Powers and Duties of the Board of Geodetic Engineering
- Promulgate and adopt necessary rules and regulations
- Supervise examination, registration, licensure, and practice of the profession
- Administer oaths to successful examinees
- Issue, suspend, or revoke registration certificates and professional IDs
- Adopt official seal
- Enhance and maintain professional and ethical standards
- Coordinate with CHED to ensure educational institutions comply with requirements
- Prescribe Code of Ethics and Professional Standards
- Hear administrative cases and issue subpoenas
- Prescribe guidelines for Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
- Approve and manage syllabi for exams
- Issue or revoke temporary licenses
- Perform other duties to develop the profession and education
Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card
- Issued to those who pass the exam and pay required fees
- Certificate bears signatures of Board Chairman and PRC Chairman, official seal
- Professional ID card includes registration number, issue and expiry dates, signed by Board Chairman
- Practice of profession requires securing a valid license
- License grants full privileges of practice
Mandatory Indication of Registration Numbers
- Geodetic Engineers must indicate their certificate of registration number and professional tax receipt number on all signed or issued documents
Grounds for Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation
- Board may suspend or revoke certificates and IDs or cancel permits for causes including:
- Fraud or deceit in obtaining registration
- Incompetence or negligence
- Illegal practice
- Violations of the Act, its rules, or Code of Ethics
- Actions subject to appeal within fifteen (15) days
Automatic Registration and Registration Without Examination
- Practicing Geodetic Engineers at the time of the Act's effectivity are automatically registered
- Incumbent Junior Geodetic Engineers may register without exams if:
- Active practice for at least three (3) years
- Hold degree in BS Geodetic Engineering, BS Civil Engineering, or Associate degrees in Geodetic Engineering or Surveying
- Applications for upgrading must be filed within three (3) years
- Requirement to update knowledge via Continuing Professional Education within three (3) years after approval
Right to Practice and Organization Formation
- Practice is a professional service determined by individual qualifications
- Geodetic Engineers are responsible for the correctness of their work
- Only registered engineers may form firms, partnerships, or associations for practice, subject to SEC rules
Transitory Provisions
- Existing Board continues until new Board is constituted
- Junior Geodetic Engineer examinations cease upon effectivity
- Registered Junior Geodetic Engineers may practice until application for upgrading is processed, but not beyond three (3) years
Implementing Rules and Regulations
- Board, PRC, and accredited professional organizations must issue implementing rules within ninety (90) days from effectivity
Separability Clause
- Invalidity of any provision does not affect other parts of the Act except the clause directly involved
Repealing Clause
- Inconsistent laws, decrees, executive orders, and administrative issuances are modified, superseded, or repealed accordingly
Effectivity
- Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or major national newspaper