Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives i
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. Ged

Introduced by Honorable Jericho Jonas “Koko” B. Nograles

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to provide for higher standards of regulation in the
practice of chemical engineering and expand its scope and nature.

Republic Act (RA) No. 9297, otherwise known as the “Chemical
Engineering Law of 2004,” was approved on May 13, 2004 to supervise and
regulate the practice of chemical engineering. It also aims to upgrade chemical
engineering education to ensure that Filipino chemical engineers are at par with
the best in the world and to reserve the practice of such profession to Filipino
citizens.

Since the enactment of RA 9297 in 2004, advances in technology,
globalization and the changes in the scope, nature, and trends in the practice of
chemical engineering are challenges confronting the profession which
necessitates the revision of the existing law regulating its practice.

Chemical engineering is a wide discipline that provides society with
many critical utilities. Almost all industries require the employment of
chemical engineers to, among others, maximize productivity and product
quality while minimizing costs; ensure compliance with health, safety, and
environmental regulations; monitor and optimize production processes; and
ensure that safety procedures are implemented within industrial facilities.
Chemical engineering has significant impact on the environment, the welfare
and safety, quality of life, businesses, and leisure of the general public.

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This proposed measure, among others, expands the scope and nature of
the practice of chemical engineering and defines the three (3) levels of
engineering practice in relation to chemical engineering to make it attuned to
the current levels of global engineering practice. This measure also includes the
adoption of outcomes-based engineering education to align with international
standards of chemical engineering education and practice, and to be responsive
to industry requirements.

The proposed revisions to RA 9297 under this bill intend to further
strengthen the chemical engineering profession and enable chemical engineers
to cope with these challenges. These revisions are necessary to continually
enhance the competence of Filipino chemical engineers and increase their
employment opportunities.

In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly

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JERICHO JONAS “KOKO” B. NOGRALES


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 8547

AN ACT AMENDING AND REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINE
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN (R.A. NO. 9297), OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS “THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ACT OF 2004”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Comprehensive Chemical
Engineering Law of 2018.”

SECTION 2. Statement of Policy. — It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
supervise, regulate and uphold the practice of chemical engineering in the interest of
public safety recognizing it as vital to national development, upgrade chemical
engineering education to guarantee attainment of internationally accepted skills and
attributes of engineers, and to reserve the practice of such profession to Filipino Chemical
Engineers.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms

a) Chemical Engineering is a discipline and profession in Engineering which covers
application of knowledge and skills in mathematics, chemistry, other natural
sciences, unit operations, thermodynamics, unit process principles coupled with
management and technology in using systems approach to problem analysis and
solution creation using tools for scale bridging founded in physical, biological and
molecular sciences giving high regard and consideration to public safety and
environmental protection and sustainability for the betterment of humanity.

b) Practice of Chemical Engineering shall mean performance of activities under
the scope of practice of the Chemical Engineering Profession

c) Systems Approach refers to the concept of integrated consideration of inputs,
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d) Tools for Scale Bridging refer to concepts, principles and technology which may
include unit operations, thermodynamics, chemical reaction kinetics, unit
processes, optimization software, modelling and computing applications.
Professional Chemical Engineer(PChE) is a holder of a BS Chemical
Engineering diploma and is a duly registered professional and holder of a valid
Certificate of Registration and PRC Professional Identification Card who can
conceptualize, develop, design, manage, improve and apply safe, healthy, ethical
and economic ways of utilizing materials and energy in unit processes and
operations to achieve physical and chemical change for the benefit of society and
environment through the application of knowledge of mathematics, chemistry,
molecular sciences, information technology and other natural, applied and social
sciences, gained by study, research and practice.

f) Chemical Process and Engineering Technologist is a graduate of BS Chemical
Engineering, BS Chemical Engineering Technology, or has completed at least the
minimum third-year equivalent of a Bachelor of Science program in Chemical
Engineering who has passed the Chemical Process and Engineering Technologist
Licensure Examination given by the Board of Chemical Engineering of the
Professional Regulation Commission. He/she may be engaged in performing
engineering calculations, computer software applications, application of
knowledge of mathematics, chemistry, molecular sciences, information technology
and other natural, applied and social sciences in support to the Professional
Chemical Engineers’ requirements.

9) Manufacturing Process Technician is a graduate of Diploma in Chemical
Process Technician or has completed at least the minimum second-year
equivalent of a Bachelor of Science program in Chemical Engineering according
to CHED guidelines with skills training from accredited and government-
recognized trade and vocational institutions who have proven themselves skillfully
qualified and certified to perform functions related to manufacturing equipment
monitoring and operation which may require performance of duties related to
production or as laboratory technician for Chemical Engineering Laboratories in an
academic institution and in laboratories as defined in industrial plants.

Industrial Plant shall mean any installation, building or structure engaged in the

commercial production of consumer and industrial products or is involved in

pollution control processes; which has manufacturing equipment and facilities
wherein unit processes and operations are carried out.

i) Unit Process shall mean a conglomeration of activities or operations in a
manufacturing or industrial or waste treatment process that achieves chemical
transformation.

j) Unit Operation shall mean any part or activity of a process which can be
considered to have a single function intended to achieve physical change which
may include, but is not limited to, storage of solid, gas and liquid components, heat
transfer, mass transfer, separation and disintegration.

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k) Process shall mean a series of steps or actions taken in order to achieve a
particular purpose

!) Process Design shall mean preparation of conceptual plans on flow of activities
or operations in an industrial plant intended either for construction of new facilities
or for modification of existing facilities.

m) Process Parameters refer to a set of conditions to be met when running an
industrial process.

n) Process Control refer to changing of process parameters based on the results of
process monitoring.

