Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000)

Board Notices

Rules: Continuing Professional Development and Renewal of Registration, 2017

12. Application for Renewal and Assessment against CPD requirements
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(1) In terms of Section 22(1) of the Act, and subject to the transitional provisions contained in rule 19, a registered person must apply in the prescribed manner to the Council for the renewal of his or her registration at least three (3) months prior to the prescribed expiry date of his or her registration,

 

(2) The Council shall notify a registered person at least five (5) months prior to the relevant expire date as a registered person is required in terms if these rules to apply for his/her registration at least 3 (months) prior to the expiry date.

 

(3) The application for renewal must be submitted in the format as determined by the Council Copies of which are published on the Council’s website (www.ecsa.co.za).

 

(4) Upon receipt of an application the Council must consider the application and decide whether or not the requirements of these rules have been complied with.

 

(5) The Council may call for such documentary evidence from the applicant as it may deem it necessary in order to validate the credits claimed by the applicant.

 

(6) If the Council is satisfied that the applicant has met the requirements of these rules, the Council must record this decision in the applicable register maintained by the Council and, within thirty (30) days of making the decision, advise the applicant of the outcome, and that his/her registration will, subject to these rules, remain valid for a further period of five years until the next expiry date, subject to continued compliance by the registered person.

 

(7) If the Council is convinced that the applicant has failed to comply with the requirements of these rules, the relevant provisions pertaining to non-compliance contained in rule 12 shall apply, and the applicant will be advised of the decision as well as of the implications resulting therefrom, within thirty (30) days from the date on which that decision was made.