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Results of PEB Election 2009:

The following six candidates are declared to be elected as members of the Board for a term of 3 years with effect from 1 Jan 2009:

  • Er. Chan Ewe Jin
  • Er. Chan Kok Siong
  • Er. Ong Ser Huan
  • Er. Dr Tan Guan
  • Er. Tay Chye Teck
  • Er. Dr Tan Teng Hooi

For more details, see circular.  Voting for members of the Board was carried out between 8.30 am on Wed, 8 Oct 2008 to 5.30 pm on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 .

2) Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Year ending Dec 2008
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4)

Disciplinary actions taken by the Board arising from complaints against professional engineers

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Disciplinary actions taken by the Board arising from complaints against professional engineers
 

For the year:

In year 2009 
1

Date of Inquiry:
25 Jun 2009

Charges:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act for he had contravened Rule 12 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he had offered to supply professional engineering services without having in force a practicing certificate authorizing him to engage in professional engineering work to which those services relate; 

The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act for he had contravened Rule 12 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he had abetted a builder in relation to a building project, by intentionally aiding the builder in carrying out building work without there being in force a permit granted by the Commission of Building Control and was subsequently charged under section 5(1) of the Building Control Act;

The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act for he had contravened Rule 12 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he had abetted a builder in relation to a building project, by intentionally aiding the builder in commission of an offence of carrying out building work based on a plan of the building work that has not been approved by the Commissioner of Building Control as required under Section 5 of the BC Act and was subsequently charged under section 5(1) of the BC Act for which he was fined $6,000 by BCA.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under the PE Act. He was suspended from practice for a period of 1 year from the day he would be eligible to apply for the renewal of his practicing certificate and fined a sum of $6997.80 being costs and expenses of the proceedings.

 
2

Date of Inquiry:
27 Jul 2009

Charge:

The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act for he had contravened Rule 2, Part II of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he has, for the purposes of obtaining approval of Building Construction Authority, signed plans and/or calculations, which neither he nor any member of his staff under his supervision had verified, checked or prepared, and thereby guilty of an offence under the provisions of s 31 G(1)(c) of the Professional Engineers Act

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under the PE Act. He was fined a sum of $3,000.00 under the charge and $2,727.22 for being costs and expenses of the proceedings.

 
    
In year 2008
1Date of Inquiry:
22 May 2008

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act for he had contravened Rule 12 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that whilst being the Qualified Person for structural works in relation to a building project, he had permitted structural works to be carried out up to the 12th storey at the project without obtaining approval for the shelter structural plans, which was a Condition of Permit to Carry Out Structural Works by the Building and Construction Authority in respect of the project and was subsequently charged under section 19(1) of the Building Control Act for which he was fined $3,000 by BCA.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under the PE Act. He was fined a sum of S$4,000.00.

2Date of Inquiry:
16 Dec 2008

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act for he had contravened Rule 12 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that whilst being the Qualified Person for structural works for a building project, he had failed to exercise due diligence to ensure that there is no contravention of a written law, namely, section 9(3C) of the Building Control Act, in failing to ensure that proposed superstructure were not carried out without prior structural plan approval from the Commissioner of Building Control, for which he was fined $5,000 by BCA.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under the PE Act. He was fined a sum of $2,000.00.
3Date of Inquiry:
23 December 2008

Charges:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act in that he had acted so improperly as to bring disrepute to the PE profession. Whilst being the professional engineer supervising structural works for a building project, he had failed to act accordingly upon discovery of a contravention of a written law, namely, section 9 of the Building Control Act, and he had,
(i)    failed to report to the qualified person of the project and/or the relevant authorities that proposed superstructure works had been and were being carried out without prior structural plan approval from the Commissioner of Building Control, and
(ii)    submitted for approval the said plans without disclosure of the contravention(s) to the relevant authority.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under the PE Act. He was fined a sum of $3,000.00.
In year 2007
1Date of Inquiry:
14 Sep 2007

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act for he had contravened Rule 12 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that whilst being the professional engineer appointed as Project Co-ordinator/Temporary works Co-ordinator for a construction project, he had failed to exercise due diligence to ensure that there was no contravention of a written law by the occupier of the worksite namely, contravention of section 33(1) of the Factories Act in that the occupier has failed to ensure that the place of work was of sound construction and properly maintained, which offence was facilitated by the PE who,