©) Process Equipment refer to equipment where unit process or unit operation takes
place.

p) Waste Treatment Facility shall mean any installation, building or structure
engaged in the handling, treatment and disposal of solid, liquid or gaseous wastes
generated by the community either from residential or institutional sources and
from industrial processes.
Waste Treatment Process shall mean the operations involved in achieving
physical, chemical and biological change in collected wastes so as to attain
environmental compliance.
Professional Chemical Engineering Subjects shall mean courses offered in
higher educational institutions for the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Program and other related Engineering programs covering any of the following
topics: chemical engineering thermodynamics; chemical engineering
mathematics; industrial chemistry; chemical engineering calculations; chemical
reaction engineering; physical and chemical principles; industrial processes;
momentum transfer; heat transfer; mass transfer; separation processes; particle
technology; industrial waste management and control; process equipment and
plant design; and biochemical engineering and bioengineering; nanotechnology;

In-Process Laboratory refers to a satellite installation that industrial plants have

in order to perform quality-related analysis or tests that may be required in

adjustment of Process Parameters used in commercial and industrial production
operations.

t) Pilot Laboratory refers to a miniature version of the industrial plant where pilot
trials are conducted for product development and research purposes. Results of
these studies are farmed out for commercial production once approved.

u) Research and Development Laboratory refers to a facility where research and
development studies can be performed incorporating physical, chemical and
microbiological tests if needed.

v) Process Simulation Laboratory refers to a facility where process simulation and
optimization and mathematical modelling are done using computer applications
and software intended for industrial applications.

w) Quality Assurance Laboratory refers to a facility inside an industrial plant
wherein physical, chemical, biological, process and statistical analysis are
performed in relation to production operations.

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x) Chemical Engineering Laboratory refers to a facility in an academic institution
offering Chemical Engineering Programs that have instructional unit operations
and process equipment.

y) Special Permit to Practice refers to a document issued by the Board of Chemical
Engineering to qualified chemical engineers, Foreign or Filipino, who have
established themselves as experts in their field of practice, allowing him/her to
perform chemical engineering practice for a prescribed period as determined by
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Resident Professional Chemical Engineer refers to a regular professional

chemical engineer employed in industrial plant, facility or institution
SECTION 4. Scope of Practice

A. Professional Chemical Engineers practice includes performance of activities
and/or rendering professional service in the following fields of specialization:

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Equipment Design: Includes conceptualization of equipment features,
material composition, dimensional requirements, functionality assessment,
fabrication requirements, calculations, drawings and supervision of
fabrication conforming to established equipment codes.

Includes conceptualization of process flow, revision of
processes, optimization of processes, setting of parameters, process
control, sampling and testing, validation, verification, preparation of reports,
feasibility studies, materials specification, efficiency calculations, conduct of
trials, modification of parameters and engineering calculations.

. Industrial Plant Design: Includes integration of facilities lay-out and

location, process and equipment design, cost estimation, market study,
material and energy management, financial management, waste
management and personnel management.

. Project Management: Includes planning, manpower management,

facilities management, materials management, calculations, mobilization of
project logistics, management presentations and preparation of reports.

. Process Management: Includes supervision of an industrial process or

specific areas in it, monitoring of operational parameters, process control,
sampling and testing, preparation of manpower complement, scheduling
and planning of materials and production operations, preparation of reports,
management presentations, production logistics, disposal logistics and
training of personnel on operations.

. Environmental Impact Assessment: Includes preparation of proposals,

sampling and testing, engineering calculations, project presentation,
planning, mobilization, preparation of EIA report and compliance
monitoring.

. Waste Management: Includes identification, characterization and

quantification of wastes, preparation of waste management proposals,
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waste treatment facilities, sampling and testing, preparation of reports,
management presentations, and handling activities related to
environmental concerns.

8. Education: Includes holding positions in an academic institution offering
engineering programs, preparation of outcome-based engineering courses,
assessment of engineering programs and student outcomes, teaching of
subjects or courses included in the curricula of different engineering
programs, preparation and grading of examinations, preparation of reports,
academic advising, student research advising, consultation activities,
project implementation and attendance to relevant conferences on student
learning, participation in international and local university linkage activities.

9. Research and Development: Includes conceptualization of products and
Processes, preparation of feasibility studies, optimization, simulation,
engineering process equipment design, process and equipment innovation,
materials substitution, conduct of trials, sampling and testing, engineering
calculations, intellectual property patent applications, development of
standards, preparation of reports and management presentation.

10.Quality Assurance: Includes observation techniques applied in the
process, establishment of sampling frequency, sampling and testing,
analysis and interpretation of results of tests for adjustment of process
Parameters, process and statistical analysis, monitoring of process
parameters, engineering calculations, preparation of reports, management
Presentations, manpower planning, operation of testing equipment and
management of facilities intended for quality assurance.

11.Quality Management: Includes management of manpower, materials,
energy, technological and financial resources for implementation of quality-
related functions, activities and systems in relation to an industrial plant
operation and institutional facilities.

12. Operations Management: Includes management of manpower, materials,
energy, technological and financial resources for implementation of
functions, activities and systems in relation to an industrial plant operation
and institutional facilities.

13.Process Engineering: Includes thorough understanding of industrial
processes and corresponding parameters, revision of processes,
establishment of process parameters, engineering calculations, process
instrumentation and control, process optimization, efficiency calculations,
preparation of reports, preparation of recommendations, development of
procedures and management presentations.

14. Environmental Engineering: Includes activities related to management of
industrial, commercial and institutional wastes, cleaner production process
modification, pollution control activities, consultations with local government
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Preparation of reports, management presentations, sampling and testing,
line operations, manpower planning and deployment and conduct of training
related to environmental concerns.

