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Link Overview:
Table of Contents
Definitions...
Part 1
Membership in the Association...
Part 2
Continuing Professional Development Program...
Part 3
Practice Review Board...
Part 4
Council...
Part 5
Code of Ethics...
Part 6
Discipline..
Part 7
Registration of Permit Holders...
Part 8
General...
Part 9
Technologists...
Part 10
Registered Professional Technologists...
Part 11
Repeal and Expiry...
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 General
Regulations AR 150/99
PART 1 - MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION
Division 1 - General
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2(1)
An application for registration must be submitted to the Registrar
and must
(a) be in a form acceptable
to the Board of Examiners, and
(b) be fully completed
and accompanied by
(i) all required supporting
documentation, and
(ii) any fees that
are prescribed by the Council.
(2) The Registrar shall refer
an application to the Board of Examiners if the application meets
the requirements of subsection (1) and the Registrar is satisfied
that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for one
of the categories of membership in the Association.
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| Annual
fees |
3 A person
who is entered in a record or register under this Part shall pay
any annual fees that are prescribed by the Council. |
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| Non-payment
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4 The Council
may direct the Registrar to strike the name of a person from a record
or register if the person fails to pay a prescribed fee. |
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| Registers
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5 The
Registrar shall keep the following records and registers for the
purposes of this Part:
(a) a record of students;
- a record of examination candidates;
- a record of members-in-training.
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Division 2- Students
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| Eligibility
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6 A person who meets
the following requirements and applies to the Registrar for registration
is entitled to be enrolled as a student:
(a) the applicant is of
good character and reputation;
(b) the applicant
(i) is enrolled in
a full-time program at a university in Alberta that is recognized
by the Board of Examiners as leading to a degree in engineering,
geology or geophysics, or
(ii) has at least 2
years of post-secondary education acceptable to the Board
of Examiners in areas that relate to the science or technology
of engineering, geology or geophysics, together with
(A) one year of experience
in work of an engineering, geological or geophysical nature
acceptable to the Board of Examiners where the post-secondary
education consists of an engineering, geological or geophysical
technology program recognized by the Board of Examiners,
or
(B) 3 years of such
work experience, where the post-secondary education consists
of education other than such a program.
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Striking
from record
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7 The
Council may direct the Registrar to strike the name of a student
from the record of students
(a) if the Council considers
that the student has engaged in behaviour that constitutes unprofessional
conduct,
- if the student ceases to be enrolled in a program
referred to in section 6(b)(i), or
(c) if, in the opinion
of the Board of Examiners, the student fails to make satisfactory
progress toward registration as a professional member.
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Division 3 - Examination
Candidates
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| Eligibility
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8 A
person who meets the following requirements and applies to the
Registrar for registration is entitled to be admitted as an examination
candidate:
(a) the applicant is of
good character and reputation;
(b) the applicant is a
graduate of
(i) a university program
in engineering, geology or geophysics, or
(ii) a related academic
program that is acceptable to the Board of Examiners,
but the Board of Examiners has
required the applicant to complete one or more confirmatory examinations
or examinations for the purpose of correcting a perceived academic
deficiency.
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| Striking
from record |
9(1)
The Council may direct the Registrar to strike the name of an
examination candidate from the record of examination candidates
(a) if the Council considers
that the examination candidate has engaged in behaviour that
constitutes unprofessional conduct, or
(b) if, in the opinion
of the Board of Examiners, the examination candidate fails to
make satisfactory progress toward registration as a professional
member.
(2) A person whose name is
struck from the record is no longer eligible to proceed with the
writing of examinations.
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Division 4 - Members-in-Training
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| Eigibility
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- A person who meets the following requirements
and applies to the Registrar for registration is entitled to
be admitted as an engineer-in-training, geologist-in-training
or geophysicist-in-training:
(a) the applicant is of
good character and reputation;
(b) the applicant
(i) is a graduate of
a university program in engineering, geology or geophysics
or a related university program that is acceptable to the
Board of Examiners, but does not have the work experience
required for registration as a professional member, or
(ii) is registered
as an examination candidate under section 8(b) and has completed
the examinations referred to in that provision, but does not
have the work experience required for registration as a professional
member.
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| Time
limits |
11(1)
Subject to subsection (2), no person may remain in the record
of members-in-training for more than 6 years.
(2) The Council may in particular
cases extend the period referred to in subsection (1) to not more
than 8 years.