(i)    failed to ensure that the design of the diaphragm wall was adequate before endorsing on it;
(ii)    failed to ensure that the design calculations in the were in accordance and consistent with BS5950;
(iii)    failed to sufficiently check that the design calculations in the Drawing Change Notification were in accordance and consistent with BS5950 before approving it;
(iv)    failed to ensure that splays were installed for double struts as per the design.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 31 of the PE Act.  He was suspended from practise for a period of 24 months.
2Date of Inquiry:
7 Dec 2007

Charges:
1.    The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act for he had contravened Rule 12 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he had failed to exercise due diligence to ensure that there was no contravention of or failure to comply with a written law by the PE and the Builder, whilst being the professional engineer appointed as the Qualified Person for structural works in relation to a building project, in permitting the Builder to carry out construction works, in contravention of section 5 of the Building Control Act in that the PE failed to and also failed to ensure that the Builder,

(i)    obtain approval of the plans of the building works from the Commissioner of Building Control; and
(ii)    obtain a permit from the Commissioner of Building Control to carry out the building works shown in the approved plans of the building works.

2    The PE was charged pursuant to section 31G of the Professional Engineers Act for he had contravened Rule 12 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he had failed to exercise due diligence to ensure that there was no contravention of a written law or failure to comply with a written law by the PE and the Builder, in failing to comply with condition of the permit to carry out building works, in contravention of section 19(1) of the Building Control Act in that when the allowable limits of ground movements had been exceeded, the PE failed to ensure that the Builder,

(i)    notify the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) when this occurred; and
(ii)   take immediate corrective action to prevent damage to the adjacent properties.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 31 of the PE Act. He was fined a sum of S$2,000.00

In year 2006

1

Date of Inquiry:
28 Sep 2006

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act in that he had contravened Rule 12 (a) of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he had as Qualified Person for the structural design for a building project,  

i)   contravened Regulation 26 of Building Control Regulations and committed an offence punishable under Regulation 116 of the said Regulations, for failing to provide an analysis of the diaphragm walls and their effects on the force distribution within the structure as stipulated in BS (British Standards) 8110 in the plan he submitted, for which offence he was fined S$5,000.00; and  

ii)  contravened section 18(3)(a) of the Building Control Act and committed an offence punishable under section 18(3) of the said Act in that he had falsely certified that there were no departures or deviations from the approved plans in the Submission Certificate of As-Built Structural Plans/Calculations submitted for the purposes of obtaining the Certificate of Statutory Completion, for which offence he was fined S$10,000.00.  

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act. He was fined a total sum of $5,000.00.

2

Date of Inquiry:
5 Oct 2006

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 28(a) of the PE Act for an offence under section 97(1) and punishable under section 104(1)(a) of the Securities Industry Act (Cap 289) read with section 109 of the Penal Code (Cap 224), in that he was charged for abetment to cause to be created a misleading appearance with respect to the price of securities in a certain company whose shares are traded on the Singapore Exchange Dealing and Automated Quotation System (SESDAQ) of the Singapore Stock Exchange Securities Trading Limited, with the intention of deflating the closing price, for which offence he was convicted and fined $150,000 in court.

Verdict:                                                                                                                   The Board found the PE guilty of being convicted of an offence which implied a defect in character which makes him unfit for the profession within the meaning of section 28(a) of The P E Act. He was suspended from practice for a period of one year and ordered to pay full costs including disbursements. 

In year 2005

1 Date of Inquiry:
25 Jan 2005

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241), in that he was charged for corruptly accepting gratifications and rewards, for which offences he was jailed for 12 months and fined $320,000 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act. His registration was cancelled with effect from 25 Apr 2005.

2 Date of Inquiry:
17 Nov 2005

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act, that being the PE for the construction of a residential development comprising a 12-storey condominium, he had failed to exercise due diligence by failing to provide to the Commissioner of Building Control details of instrumentation for the monitoring of any ground movement and the results thereof, by reason whereof, he was guilty of an offence under  Regulation 33 of the Building Control Regulations, for which offence he was convicted and fined $2,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act. He was fined a sum of $1,000.

