Engineering Technologist with the Board of Engineers Malaysia:

• Class 2 Certificate of Competency (CoC)

• A valid or an expired CoC must be verified by Marine Department of Malaysia.

• Non-Malaysian who obtained CoC from Malaysian institution and verified by Marine Department of Malaysia.

• Malaysian with CoC from overseas institution with verification by Marine Department of Malaysia

• Verification/ endorsement of a PE or PEPC is essential for ALL documents (eg: photocopy of identification card and other qualification attached to the application).

1. Applicant must declare that he/she agree to abide:
   1. The Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015) and the Registration of Engineers Regulations 1990 (Revised 2015); and
   2. Notifications and circulars issued by the Board of Engineers Malaysia
2. Authorise BEM to seek clarification on any information submitted in any manner and by any means as it deems fit and proper.

Section 24(a) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015): "Any person, sole proprietorship, partnership or body corporate who procures or attempts to procure registration or a certificate of registration under this Act by knowingly making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent declaration, certificate, application or representation whether in writing or otherwise, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both".

It is mandatory for applicants with a BEM recognised diploma in engineering to register as Inspector of Works (IOW) if he/she wants to take up employment as an Inspector of Works (IOW). This is in accordance with Section 7(2)(ab) which specifies that “an Inspector of Works who is registered with the Board may, subject to section 8, take up employment which requires him to assist the Professional Engineer in the supervision of engineering works”

A registered IOW shall conduct himself /herself honourably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully by following the Code of Conduct as determined by the Board.  

With effect from 16^th November 2023, the registration of IOWs shall be under one branch i.e. Engineering, as the registered IOWs may practise in any branch of engineering regardless of the branch of their qualifications.  Prior to this date, registration of IOW was under the four (4) main engineering branches i.e. Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Chemical. The IOW branches prior to 16^th November 2023 shall be redesignated to Engineering branch upon renewal of the IOW registration respectively.

An IOW can assist in the supervision works of any branch if he/she assists the Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate (PEPC) in the supervision of engineering works. 

IOWs IN EXISTING PRACTICE

All existing IOWs, even those without the current stipulated qualification requirements, who had been employed with by an Engineering Consultancy Practice (ECP) prior to 31^st December 2018 were granted the savings right to be registered with the Board by detailing their supervision experience and responsibilities duly endorsed by a Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate from the ECP they are employed with. 

After the expiry of the saving grace period for existing IOW, the Board, on 22^nd July 2021, decided to consider applications from IOW in existing practice, without the stipulated qualification requirements, to be registered as Intern IOW under Special Cases for Late Application Condition, as below: Special case

1.  Nationality: Malaysian

2.  Has working experience as IOW prior to year 31.12.2018.

3.  Applied for IOW registration AFTER dateline 31.12.2018

4.  The qualification programme not accredited or listed by MQA.

5.  Show cause letter to explain why apply after dateline 31.12.2018.

If above criteria are fulfilled, the applicant shall be registered as “Intern IOW.” As an Intern IOW, he/she can apply to be a registered IOW after obtaining a further two (2) years site experience, which required to be verified and endorsed by a PE from the same firm(s) for submission, complete with the registration application.

IOW applicant with the required academic qualification and has already acquired the requisite supervision experience as below, can apply to be registered as IOW without the need to go through the internship period.  His/her experience record shall be endorsed by his/her Employer’s Professional Engineer or Engineering Consultancy Practice to be true before submitting together with his/her application form. 

•       For Diploma holders - minimum 2 years site experience,

•       For Degree holders   - minimum 1 year site experience,

NEW IOW NOT YET IN EXISTING PRACTICE

The required qualification for new IOW applicants is a minimum Diploma in Engineering or Diploma in Engineering Technology accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC) as stated in the Qualification Requirements section.  Applicants with qualifications at degree level accredited or recognised by the Board are also eligible to apply.

New IOW applicants, without site experience, shall be registered as Intern IOW and must work under the supervision of a registered IOW or a registered Engineer / Engineering Technologist with the minimum stipulated experience. As an Intern IOW, his/her role is to assist his immediate superior(s) having oversight on him/her and is not permitted to certify completion of site works by the Contractor during his/her internship, which shall be carried out by his/her superior(s).

As a registered Intern IOW, he/she can apply to be a registered as an IOW subject to the following conditions:

•       For Diploma holders - minimum 2 years site experience,

•       For Degree holders   - minimum 1 year site experience,

The IOW experience must be verified and endorsed by a PE from the same firm(s) for submission, complete with the registration application at the end of his/her internship period.

Subsection 10(E) stipulates the qualification for registration as an Inspector of Works with BEM. A person who holds any qualification which is recognized by the Board shall be entitled on application to be registered as Inspector of Works.

The recognized academic qualification for registration as an Inspector of Works with BEM includes the following:

1.      Engineering or Engineering Technology Diploma awarded in Malaysia: 

o    Minimum Diploma in Engineering or Engineering Technology accredited by the Board’s Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC). - Click Here

o    Minimum Diploma in Engineering accredited by Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) or equivalent recognised by BEM before 31.12.2018. 