15.Biochemical Engineering: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
management of biochemical production facilities, supervision of
biochemical processes, preparation of process parameters and
specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, engineering
calculations and other fields such as tissue engineering, genetics and
biotechnology.

16.Nuclear Engineering: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
management of nuclear facilities, supervision of nuclear processes,
preparation of process parameters and specifications, sampling and testing,
line operations, and engineering calculations.

17.Molecular Engineering: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
management of molecular engineering facilities, supervision of molecular
processes, preparation of process parameters and specifications, sampling
and testing, line operations, and engineering calculations.

18.Nano Engineering: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications through
graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and management
of nano-engineering, facilities supervision of nano-level production
processes, preparation of process parameters and specifications, sampling
and testing, line operations, and engineering calculations.

19.Glass Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
management of glass manufacturing facilities, supervision of glass
production processes, preparation of process parameters and
specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, engineering
calculations.

20.Plastic Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
management of plastic manufacturing facilities, supervision of plastic
production processes, preparation of process parameters and
specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and engineering
calculations.

21.Metal Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
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22.Packaging Products Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant
qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research, covers
design and management of packaging products manufacturing facilities,
supervision of packaging production processes, preparation of process
parameters and specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and
‘engineering calculations.

23.Energy Engineering: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
management of energy generation facilities, energy resource management,
supervision of energy production processes, preparation of process
parameters and specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and
engineering calculations.

24.Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering: Includes acquisition of
relevant qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research,
covers design and management of petroleum refinery and petrochemical
facilities, supervision of petroleum and petrochemical production
processes, design and modification of existing petroleum and
petrochemical process, troubleshooting, use of engineering software,
preparation of process parameters and specifications, sampling and testing,
line operations, and engineering calculations.

25.Food and Beverage Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant
qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research, covers
design and management of food manufacturing facilities, supervision of
food production processes, preparation of process parameters and
specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and engineering
calculations.

26.Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of
relevant qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research,
covers design and management of pharmaceutical and cosmetics facilities,
supervision of pharmaceutical/cosmetics production _ processes,
preparation of process parameters and specifications, sampling and testing,
line operations, and engineering calculations.

27.Paint, Coats and Ink Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant
qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research, covers
design and management of paint and ink manufacturing facilities,
supervision of paint and ink production processes, preparation of process
parameters and specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and
engineering calculations.

28.Rubber Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
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specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and engineering
calculations.

29.Non-Metallic Products Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant
qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research, covers
design and management of non-metallic products manufacturing facilities,
supervision of production processes, preparation of process parameters
and specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and engineering
calculations. This may include products like ceramics, cement, clay,
gypsum, etc.

30. Pulp and Paper Products Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant

qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research, covers
design and management of pulp and paper products manufacturing
facilities, supervision of pulp and paper production processes, preparation
of process parameters and specifications, sampling and testing, line
operations, and engineering calculations.

-Industrial Chemical Products Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of
relevant qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research,
covers design and management of industrial chemical products
manufacturing facilities, supervision of chemical production processes,
preparation of process parameters and specifications, sampling and testing,
line operations, and engineering calculations.

32. Agricultural Products Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant
qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research, covers
design and management of agricultural products manufacturing facilities,
supervision of agricultural production processes, preparation of process
parameters and specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and
engineering calculations.

33.Industrial Gases Productior Includes acquisition of relevant
qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research, covers
design and management of industrial gas products manufacturing facilities,
supervision of industrial gas production processes, preparation of process
parameters and specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and
engineering calculations.

34.Biofuels Production: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
management of biofuel products manufacturing facilities, supervision of
biofuel production processes, preparation of process parameters and
specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and engineering
calculations.

35. Textile Manufacturing: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and
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specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and engineering
calculations.

36.Mineral Processing: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications through
graduate courses, experience or research, covers design and management
of mineral products manufacturing facilities, supervision of mineral
production processes, preparation of process parameters and
specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and engineering
calculations.

37.Semiconductor Equipment and Products Manufacturing: Includes
acquisition of relevant qualifications through graduate courses, experience
or research, covers design and management of semiconductor products
manufacturing facilities, supervision of semiconductor production
processes, preparation of process parameters and specifications, sampling
and testing, line operations, and engineering calculations.

38.Water Resource Management: Includes acquisition of relevant
qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research, covers
design and management of water products manufacturing facilities,
supervision of water treatment and production processes, preparation of
process parameters and specifications, sampling and testing, line
operations, and engineering calculations.

39. Advance Device and Material Testing: Includes acquisition of relevant
qualifications through graduate courses, experience or research, covers
design and management of advance device and material products testing
and manufacturing facilities, supervision of advance device and material
production processes, preparation of process parameters and
specifications, sampling and testing, line operations, and engineering
calculations.

40.Forensic Investigation: Includes acquisition of relevant qualifications
through graduate courses, experience or research, covers analytical
investigation, sampling and testing of evidences related to crimes, crime
scenes, terrorist situations, and other incidents that require the technical
expertise of engineers, preparation of technical reports and acting as
technical expert in court when necessary.

41.Technical Sales and Services: Includes technical sales and service
activities covering process equipment, raw materials, packaging materials,
teagents, reactants, industrial chemicals, industrial gases, industrial and
commercial products, online analytical instruments, analysis of technical
data, calibration of equipment, importation and inbound logistics,
supervision of transport and installation, processing of technical documents,
preparation of sales reports, and inventory management.

42. Technical Consultation: Includes provision of service to persons, entities,
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governmental organizations related to concerns or issues in any field of
specialization offered by Professional Chemical Engineers

43.Inventions/ Innovations: Includes conceptualization, rationalization,
design, fabrication of prototype, sampling and testing, patent application,
product presentations, commercial scale manufacture and engineering
calculations.