3 Date of Inquiry:
30 Nov 2005

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act that he had contravened Rule 12 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he had failed to exercise due diligence to ensure compliance with Regulation 7(3) of the Building Control (Temporary Buildings) Regulations whilst being the professional engineer to design and supervise the erection of a 3-storey temporary workers' quarters, to wit, by failing to furnish to the builder with all plans (including structural plans), designs and calculations of the timber corridor and staircase of the workers' quarters, by reason whereof, he was guilty of an offence under Regulation 7(6) of the Building Control (Temporary Buildings) Regulations, for which offence he was convicted and fined $3,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act. He was censured.

In year 2004

1 Date of Inquiry:
23 Apr 2004

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act, that being the PE for the structural design and drawings for a residential development comprising an 18-storey block of flats with basement carpark, he had permitted the carrying out of the basement works without approved structural plans and calculations and a permit to carry out building works issued by the Commissioner of Building Control. by reason whereof, he was guilty of an offence under Section 5(1) of the Building Control Act punishable under Section 5(3) of the said Act, for which offence he was convicted and fined $15,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was fined a sum of $5,000.

2 Date of Inquiry:
7 May 2004

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act, that being the PE for the erection of 2-storey detached dwelling houses each with a basement, he had:
 
(i) permitted the aforesaid building works to deviate in a material way from the plans of the same as approved by the Commissioner of Building Control, namely, in that the size of the constructed basement was increased by 30% from the approved plans, by reason whereof, he was guilty of an offence under Section 18(2) of the Building Control Act, for which offence he was convicted and fined $7,000.00 in court; and
(ii) for the purposes of obtaining approval for a Certificate of Statutory Compliance, made a declaration which was false in a material particular, namely, by falsely certifying in his submission certificate of as-built structural plans/calculations that there were no departures or deviations from the approved plans when in fact the building works were and had not been carried out and completed in accordance with the approved plans, an offence under Section 18(3)(a) of the Building Control Act (Cap 29), for which offence he was charged in court for the purposes of sentencing.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was fined a sum of $5,000.

3 Date of Inquiry:
4 Jun 2004

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act for contravening Rule 7 of the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he had knowingly undertaken a commission from a client while a claim for compensation or damages or both by another professional engineer who was previously employed by the said client, remained unsatisfied, by reason whereof, he was guilty of an offence under the provisions of section 27(1)(f) of the Professional Engineers Act (Cap 253) punishable under section 27(1) and (2) of the said Act.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act. He was fined a sum of $5,000.

4 Date of Inquiry:
16 Nov 2004

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act for contravening paragraph 12(a) of Part I in the Schedule to the Professional Engineers (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, in that he being the PE for structural works in relation to a linkway and bus shelter project, failed to exercise due diligence to ensure that the builder had used full penetration butt welds for all the splicing joints between the steel hollow section members, by reason whereof, he was guilty of an offence under section 11(4)(a) of the Building Control Act, for which offence he was convicted and fined $8,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act. He was fined a sum of $4,000.

In year 2002

1 Date of Inquiry:
2 Aug 2002

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act, that being convicted of an offence under section 378/379A Penal Code involving fraud, dishonesty and/or moral turpitude for the theft of a motor car, he was guilty of an offence under section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act. His registration was cancelled with effect from 19 Aug 2002.
2 Date of Inquiry:
17 May 2002

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act, that being the PE for the structural design and drawings for a tower crane foundation for a building project, he had certified that he had supervised the erection of the said crane and had inspected and had found the same to have been completed in accordance with the plans and design prepared by him, when in fact he did not do so adequately, with due care and diligence:
  1. by failing to check the welding electrodes and the surface preparation prior to the welding of the "I" beams which when welded did not penetrate into the parent metal of the beam;
  2. by failing to check the qualifications of the welders, who were in fact not qualified or competent to carry out the job;

resulting in the failure of the tower crane foundation and tilting of the tower crane.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act.  He was fined a sum of $10,000.