2.      Engineering Diploma awarded by Other Countries: 

o    Diploma in Engineering accredited by a professional body who is signatory of Dublin Accord (DA) is accepted.  The Dublin Accord stipulates those qualifications accredited by other signatories are recognised by each signatory as being substantially equivalent to accredited for practice as an engineering technician within the engineering team. - Click Here

Applications are open to Malaysians and Non-Malaysians and shall be made online using the MyBEM Online Registration System

BEM has conducted a study on the qualification of CAAM (formerly known as Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia (DCAM)) Part 66 AML categories as equivalency for registration with Board of Engineers Malaysia. In accordance with the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Amendment 2015), BEM has set the following requirement for registration of the relevant categories with BEM.

Holder of the following license are eligible to apply for registration as Inspector of Works (Technician) to the Board of Engineers in Malaysia:

• Valid CAAM / DCAM Category B1/B2 holder (without any type rating)

• A valid or an expired Aircraft Maintenance License (AML)

• Signed License by Individual Holder

• Signature of CAAM / DCAM Issuing Officer.

BEM has conducted a study on the qualification of Marine CoC as equivalency for registration with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. In accordance with the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015), BEM has set the following requirement for registration of the relevant categories with BEM.

Holder of the following CoC and condition set hereby is eligible to apply for registration as Inspector of Works (Technician) to the Board of Engineers in Malaysia:

• Class 4 Certificate of Competency (CoC)

• A valid or an expired CoC must be verified by Marine Department of Malaysia.

• Non-Malaysian who obtained CoC from Malaysian institution and verified by Marine Department of Malaysia.

• Malaysian with CoC from overseas institution with verification by Marine Department of Malaysia

• Verification/ endorsement of a PE or PEPC is essential for ALL documents (eg: photocopy of identification card and other qualification attached to the application).

1. Applicant must declare that he/she agree to abide:
   1. The Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015) and the Registration of Engineers Regulations 1990 (Revised 2015); and
   2. Notifications and circulars issued by the Board of Engineers Malaysia
2. Authorise BEM to seek clarification on any information submitted in any manner and by any means as it deems fit and proper.

The Engineering Consulting Practice and/or the Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate named under Section 7B(2) (d) shall be liable to be charged under Section 24 of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015) for employment of unregistered IOW(s) to carry out supervision of engineering works on site.

One of the main functions of the Board of Engineers (BEM) as mandated in the Registration of Engineers Act (REA) is to register engineering consultancy firms. There are two sections: Section 7A which registers Single Disciplinary Practice (SDP) and Section 7B which registers Multi- Disciplinary Practice (MDP). Section 7A of the REA covers three types of firms, sole proprietorship, partnership and body corporate under SDP. Section 7B covers engineering firms also providing architectural and/or quantity surveying services. All firms registered under the Board are known as Engineering Consultancy Practice (ECP). 

The 2015 amendments to Section 7A and 7B are in the composition of the Board of Directors and equity in a body corporate. These major amendments are a result of Government's policies on liberalisation. Section 7A (3) is amended to:

"Section 7A(3): 

The Board shall register a sole proprietorship, partnership or body corporate as an Engineering consultancy practice, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may deem fit to impose, if -

a.         in the case of the sole proprietorship, the sole proprietor is a Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate:

b.         in the case of the partnership. all the partners are Professional Engineers with

Practising Certificates: or

c.          in the case of the body corporate,

i.           it has a board of directors who shall be subject to such conditions and qualifications as may be prescribed by the Board;

ii.         its shareholdings shall be as may be prescribed by the Board:

iii.       it has a minimum paid-up capital which shall be of an amount to be prescribed by the Board; and

iv.       the day-to-day affairs of the body corporate shall be under the control and management of a person who -

I.           is a Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate; and

II.        is authorized under a resolution of the board of directors of the body corporate to make all final engineering decisions on behalf of the body corporate in respect of the requirements under this Act or any other law relating to the supply of professional engineering services by the body corporate."

It should be noted that the composition of the Board of Directors, shareholdings and minimum paid-up capital are to be prescribed by the Board in the Regulations under 34A and 34B of the REA. Section 7A(3)(iv) also requires all body corporate to name a person who is in charge of the firm as the composition of the Board of Directors may also include non-engineers. This ensures that the management of the firm is still under control of the Professional Engineer. The registration of firms is illustrated in Figure 1.

The recent amendment to Regulation 34A(1) of the Registration of Engineers Regulations 1990, approved by the Board, to allow shareholding by any person and/or bodies of up to 100?me into operation from January 1, 2022.

The Regulations to comply with the amendments of Section 7A (Single Disciplinary Practice) and 7B (Multi-Disciplinary Practice) of the REA; new regulations, Regulation 34A Paid up capital and Equity and Regulation 34B Composition of the Board of Directors have been amended as follows;

"Regulation 34A Paid up capital and Equity 

1. A body corporate registered as an Engineering consultancy practice under section 7A of the Act shall have - 

(a) a minimum paid up capital of fifty thousand ringgit; 

(b) the share equity may be held by - 

i. any person; or ii. anybody corporate; or iii. any person and body corporate.