44.Plant Management: Includes holding a management-level position in a
company that applies the attributes and skills of a chemical engineer, covers
planning, manpower deployment, budget preparation, supervision of
Processes, quality assurance, preparation of reports, attendance to
conferences, participation in working groups formed locally by government
agencies, participation in international working groups.

45.Entrepreneurship: Includes ownership of a business enterprise that is
engaged in manufacture of products, sales of engineering-related products,
disposal of wastes, provision of technical consultation, provision of training
services and trading of industrial products locally and internationally.

46. Emerging Technologies

B. Chemical Process and Engineering Technologists practice includes

performance of activities and/or rendering professional service engaged in the
following activities either in support to the projects handled by a Professional
Chemical Engineer or functioning independently:

. Engineering Calculations;

. Process Monitoring and Testing;

. Product Sampling and Testing;

|. Process Flow Drawings/ Documents;

. Operation of Manufacturing/Industrial Equipment;

jinor Maintenance Activities on Manufacturing/ Industrial Equipment;
. Calibration of Online Measuring Instruments;

. Technical Report Preparation;

|. Engineering Laboratory Assistance/Service;

10. Waste Disposal;

11.Waste Treatment Plant Equipment Operation;

12. Pollution Control;

13. Quality Assurance Activities;

14. Supervision of Line Workers;

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support to the projects handled by a Professional Chemical Engineer or functioning
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1. In-Process Product Sampling and Testing:
2. Chemical Engineering and Manufacturing Process Equipment
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Educational Requirements and Qualifications

A. Professional Chemical Engineers must have the following credentials in order
to engage in professional practice:

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Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Diploma from a CHED-
Registered Higher Educational Institution.

Passed the Chemical Engineering Licensure Examination administered
by the Board of Chemical Engineering of the Professional Regulation
Commission and issued the Professional License Identification Card and
Certificate of Registration.

. Valid Professional License Identification Card
. Professional Tax Receipt
. Official Dry Seal duly Issued in coordination with the Accredited

Integrated Professional Organization

. Accredited Integrated Professional Organization of Chemical

Engineers Membership Identification Card which can only be issued to
members of good standing and compliant to the minimum Continuing
Professional Development Units.

Of Good Moral Character and a Law-abiding Citizen of the Philippines

B. Chemical Process and Engineering Technologists must have the following
credentials in order to engage in professional practice:

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Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering Technologist or Bachelor
of Science in Chemical Engineering from a CHED Compliant Higher
Educational Institution.

. Chemical Process and Engineering Technologist Licensure

Examination administered by the Board of Chemical Engineering of the
Professional Regulation Commission and issued the Professional License
Identification Card and Certificate of Registration.

. Valid Professional License Identification Card
. Professional Tax Receipt
. Accredited Integrated Professional Organization of Chemical

Engineers Membership Identification Card which can only be issued to
members of good standing and compliant to the minimum Continuing
Professional Development Units.

Of Good Moral Character and a Law-abiding Citizen of the Philippines

C. Manufacturing Process Technicians must have the following credentials in
order to engage in professional practice:

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recognized trade and vocational institution

2. Passed the Chemical Engineering Technician Licensure Examination
administered by the Board of Chemical Engineering of the Professional
Regulation Commission and issued the Professional License Identification
Card and Certificate of Registration.

. Valid Professional License Identification Card

. Professional Tax Receipt

. Accredited Integrated Professional Organization of Chemical
Engineers Membership Identification Card which can only be issued to
members of good standing and compliant to the minimum Continuing
Professional Development Units.

6. Of Good Moral Character and a Law-abiding Citizen of the Philippines

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THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
SECTION 6. Selection and Composition of the Members of the Board

The Board of Chemical Engineering, herein referred to as the Board, under the
administrative control and supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission
hereinafter called the Commission, shall be composed of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman
and three (3) members appointed by the President of the Philippines as taken from the
nominees recommended by the duly Accredited Integrated Professional Organization of
Chemical Engineers and short-listed by the Commission.

The Accredited Integrated Professional Organization of Chemical Engineers shall
recommend five (5) nominees for every vacant position, six (6) months prior to end of the
term. Recommendation and selection of short-listed nominees shall be done for one
Position at a time.

SECTION 7. Powers and Duties of the Board — The Board shall have the following
powers and duties:

1. Supervise, regulate and uphold the practice of the chemical engineering profession
in the Philippines in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

2. Determine the requirements and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for
registration and renewal of license of Professional Chemical Engineer, Chemical
Process and Engineering Technologist (ChEPET), and Manufacturing Process
Technician (ProTech);

3. Prescribe the subjects in the licensure examination aligned with the current
minimum B.S. Ch.E. curriculum standards set by the Commission on Higher
Education; determine the syllabi of the subjects and their relative weights;
construct the test questions in the examination; score and rate the examination
papers; and submit the examination results to the Commission;

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4. Issue together with the Commission, Certificates of Registration and Professional
Identification Card to applicants who have passed the licensure examinations for
professional chemical engineers, chemical process and engineering technologists
and manufacturing process technicians;

5. Issue together with the Commission, licensure examination exemptions,
Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Card to applicants who.
have graduated from Internationally Accredited B.S. Ch.E. and technology
programs;

. Issue special permits to persons admitted to the practice of the profession;

. Award Certificate of Recognition for advance studies and researches and
accomplishments in the chemical engineering profession that contribute to its
enrichment;

8. Oversee the conduct of the Continuing Professional Development programs for
Professional Chemical Engineers (PChE), Chemical Process and Engineering
Technologist (ChEPET), and Manufacturing Process Technician (ProTech);

9. Conduct on-site inspection, submit an inspection report to the Commission and
monitor compliance of industrial plants, facilities, institutions and other entities
engaged in the scope of practice of Chemical Engineering and shall seek the
assistance of the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization in order to carry
out these functions;