In year 2001

1 Date of Inquiry:
27 Nov 2001

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to Section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act, that being the accredited checker for the design of addition and alteration to an existing industrial building, he had submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control an application for structural approval for building works in respect of the said building project without carrying out the evaluation, analysis and review of the structural design of the plan of the project and without performing such original calculations in accordance with the plan as required by Regulation 6 of the Building Control (Accredited Checkers) Regulations read with Section 17(2) of the Building Control Act, thereby committing an offence under Section 17(3) of the Building Control Act for which offence he was convicted and fined $5,500.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was suspended from practice for 12 months with effect from 2 Jan 2002.
2 Date of Inquiry:
15 Jun 2001

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to Section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act read with Rule 12(a) of Part I of the Schedule to the PE (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, that as qualified person for the design of a building project he had failed to exercise due diligence by not notifying the Commissioner of Building Control that works which were being carried out at the site were done in contravention of the Building Control Act (in respect of construction works being carried out without approved plans and permit granted by the Commissioner of Building Control), thereby contravening section 9(3)(c) of the Building Control Act, for which offence he was convicted and fined $2,000 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act.  He was fined a sum of $4,000.

3 Date of Inquiry:
8 Jun 2001

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the accredited checker of a building project, he had submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control an application for approval of structural plans of building works when he had professional interest in the project (by engaging nominees who were employees of the qualified person for the project), thereby contravening section 18(1) of the Building Control Act, for which offence he was convicted and fined $4,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was suspended from practice for 12 months with effect from 1 Aug 2001.
4 Date of Inquiry:
8 Jun 2001

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the qualified person of a building project, he had, by allowing his staff members to perform calculations for the accredited checker (AC) of the same project, abetted the AC by intentionally aiding the AC in the commission of an offence of submitting to the Commissioner of Building Control an application for approval of structural plans of building works when the AC had a professional interest in the project, for which offence he was convicted and fined $4,000.00 in court. 

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was suspended from practice for 12 months with effect from 1 Aug 2001.
5 Date of Inquiry:
31 May 2001

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to Section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act read with Rule 12(a) of Part I of the Schedule to the PE (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, that as qualified person for the design of a building project he had failed to exercise due diligence by not notifying the Commissioner of Building Control that works which were being carried out at the site were done in contravention of the Building Control Act (in respect of the construction of an additional block of building without having plans of the said additional block of building approved by the Commissioner of Building Control), thereby contravening section 9(3)(c) of the Building Control Act, for which offence he was convicted and fined $2,000 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act.  He was fined a sum of $1,000.

6 Date of Inquiry:
23 May 2001

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the accredited checker of two building projects, he had submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control applications for approval of structural plans of building works when he had professional interest in those projects (by engaging a nominee who was an employee of the qualified person for the project), thereby contravening section 18(1) of the Building Control Act, for which offence he was convicted and fined $8,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was suspended from practice for 12 months with effect from 1 Aug 2001.
7 Date of Inquiry:
23 May 2001

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the qualified person of two building projects, he had, by allowing his staff member to perform calculations for the accredited checker (AC) of the same project, abetted the AC by intentionally aiding the AC in the commission of an offence of submitting to the Commissioner of Building Control applications for approval of structural plans of building works when the AC had a professional interest in the projects, for which offence he was convicted and fined $8,000.00 in court. 

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was suspended from practice for 12 months with effect from 1 Aug 2001.
8 Date of Inquiry:
2 Mar 2001

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to Section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act read with Rule 12(a) of Part I of the Schedule to the PE (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, that as qualified person for the design of a building project he had:
  1. failed to ensure that the builder obtained a permit from the Commissioner of Building Control prior to commencement of demolition of the existing building as required under sections 6 & 7 of the Building Control Act; and
  2. failed to notify the Commissioner of Building Control that the builder had completely demolished the existing building without having in force a permit for the said building works, thereby contravening section 9(4)(c) of the Building Control Act, for which offence he was convicted and fined $3,000 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act.  He was fined a sum of $5,000.

In year 2000

1 Date of Inquiry:
7 Dec 2000

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to Section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act read with Rule 12(a) of Part I of the Schedule to the PE (Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics) Rules, that as site supervisor of a building project he had failed to be present on site to carry out the necessary immediate supervision to the piling works for 2-storey detached dwelling houses, thereby contravening Section 10(6) of the Building Control Act, for which offence he had been fined $5,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(f) of the PE Act.  He was fined a sum of $6,000.
2 Dates of Inquiry:
14 Sep 2000, 3 Nov 2000 and 29 Nov 2000

Charges:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the qualified person for the structural design of a secondary school, he failed to conform to the engineering standards and codes of practice specified in the fifth schedule of the Building Control Regulations, thereby contravening section 26 of the said Regulations, for which offence he was convicted and fined $5,000.00 in court.

