Professional Engineers Act Article 8

A professional engineer, though possessing the professional engineer certificate, shall not practice the profession until having gained at least two years of service and until obtaining the professional engineer license after applying to the central competent authority.The preceding Paragraph regarding years of service is not applicable to professional engineers who qualify through the professional engineer screening examination, a full or partial subjects examination exemption.The application of professional engineer license of the Paragraph 1 shall be reviewed and registered by the central competent authority before the issuance of the license. The central competent authority shall notify the association of professional engineers when issuing professional engineer licenses.The professional engineer license is valid for six years. The professional engineer as the holder of a professional engineer license shall apply, within three months prior to the date of expiration of the license, with verified documents of professional practice and training certificates approved by the central competent authority for renewal of the professional engineer license.The central competent authority may commission non-government organizations to conduct renewal matters of professional engineer licenses, and approval of verified documents of professional practice and training certificates.The regulations for the qualifications, terms and conditions, procedures of application, required documents and other matters to be complied with for renewal of the licenses as set forth in Paragraph 4 shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.Professional engineers of all engineering branches having possessed professional engineer licenses prior to enforcement of the articles of this Act amended on May 31, 2011 shall be subject to Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 4 from the date of enforcement.