The Lieutenant Governor in Council approves the General Amendment Regulation set out in the attached Appendix.
APPENDIX
Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Act
GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATION
1 The General Regulation (AR 150/99) is amended by this Regulation.
2 The title of Part 9 is amended adding “Registered Engineering” before “Technologists”.
3 Section 63 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Definition
63 In this Part, “registered engineering technologist” means a person who was registered as a registered engineering technologist under this Part immediately before the coming into force of the Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Amendment Act, 2007.
Transitional
63.1 Subject to the Act and the ASET Regulation, a person who was registered as a registered engineering technologist under this Part immediately before the coming into force of the Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Amendment Act, 2007 continues to be so registered under section 63.2.
Register to be maintained
63.2 For the purposes of section 92.1(2) of the Act, the ASET Registrar shall maintain a register for registered engineering technologists.
4 Sections 64 to 72 are repealed.
5 The title of Part 10 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Part 10
Professional Licensees
6 Section 73 is repealed.
7 Section 74 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Application
74(1) An application for registration as a professional licensee 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 for registration as a professional licensee 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 registration set out in section 77.
8 Sections 75 and 76 are amended by striking out “registered professional technologists” and substituting “professional licensees”.
9 Sections 77 and 78 are repealed and the following is substituted:
Eligibility
77(1) A person who meets the following requirements and applies to the Registrar for registration is entitled to be registered as a professional licensee:
(a) the applicant is of good character and reputation;
(b) the applicant has at least 2 years of post‑secondary education acceptable to the Board of Examiners in areas that relate to the practice of engineering, geology or geophysics;
(c) the applicant has a knowledge of the Act and regulations under the Act, and general knowledge related to the practice of engineering, geology or geophysics, which has been demonstrated by passing an examination for those purposes 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 has obtained at least 6 years of experience in work of an engineering, geological or geophysical nature that is acceptable to the Board of Examiners, at least 2 of which are in the applicant’s specific area of professional practice and were completed under the supervision and control of a professional member.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an applicant is entitled to be registered as a professional licensee if
(a) the applicant is of good character and reputation, and
(b) the applicant is registered as a professional licensee or in an equivalent capacity in good standing with a regulated entity in another province that, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, is equivalent to the Association.
Application of regulations
78 Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 47, 48, 48.1, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 59, 60 and the Schedule apply in respect of professional licensees as if they were professional members.
10 The following is added after section 79:
Expiry
79.1 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on September 30, 2014.
11 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of the Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Amendment Act, 2007.