He was also charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the qualified person for the structural design of another secondary school, he made a statement to the Commissioner of Building Control in the submission of certificate of as-built structural plans/calculations which is false in a material particular (namely, by stating that the as-built structural plans/calculations show the departures and deviations from the approved plans and that a list of all amendments and their reference drawing numbers and approved date was attached to the said certificate when that was not the case), which was an offence punishable under section 18(3)(a) of the Building Control Act and for which offence he was convicted and fined $6,000 in court, and, that he had failed to submit the amendment plans for the deviations to the Commissioner of Building Control for clearance as specified in the Building Control Act and for which offence he was convicted and fined $8,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was suspended from practice for 12 months with effect from 1 May 2001 on the 1st charge and censured on the 2nd charge.

3

Date of Inquiry:
6 July 2000

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the accredited checker for a proposed primary school, he had failed to check the structural plans and design calculations of the building works submitted by the qualified person and also had failed to perform an independent design calculation to determine the adequacy of the structure in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Building Control (Accredited Checkers) Regulations, for which offence he was convicted and fined $50,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. His registration was cancelled with effect from 11 July 2000.

4

Date of Inquiry:
30 June 2000

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the qualified person for the structural design of a proposed primary school, he had:

  1. failed to conform to the standards and codes of practice specified in the Fifth Schedule of the Building Control Regulations thereby contravening Regulation 26 of the Building Control Act (Chapter 29), for which offence he was convicted and fined $5,000 in court;
  2. failed to keep a Record of Attendance Book of Qualified Person at the work site which is required under Regulation 22(b) of the Building Control Act (Chapter 29), for which offence he was convicted and fined $10,000 in court; and
  3. failed to attend any of the 33 site meetings or visit the school building site during the construction phase up to the collapse of the steel roof truss, and failed to take all reasonable steps and exercise due diligence in supervising and inspecting the building works to ensure that the thickness of the weld at the joints of the steel roof truss, for which offence he was convicted and fined $10,000 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. His registration was cancelled with effect from 6 July 2000.

5

Date of Inquiry:
20 April 2000

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the qualified person of a building project, he had, by instructing one of his staff members to perform calculations on behalf of the accredited checker (AC) of the same project, had abetted the AC by intentionally aiding the AC in the commission of an offence of submitting to the Commissioner of Building Control an application for structural approval for building works without the said AC performing such calculations as required of him by Regulation 6(1)(a) of the Building Control (Accredited Checkers) Regulations, for which offence he was convicted and fined $6,000.00 in court. 

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was suspended from practice for 12 months with effect from 1 June 2000.

6

Date of Inquiry:
17 February 2000

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act that being the accredited checker of a building project, he had submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control an application for structural approval of building works without performing such original calculations as required by Regulation 6(1)(a) of the Building Control (Accredited Checkers) Regulations, for which offence he was convicted and fined $6,000.00 in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(e) of the PE Act. He was suspended from practice for 6 months with effect from 20 March 2000.

In year 1998

1

Date of Inquiry:
20 October 1998

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act for offences under section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241), for which offence he was convicted and fined $110,000 (with imposition of a penalty of $54,932) in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act.  His registration was cancelled with effect from 23 December 1998.

2

Date of Inquiry:
23 June 1998

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act for offences under section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241), for which offence he was convicted and fined $50,000 (with imposition of a penalty of $15,000) in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act.  He was suspended from practice for 6 months with effect from 24 July 1998.

In year 1997

1

Date of Inquiry:
18 November 1997

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act for offences under section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241), for which offence he was convicted and fined $50,000 (with imposition of a penalty of $30,000) in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act.  He was suspended from practice for 6 months with effect from 13 March 1998.

2

Date of Inquiry:
16 September 1997

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act for offences under section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241), for which offence he was convicted and sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment (with imposition of a penalty of $13,854,469.56) in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act.  His registration was cancelled with effect from 14 November 1997.

In year 1996

1

Date of Inquiry:
14 February 1996

Charge:
The PE was charged pursuant to section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act for offences under section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241), for which offence he was convicted and sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment and fined $72,000 (with imposition of a penalty of $31,800) in court.

Verdict:
The Board found the PE guilty under section 27(1)(a) of the PE Act.  His registration was cancelled with effect from 8 May 1996.


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