Law Summary
Official Seal
- The seal for Professional Electrical Engineers is described as a dry circular seal with two concentric circles 48 mm and 28 mm in diameter.
- Features include a horizontal space for the registrant's name, the words "REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL" and "ELECTRICAL ENGINEER," the name "PHILIPPINES," and the registration number.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Board
- The Board enforces RA 7920 with support and supervision from the PRC.
- Decisions, resolutions, and rules require en banc meeting with quorum and majority vote (minimum two members).
- Official actions must be approved by the PRC and published unless internal or non-public/disciplinary.
- The Board Chairman acts as liaison with the Commissioner and can delegate duties.
- All official documents must be acted on within PRC premises.
- The Board can issue opinions and interpretations on the law and its regulations.
- Queries not requiring collective action may be answered by designated officials.
Conduct of Examination
- Licensure exams for Registered Electrical Engineer and Registered Master Electrician are held twice yearly in Manila and other locations, as scheduled and approved by PRC.
- The Board issues a detailed program including subject weights and schedules 20 days prior.
- Exam schedules to be published one month in advance.
- Application requirements for registration as Professional Electrical Engineer include multiple documents: PRC forms, proof of citizenship, birth/marriage certificates, NBI clearance, registration and professional license, certificate of experience, a technical report approved by the Board, affidavits by licensed PEEs verifying applicant’s experience and report authenticity, a curriculum vitae, and a description of achievements.
- Oral interviews assess applicants' competence before registration; failure requires one-year wait before re-application.
- Special provisions for professionals registered under previous laws (RA 184).
- Similar requirements outlined for exams as Registered Electrical Engineer and Registered Master Electrician.
- Results released within 25 days and published officially.
- Provision for re-examination or conditional passing in certain subjects, allowing retakes until passing grade achieved.
Issuance and Reissuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional License
- Upon meeting requirements, certificates and licenses issued and registrants entered into official roster.
- Oath-taking follows registration.
- Licenses renewed every three years with compliance to Continuing Professional Education (CPE) and fees.
- Delinquency in fee payment for 5 years leads to delisting and cessation of practice.
- Provision for lifting registration deferment and re-issuance of revoked certificates after one year upon proof of fitness.
- Registrants must indicate registration number and license expiry on professional documents.
Miscellaneous Provisions
- Board investigations and disciplinary procedures follow existing Commission and professional regulation rules, supplemented by the Rules of Court.
- Grounds for disciplinary action include violation of RA 7920, Board rules, policies, and Code of Ethics.
- Board decisions are final and executory unless appealed within 15 days to the Commission, with further appeal to the Court of Appeals allowed.
- The Rules and Regulations Governing the Regulation and Practice of Professionals apply supplementally.
- Fees from examinations and registrations partly fund continuing education and Board regulatory functions.
- Separability clause ensures invalidation of one part does not affect remainder.
- Rules become effective 15 days after publication in an official gazette or newspaper.