10. Inquire into the conditions affecting the practice of the Professional Chemical
Engineer, Chemical Process and Engineering Technologist (ChEPET), and
Manufacturing Process Technician (ProTech) and adopt measures for the
enhancement and maintenance of a high professional, ethical and technical
‘standard. Pursuant thereto, the Board may inspect establishments where chemical
engineers practice their profession in order to determine and enforce compliance
with the provisions of this Act;

11. Issue Certificates of Compliance to Industrial Plants, facilities and institutions
engaged in the scope of practice of Chemical Engineering pursuant to the
provisions of this Act;

12.In coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), inspect the
facilities, faculty, equipment and other aspects directly related to the chemical
engineering program of educational institutions and submit a monitoring report to
the Commission;

13. Adopt a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical Standards for the practice of
chemical engineering;

14.Investigate, in accordance with the rules on administrative investigation
promulgated by the Commission, violations of this Act and its implementing rules
and regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards for
chemical engineers, administrative polices, orders and issuances promulgated by
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15.Issue subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum to secure the
attendance of witnesses or the production of documents in connection with any
administrative case before the Board;

16.Hear and decide administrative cases filed against chemical engineers and firms
employing chemical engineers. The hearing shall be presided by the Chairman or
a Member of the Board with the assistance of an Attorney of the Commission. Any
decision shall be concurred in by at least a majority of the Board. Decisions of the
Board may be appealed to the Commission within fifteen (15) days from notice,
otherwise such decisions shall become final and executory;

17. Administer oaths in connection with the performance of its functions;

18.Adopt an official seal and prescribe the seal of the chemical engineering
profession;

19. Submit an annual report on the proceedings and accomplishments during the year
and/or recommendations of the Board to the Commission thirty (30) days after the
close of each calendar year;

20.Prosecute or institute criminal action against any violator of this Act and/or rules
and regulations of the Board;

21.Prescribe guidelines and criteria on the Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) program for chemical engineers in consultation with the integrated and
accredited chemical engineering organizations;

22. Adopt the implementing rules and regulations of this Act; and

23,Perform such other functions as may be necessary in order to implement the
provisions of this Act.

SECTION 8. Qualifications of the Board Chairman and Members. The Chairman and
Members of the Board must, at the time of the appointment shall be:

a) A natural-born Filipino citizen and resident of the Philippines;

b) At least a holder of a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering as conferred by
an engineering school of good standing, recognized and accredited by the
Government;

c) A professional chemical engineer who has been in active practice for at least ten
(10) years;

d) With graduate studies and/or equivalent relevant professional qualifications

) Amember of good standing of the integrated and duly accredited national chemical
engineering profession;

f) Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment, be a

member of the faculty of any university, college, school or institution conferring an

academic degree necessary for admission to the practice of chemical engineering,
nor have pecuniary interest in or administrative supervision over any such
institutions of learning;

Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment, be

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classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are offered or
conducted at the time of appointment; and
h) Has never been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.

Section 9. Term of Office. — The Chairman and the Members of the Board shall have a
term of three (3) years only, with a maximum of one reappointment. No member of the
Board shall serve for more than two (2) regular terms. Vacancies shall be filled for the
unexpired term only. The Chairman and Members shalll qualify by taking the proper oath
prior to assumption of office. The incumbent Chairman and Members shall be allowed to
serve for the remainder of their term until a new composition of the Board shall have been
constituted.

Section 10. Secretary of the Board. — The Board shall have a Secretary, appointed by the
Commission, who shall record the minutes of its meetings and perform such other
functions as the Board may require. The Commission shall provide for compensation of
the Secretary.

Section 11. Removal/Suspension of the Chairman and Members. The President upon
recommendation of the Commission may remove any member of the Board on the
following grounds: conflict of interest, neglect of duty, incompetence, commission or
tolerance of irregularities in the licensure examination, malpractice or unprofessional or
unethical conduct, violation of this Act or the Code of Ethics for Chemical Engineers, final
judgment of crimes involving moral turpitude, after due notice and hearing where his right
to be heard, to defend himself and to be assisted by counsel shall be respected.

Section 12, Compensation of the Board. - The Chairman and Members of the Board shall
receive such compensation or honorarium as may be prescribed by the rules and
regulations of the Commission.

Section 13. Annual Report. - The Secretary shall prepare an annual report for the
consideration and approval of the Board. The Board shall submit an annual report to the
Commission after the close of each fiscal year giving a detailed account of the
proceedings of the Board during the year and embodying such recommendations to the
Commission as the Board may desire to make. The accredited integrated professional
organization may request for a copy of the annual report.

ARTICLE Ill
LICENSURE EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND EXEMPTION

Section 14. Examination Requirement. — All applicants for registration for the practice of
chemical engineering shall be required to pass the licensure examination prescribed
herein.

Section 15. Holding of Examination. — Examination of candidates desiring to practice
chemical engineering shall be given twice each calendar year on the dates and venues
prescribed by the Board. Such examination shall be conducted by the Board.

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Section 16. Scope of Examination. — The licensure examination shall cover, but shall not
be limited to, the following subjects:

(a) Professional Chemical Engineer. - Physical and Chemical Principles; General
Engineering; and Chemical Engineering: Provided, That the relative weight of
Chemical Engineering is not less than forty per centum (40%).

(b) Chemical Process and Engineering Technologist. - Physical and Chemical
Principles; General Engineering; and Chemical Engineering (excluding heat
and mass transfer, momentum transfer, chemical reaction engineering, plant
and equipment design, biochemical engineering): Provided, That the relative
weight of Chemical Engineering is not less than forty per centum (40%).

