Hong Kong Regulations

BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 3

Qualification for inclusion in register

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

PART II

AUTHORIZED PERSONS, REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, REGISTERED GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERS AND REGISTERED CONTRACTORS

(15 of 2004 s. 35)

(1) A person shall not be included in the list of architects in the authorized
persons' register unless he is a registered architect and complies with
paragraph (6). (54 of 1996 s. 24)

(2) A person shall not be included in the list of engineers in the authorized
persons' register unless he is a registered professional engineer in the civil
or structural engineering discipline and complies with paragraph (6). (54 of
1996 s. 24)

(3) A person shall not be included in the list of surveyors in the authorized
persons' register unless he is a registered professional surveyor and complies
with paragraph (6). (54 of 1996 s. 24)

(4) A person shall not be included in the structural engineers' register
unless he-

   (a)  is a registered professional engineer in the structural or the civil
        engineering discipline, and in the latter case unless he has such
        practical experience in structural engineering as may be approved by
        the Structural Engineers Registration Committee; and

   (b)  complies with paragraph (6). (54 of 1996 s. 24)

(4A) A person shall not be included in the geotechnical engineers' register
unless he-

   (a)  is a registered professional engineer in the geotechnical engineering
        discipline; and

   (b)  complies with paragraph (6). (15 of 2004 s. 36)

(5) (Repealed 54 of 1996 s. 24)

(6) Every applicant under this regulation shall, for a continuous period of 1
year within the 3 years preceding the date of his application, have had such
practical experience gained in Hong Kong as the Registration Committee
considers appropriate in the case of his application. (L.N. 188 of 1974; L.N.
70 of 1987)