Application for licensed corporation

Licence could be granted to 4 forms of professional organisations, namely limited corporations, unlimited corporations, multi-disciplinary partnerships and limited liability partnerships. Some of the requirements for the application of the licences are as follows:

Limited Corporations

1. the memorandum of association of the corporation provides that a primary object of the corporation is to supply professional engineering services;

2. at least $500,000 in paid up capital;

3. the articles of association of the corporation provide that majority of the directors of the corporation shall be registered professional engineers or allied professionals;

4. professional engineering work in Singapore will be under the control and management of a director of the corporation who is a registered professional engineer who has a valid practising certificate; and

5. the corporation is insured against professional liability.

Unlimited Corporations

1. the memorandum of association of the corporation provides that a primary object of the corporation is to supply professional engineering services;

2. the articles of association of the corporation provide that  a majority of the directors of the corporation shall be registered professional engineers or allied professional ;

3. director, manager or employee of the corporation may be a member of the corporation.; and

4.  the professional engineering work will be under the control and management of a director of the corporation who is a registered professional engineer who has a valid practising certificate and who is a registered owner of at least one share of the corporation.

Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships

1. the partnership consists of only registered professional engineers with valid practising certificates and allied professionals; and

2. professional engineering work in Singapore will be under the control and management of a partner who is a registered professional engineer  and who has a valid practising certificate.

Limited Liability Partnerships  

1. the statement lodged by the partners of the limited liability partnership with the Registrar of Limited Liability Partnerships under section 15(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 (Act 5 of 2005) provides that a primary nature of the business of the limited liability partnership is to supply professional engineering services;  

2. at least one of the partners of the limited liability partnership is a registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate;  

3. the business of the limited liability partnership will be under the control and management of a partner who is a registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate;  

4. the limited liability partnership is insured against professional liability

The licence will be valid for a period of one calendar year. Re-application should be made two months before the expiry date.

An application for licence shall be accompanied by a fee of $300, and certified true copies of Memorandum and Articles of Association, Professional Liability Insurance Policy and Certificate of Incorporation for corporations, or an agreement establishing the partnership for multi-disciplinary partnership or limited liability partnership.

You can download the following application form and guidelines:

• Application Form for Licence

• Guidelines

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