(c) Manufacturing Process Technician. — Analytical and Organic Chemistry;
General Engineering; and Chemical Engineering (excluding thermodynamics,
transport phenomena, chemical reaction engineering, _ biochemical
engineering): Provided, That the relative weight of Chemical Engineering is not
less than forty per centum (40%).

Section 17. Qualifications for Professional Chemical Engineer Examinations. — Any
person applying for admission must have the following qualifications:

(a) That he/she is a citizen of the Philippines;
(b) That he/she is of good moral character;

(c) That he/she is a graduate of a school, institute, college or university recognized
by the Government and has been conferred the degree of Bachelor of Science in
Chemical Engineering or its equivalent; and

(d) That he/she has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by
a court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 18. Qualifications for Chemical Process and Engineering Technologist
Examinations. — Any person applying for admission must have the following qualifications:

(a) That he/she is a citizen of the Philippines;
(b) That he/she is of good moral character;

(c) That he/she is a graduate of Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Technology or
has completed at least the minimum third-year equivalent of a Bachelor of Science
program in Chemical Engineering according to CHED guidelines, or subject to the
evaluation of the Board such equivalent and/or related engineering course or
program from any school, institute, college or university recognized by the
Government where it is established; and

(d) That he/she has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by
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Section 19. Qualifications for Manufacturing Process Technician Examinations. — Any
person applying for admission must have the following qualifications:

(a) That he/she is a citizen of the Philippines;
(b) That he/she is of good moral character;

(c) That he/she is a graduate of Diploma in Chemical Process Technician or has
completed at least the minimum second-year equivalent of a Bachelor of Science
program in Chemical Engineering according to CHED guidelines with skills training
from accredited and government-recognized trade and vocational institutions
where it is established; and

(d) That he/she has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by
court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 20. Examination Fees. — Every applicant admitted to take the chemical
engineering examination shall pay such fees as may be prescribed by it before he or she
is allowed to take the examination.

Section 21. Report of Rating. - The Board shall complete the correction of examination
papers within twenty (20) days from the last day of the examination. The Commission
shall report the rating of examinees not more than thirty (30) days after the Board has
completed the correction of examination papers.

Section 22. Exemption from Licensure Examination. -All applicants who have graduated
from Internationally Accredited B.S. Ch.E. and Technology programs are entitled to apply
for exemption from licensure examination, provided that all requirements are met
according to the provisions of this Act.

Section 23. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card, —
The Commission, on recommendation of the Board, enter in the Roster of Chemical
Engineers, Chemical Process and Engineering Technologists, Manufacturing Process
Technician, and issue a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card to
each person who obtained a general average of no less than seventy per centum (70%)
and a rating of no less than fifty per centum (50%) in any examination subject and
applicants qualified for exemption. Every Certificate of Registration shall state the full
name of the registrant and his registration number, and shall be signed by the Chairman
and Members of the Board and the Commission and authenticated by the official seal of
the Commission indicating that the person named therein is entitled to the practice of the
profession with all the privileges appurtenant thereto. The said Certificate of Registration
shall remain in full force and effect until suspended or revoked in accordance with this
Act.

A professional identification card bearing the signature, number, date of issuance, expiry
date, duly signed by the Chairman of the Commission shall likewise be issued to every
registrant who has paid the prescribed fee.

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Section 24. Renewal of Professional License. -The professional license issued to
Professional Chemical Engineer and Chemical Process and Engineering Technologist
shall be valid for three (3) years from its issuance and shall be renewed every after three
(3) years on the birth month of the Professional Chemical Engineer and Chemical Process
and Engineering Technologist upon presentation/submission of the required Continuing
Professional Development credit units earned and payment of prescribed fees.

Section 25. Seal of Professional Chemical Engineer. ~ Each chemical engineer shall,
upon registration, obtain a seal as prescribed by the Board bearing the professional's
name, registration number and the legend “Professional Chemical Engineer.” Plans,
specifications, designs, reports and other professional documents prepared by or
executed under the supervision of and issued by the professional shall be stamped on
every sheet with said seal, indicating therein his/her current Professional Tax Receipt
(PTR) number, date/place of payment and current membership number in the Accredited
Integrated Professional Organization, when filed with the Government authorities or when
submitted or used professionally.

Section 26. Fees for Registration. — Every person issued a Certificate of Registration as
a professional chemical engineer shall pay to the Commission such fees as the
Commission may prescribe.

Section 27. Exemptions from Registration and Issuance of Special Permit to Practice. —
Registration shall not be required of the following persons upon proper application for
exemption with the Board:

(a) Chemical engineers, recognized as experts in their specific fields of chemical
engineering, called in by the Republic of the Philippines for consultation or for a specific
design, installation or project; Provided, that their practice shall be confined to such work;
and

(b) Chemical engineers; who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields of
specification, contracted as professors or lecturers on chemical engineering subjects by
Philippine schools, or colleges, institutes or universities on a direct hire or exchange
basis, subject to verification of credentials by the Board.

(c) Chemical engineers; who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields of
specification, contracted as consultants, technology providers or specialists on chemical
engineering processes by Philippine industrial firms on a direct hire basis, subject to
verification of credentials by the Board.

Section 28. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Registration and Cancellation of
Special Permit to Practice. - Any of the following shall be sufficient ground for the
suspension or revocation of a Certificate of Registration and cancellation of Special
Permit to Practice:

(a) Any act of incompetence, negligence, or illegal practice of chemical engineering
resulting to damages to property and environment, injury or loss of lives;

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(b) Acts inimical to the chemical engineering profession;
(c) Gross immorality or commission of any act involving moral turpitude; and

(d) Violation of this Act, the rules and regulations, other policies of the Board and
the Code of Ethics.