Professionally qualified persons inadmissible
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person may be admitted as an engineer-in-training, geologist-in-training
or geophysicist-in-training if at the time of application the
person is qualified to be registered as a professional member
or licensee.
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Division 5
- Professional Members
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| Eligibility
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13 A
person who meets the following requirements and applies to the
Registrar for registration is entitled to be registered as a professional
member:
(a) the applicant is
a Canadian citizen or is lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent
residence;
(b) the applicant is of
good character and reputation;
(c) the applicant has
a knowledge of the Act and the regulations under the Act, and
general knowledge related to the practice of engineering, geology
or geophysics, which has been demonstrated by passing an examination
that is prescribed by the Board of Examiners;
(d) the applicant demonstrates
to the Board of Examiners that the applicant has a proficiency
in the English language that is sufficient to enable the applicant
to responsibly practise the profession of engineering, geology
or geophysics;
(e) the applicant meets
one of the following requirements:
(i) the applicant is
admitted as a member-in-training and has obtained at least
4 years of experience in work of an engineering, geological
or geophysical nature that is acceptable to the Board of Examiners;
(ii) the applicant
is enrolled as a student under section 6(b)(ii) and
(A) has completed
all examinations prescribed by the Board of Examiners, and
(B) has obtained
at least 8 years of experience in work of an engineering,
geological or geophysical nature that is acceptable to the
Board of Examiners, at least one year of which is obtained
after completion of the examinations referred to in paragraph
(A);
(iii) the applicant
is admitted as an examination candidate and
(A) has completed
the examinations referred to in section 8(b), and
(B) has obtained
at least 4 years of experience in work of an engineering,
geological or geophysical nature that is acceptable to the
Board of Examiners;
(iv) the applicant
is not in a register or record referred to in subclause (i),
(ii) or (iii), but has the combined academic qualifications
and experience acceptable to the Board of Examiners that would
be required for registration as a professional member had
the applicant progressed through one of those registers or
records.
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Division 6 - Licensees
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| Eligibility
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14 A
person who meets all of the requirements of section 13 for registration
as a professional member, except the requirement set out in section
13(a), is entitled to be registered as a licensee.
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Division 7 - Board of Examiners
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| Board
of Examiners - constitution |
15(1)
The Board of Examiners consists of
(a) an executive committee
constituted under subsection (5),
(b) other members, who
must be professional members, and who are appointed by the Council,
and
(c) any other persons appointed
by the Minister under the Act.
(2) The Board of Examiners
shall meet at least twice each year to consider matters of policy,
significant changes in procedure, examination results and other
matters referred to it by its executive committee or the Council.
(3) The executive committee
shall meet as is necessary to rule on applications for registration.
(4) The Council shall designate
a person as chair of the Board of Examiners and that person shall
also serve as chair of the executive committee.
(5) The executive committee
of the Board consists of
(a) the deans of engineering
at universities in Alberta, or persons designated by the deans,
(b) a senior professor,
who must be a professional engineer, from each of the major
engineering disciplines at universities in Alberta,
(c) a senior professor,
who must be a professional geologist, from each of the departments
of geology at universities in Alberta,
(d) a senior professor,
who must be a professional geophysicist, from each of the departments
containing the geophysical discipline at universities in Alberta,
(e) other professional
members of the Association equal to the number of members specified
in clauses (a) to (d), who are not directly associated with
any of the universities and are representative of the disciplines
of engineering, geology and geophysics,
- the Registrar of the Association or the Registrar’s
designate,
(g) one member of the public
appointed by the Minister in accordance with section 29(1.1) of
the Act, and
(h) 2 registered professional
technologists (engineering) or engineering technologists appointed
by the Minister under section 79.9 of the Act.
(6 Where the executive
committee sits for the purposes of ruling on applications for
registration, members appointed under subsection (5)(h) may sit
only in respect of applications for registration as a registered
professional technologist (engineering).
(7) The Council shall appoint
the persons referred to in subsection (5)(b) to (e).
(8) The term of appointment
for the chair and members of the Board of Examiners who are appointed
by the Council is 3 years, and they may be reappointed.
(9) Where a vacancy
occurs in a category of membership referred to in subsection (5)(a)
to (f), the Council shall appoint a professional member to the
position for the unexpired portion of the term.
(10) A quorum for a meeting
of the Board of Examiners is 3 of the members of the Board.
(11) A quorum for a meeting
of the executive committee of the Board of Examiners is 3 of the
members of the executive committee.
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