Enforcement Rules of the Act Governing the Administration of Professional Engineering Consulting Firms Article 10

The term “on an exclusive (full-time) basis” as set forth in Article 13 of the Act denotes that the practicing professional engineer shall practice in the professional engineering consulting firm or outside the firm under the domination of the firm and is paid on a full-time basis throughout the business hours of the firm. The term “on a continual basis” denotes that the practicing professional engineer shall serve in the professional consulting firm on a continual basis and shall not be a temporary, short-term, seasonal or specific worker.The practicing professional engineer set forth in Article 13 of the Act shall only practice the technological services set forth in Article 3 and Article 4 of the Act in the name of the firm they serve.A part-time non-engineer-related business or duty outside the professional engineering consulting firm served by the practicing professional engineer shall not conflict with the business of the firm. The business or duty served during the firm business hours should be approved by the firm, except for the part-time business or duty of professional engineer associations.Where the professional engineering consulting firm approves the business or duty according to the preceding Paragraph, it shall not violate Article 13 of the Act.The business practiced by the practicing professional engineer in Paragraph 2 shall be completed by themselves or under their supervision. When work involves site operations, the practicing professional engineer shall conduct inspections at the work site in person. The relevant drawings and documents shall be signed personally and be further affixed with their practice seals after inspections.