Complaints against professional chemical engineers and firms employing chemical
engineers may be filed by any person or by the Board motu proprio. Complaints shall be
in writing and sworn to by the persons executing them. Complaints shall be filed with the
Secretary of the Board. Provided, That the action of the Board shall be subject to appeal
to the Commission within fifteen (15) days from notice, whose decision on the matter shall
be final.

Section 29. Reissuance of Revoked Certificate of Registration and Special Permit to
Practice and Replacement of Lost Certificates. - The Board may, for reasons it may deem
sufficient and upon proper petition, reissue revoked Certificates of Registration and
Special Permit to Practice.

Anew Certificate of Registration and Special Permit to Practice may be issued to replace
allost, destroyed or mutilated Certificate, subject to the rules and regulations of the Board,
and upon payment of the appropriate fees to the Commission.

ARTICLE IV
PRACTICE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Section 30. Vested Rights, Automatic Registration of Chemical Engineers. — All chemical
engineers who are registered at the time this Act takes effect shall automatically be
recognized as Professional Chemical Engineers.

Section 31. Who May Practice Chemical Engineering. - Except as may be provided in
this Act, only professional chemical engineers may practice chemical engineering. No
firm, partnership, corporation or association may be licensed and registered as such for
the practice of chemical engineering, but duly licensed and registered chemical engineers
may form partnerships among themselves or with other licensed and registered engineers
and architects and use the title “Chemical Engineers,” “Engineers and Architects” in their
partnership name.

Section 32. Prohibitions in the Practice of Chemical Engineering. - No person shall
practice chemical engineering or render chemical engineering service, without a valid
certificate of registration, a valid professional identification card or a special permit to
practice. Any person who shall commit the following acts shall be guilty of misdemeanor:

(a) Practice chemical engineering or render chemical engineering services, or pass
himself off or advertise himself as a chemical engineer without a valid certificate of
registration and/or valid professional identification card or when such has been
suspended or revoked;

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(b) Attempt to use as his own the certificate or seal of another person or impersonate any
professional chemical engineer;

(c) Attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration or an expired
professional license;

(d) Sign a document involving design, plan, technical specification and the like on behalf
of a professional chemical engineer; or

(e) Furnish the Board or Commission any false information or document in order to secure
a Certificate of Registration or renewal of Professional Identification Card.

Section 33. Roster of Chemical Engineers. - The Commission shall keep a roster of all
professional chemical engineers, chemical process and engineering technologists and
manufacturing process technicians, stating their names; registration numbers and places
of business. The Commission shall regularly update such roster and make it available to
all interested parties upon formal written request free of charge.

Section 34. Submission of Designs and Specifications for Government Approval. — Any
proposal, design, specification, working drawings or plan for processes and equipment in
an industrial plant or any part thereof submitted to any government agency, national or
local, including government-owned or controlled corporations, shall not be processed or
approved, nor shall such plant be issued any permit, license, franchise, authorization or
certification, unless such proposal, design, specification, working drawing or plan is
signed by a professional chemical engineer, with its seal and registration number affixed
thereto.

Section 35. Hazard Allowance, Health and Accident Insurance, and Legal Assistance. —
Professional chemical engineers, chemical process and engineering technologists and
manufacturing process technicians who are exposed to workplace and process hazards
as part of their regular responsibilities are entitled to commensurate hazard allowance,
medical benefits and insurance coverage. These should be indicated as separate items
in the compensation package and cannot be incorporated in the basic salary.

Legal assistance shall be provided by the employer to professional chemical engineers,
chemical process and engineering technologists and manufacturing process technicians
who face civil or criminal suits arising from work done in good faith.

Section 36. Continuing Professional Development (CPD). - Continuing Professional
Development is an integral part in the practice of chemical engineering profession and is
considered relevant to sustained competency enhancement, capacity building and
renewal of professional license. A CPD Program shall be prescribed and promulgated by
the Board in consultation with the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization of
Chemical Engineers. The Board shall maintain the CPD Council that is composed of a
Chairperson coming from the Board, a member from the accredited integrated
professional organization of chemical engineers and a member from the academe.

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Section 37. Foreign Reciprocity. — No foreign chemical engineer shall be granted any of
the right or privilege under this Act unless the country of which he is a subject or citizen
grants the same or similar rights or privileges to Filipino chemical engineers.

Section 38. Act Not Affecting Other Professions. - This Act shall not be construed to affect
or prevent the practice of any other lawfully recognized profession.

Section 39. Indication of Registration/Professional License Number and Professional Tax
Receipt Payment. - The professional chemical engineer and chemical process and
engineering technologist shall be required to indicate his Certificate of Registration,
Professional Identification Card number, date of issuance in the duration of validity,
including the Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) of the documents he signs, uses or issues
in connection with the practice of his profession.

Section 40. Membership in the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization (AIPO).
- There shall be an integrated national organization of chemical engineers duly accredited
by the Board and the Commission. A chemical engineer duly registered with the Board
and the Commission shall automatically become a member subject to the provisions on
membership of the current constitution and by-laws of the AIPO for chemical engineers.
The member shall receive benefits appurtenant thereto upon payment of the required
fees and dues.

ARTICLE V
CERTIFICATE OF PROCESS COMPLIANCE

Section 41. Certificate of Process Compliance. - The Board, after inspection, shall issue
@ Certificate of Process Compliance valid for three (3) years to industrial plants, private
and government facilities and institutions engaged in the scope of practice of Chemical
Engineering in the Philippines, provided, that such practice is carried out only by
professional chemical engineers holding valid Certificate of Registration and Professional
identification card issued by the Board. In addition, the industrial plants, private and
government facilities and institutions shall be in compliance with all related regulatory
requirements and Code of Technical Standards for the Practice of Chemical Engineering.
The management or administration of such industrial plants, private and government
facilities and institutions, shall be held liable for violations of this Act.

Section 42. Personnel Required in Industrial Plant, Facility and Institution. -In the interest
of public safety and environmental protection, professional chemical engineers shall be
designated to supervise and address workplace and process safety requirements in
industrial plant operations. Regardless of the size of the industrial plant, all process
equipment and plant design shall be approved by a professional chemical engineer.

All micro, small, medium and large scale industrial plants, facilities and institutions
engaged in manufacturing operations, which include laboratory facilities such as pilot, in-
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engineering laboratories, shall have at least the following complement of resident
professional chemical engineers:

(a) Micro and Small-scale industrial plants: one (1) professional chemical engineer,
provided, that every plant in this category operating in more than one shift every
twenty four hours, shall have in addition to the minimum personnel herein required,
one (1) professional chemical engineer in-charge of each and every additional
shift.

(b) Medium-scale industrial plants: two (2) professional chemical engineer - process
and industrial waste, provided, that every plant in this category operating in more
than one shift every twenty four hours, shall have in addition to the minimum
personnel herein required, one (1) professional chemical engineer in-charge of
each and every additional shift.

(c) Large-scale industrial plants: five (5) professional chemical engineer to handle unit
operations, provided, that every plant in this category operating in more than one
shift every twenty-four (24) hours shall have, in addition to the minimum personnel
herein required at least two (2) professional chemical engineer in-charge of each
and every additional shift.

(d) Academic and research institutions: Only professional chemical engineers shall
handle professional chemical engineering courses. Research related chemical
engineering processes shall be under the supervision of professional chemical
engineers. Support staff for chemical engineering laboratories shall be at least a
Chemical Process and Engineering Technologist.

(e) Design and consultancy firms: Only professional chemical engineers shall prepare
process equipment and plant design specifications for industrial plants, facilities
and institutions.

Section 43. Process Compliance — Industrial process shall be reviewed, certified, signed
and sealed by a Professional Chemical Engineer.

Section 44. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Process Compliance. -Certificates
of Compliance may be suspended or revoked for non-compliance with the provisions of
this Act.

Section 45. Reissuance of Revoked Certificate of Process Compliance and Replacement
of Lost Certificates. - The Board may, for reasons it may deem sufficient and upon proper
petition, reissue revoked Certificate of Process Compliance.

A new Certificate of Process Compliance may be issued to replace a lost, destroyed or
mutilated Certificate, subject to the rules and regulations of the Board, and upon payment
of the appropriate fees to the Commission.

ARTICLE VI
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Section 46. Vested Rights: Automatic Registration of Professional Chemical Engineers
and Chemical Process and Engineering Technologists. All chemical engineers who are
registered under Republic Act 9297 at the time of effectivity of this Act shall automatically
considered Professional Chemical Engineers and shall hold the same registration
number. The validity and period of existing professional license shall continue in force
until its date of expiry.

All persons occupying positions of Chemical Process and Engineering Technologists and
Manufacturing Process Technicians for a minimum of three (3) years, at the time of
effectivity of this Act, shall be automatically qualified for registration.

Section 47. Securing Certificate of Process Compliance. There shall be a five (5) year
grace period for industrial plants, facilities and institutions to apply and secure Certificate
of Process Compliance.

ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 48. Code of Ethics and Code of Technical Standards for the Practice of Chemical
Engineering. - The Board shall adopt a Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical
Standards of Practice for Chemical Engineers, which shall be promulgated by the
Accredited Integrated Professional Organization.

Section 49. Penal Clause for the Practice of Chemical Engineering. - Any person who
shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall,
upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) nor more than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) or imprisonment for a
Period of not less than six (6) months nor more than five (5) years or both at the discretion
of the court. This includes any person who:

(a) Practices chemical engineering or render chemical engineering services, or passes
himself/herself off or advertises himself/herself as a chemical engineer without a valid
certificate of registration and/or valid professional identification card or when such has
been suspended or revoked;

(b) Attempts to use as his/her own, the certificate or seal of another person, or
impersonates any professional chemical engineer;

(c) Attempts to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration or an expired
professional license;

(d) Signs a document involving design, plan, technical specification and the like on behalf
of a professional chemical engineer; or

(e) Furnishes the Board or Commission any false information or document in order to
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Section 50. Penal Clause for Industrial Plants, Facilities and Institutions. - Any industrial
plant, facility and institution who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than
Three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00) nor more than Three million pesos
(P3,000,000.00) or imprisonment for a period of not less than six (6) months nor more
than one (1) year or both at the discretion of the court. The management or administration
of such industrial plants, private and government facilities and institutions, shall be held
liable for violations of this Act.

Section 51. Enforcement Assistance to the Board. — The Board shall be assisted by the
Commission in carrying out the provisions of this Act and its implementing rules and
regulations and other policies. The lawyers of the Commission shall act as prosecutors
against illegal practitioners and other violators of this Act and its rules. The duly
constituted authorities of the goverment shall likewise assist the Board and the
Commission in enforcing the provisions of this Act and its rules.

Section 52. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Subject to the approval of the
Commission, the Board shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations including
Code of Ethics for Chemical Engineers and Code of Technical Standards for the Practice
of Chemical Engineering to carry out the provisions of this Act, which shall be effective
after sixty (60) days following their publication in the Official Gazette or in a major
newspaper of general circulation.

Section 53. Separability Clause. - If any section of this Act shall be declared
unconstitutional or invalid, such shall not invalidate any other section of this Act.

Section 54. Repealing Clause. — Republic Act No. 9297 is hereby repealed and all other
laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, ordinances, and other issuances or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby superseded, repealed or amended
accordingly.

Section 55. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication
in the Official Gazette or in any major newspaper of general circulation.

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