Tanzania
Engineers Registration Act, 1997
Engineers Registration Board Regulations, 2000
Government Notice 66 of 2000
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 September 1999
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
Part I – Preliminary provisions (regs 1-2)
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Engineers Registration Board Regulations.2. Construction
In these Regulations—"Act" means the Engineers Registration Act 1;"foreign engineer" means a person who is an engineer but is not a citizen of Tanzania or is not a permanent resident of Tanzania;"professional engineer" means a person registered as a "registered engineer" under the Act.Part II – General provisions relating to registration (regs 3-20)
3. Application for registration under the Act
4. Determination of application, etc.
5. Curriculum vitae to accompany application
Detailed curriculum vitae shall be required to accompany every application for registration except for graduate technician engineers and graduate engineers.6. Reference to the Board to reconsider application
If a person or firm is not satisfied with the Board's decision upon an application for registration that person may write to the Registrar giving reasons why his case should be reconsidered.7. Application for temporary registration
In case the applicant for temporary registration is a person who was formerly registered by the Board and has maintained a good standing as an engineer, he shall be registered by the Board upon his return to Tanzania and making an application and payment of the registration fee in the category he was registered just before he left the country.8. Accreditation of institutions
For the purpose of recognition of institutions of engineers and engineering training institutions by the Board as furnishing sufficient guarantee of academic knowledge of, and practical experience in, engineering, the Board shall accredit such institutions as it may deem fit and proper.9. Engineer of firm registered to pay annual fee
10. Publication of names of deleted engineers
The Board shall in the month of January of each year publish the names of all registered engineers and engineering consulting firms and it shall, in the month of June of each calendar year, publish the names of all engineers who were deleted from the register in the previous year.11. Application for registration
Every person or firm wishing to be re-registered as an Engineer under the Act shall make an application to the Board in appropriate application form and the Board shall re-register that person or firm upon fulfillment of conditions set by the Board.12. Demand notice and reminder to pay annual fee
13. Use of official rubber stamp upon temporary registration
14. Board may register a person on a lower category
Every person applying for registration in a particular category who is not so registered for same may, after notification by the Board and if he so qualifies, be considered for registration in a lower category.15. Persons authorised to sign certificates
16. Payment of fees to do search or gather information
Search and availability of information from the register to a person shall be done upon payment of an appropriate fee as may be determined by the Board.17. Identity card upon registration
Every registered engineer shall be issued with an identity card bearing his/her name, registration number and category and any other information as may be prescribed by the Board.18. Failure to comply with Regulations
The Board will not consider the application of any person who fails to comply with any requirement made under these Regulations.19. Foreign engineer to apply for registration while outside Tanzania
All foreign engineers shall, as soon as practicable, apply for registration with the Board and those who are residing outside Tanzania must apply for registration before entering Tanzania or soon thereafter.20. Jobs to be acquired only on registration
Job positions whose pre-requisite is engineer's qualification must be occupied by registered engineers.Part III – Registration generally (regs 21-43)
(i) – Graduate Technician Engineers (regs 21-22)
21. Application for registration fees, etc.
22. Practical experience
(ii) – Technician engineers (regs 23-26)
23. Forms for application
A person wishing to be registered as a Technician Engineer shall make an application to the Board in Form A-02 accompanied by an application fee of such amount as the Board may prescribe.24. Registration fee and failure to pay the fee
25. Certificates of registration as Technician Engineer
A certificate of registration as a Technician Engineer shall be issued under Form AC-02.26. Eligibility for application for registration as Professional Engineer
(iii) – Graduate engineers (regs 27-29)
27. Application for registration and fees
28. Practical experience
The practical experience that a Registered Graduate Engineer is required in order to be entitled to apply for registration as a professional engineer shall be carried out in a manner satisfactory to the Board but shall in any case be for a minimum period of the three years for graduate engineers, two years for holders of Masters Degree in engineering and one year for holders of Ph.D. Degree in engineering majoring in the following:29. Board may exempt from certain requirements
(iv) – Professional engineers (regs 30-33)
30. Application for registration of Professional Engineers
31. Registration fee and failure to pay the fee
32. Certificate of registration as Professional Engineer
33. Engineer's official rubber stamp, its use and fee
(v) – Marine engineers (reg 34)
34. Professional Marine Engineer
Technician Marine Engineer
Application for registration as Graduate Marine Engineer
(vi) – Consulting engineers (regs 35-39)
35. Eligibility for application for registration
36. Application forms
37. Registration fee and failure to pay the fee
38. Form of certificates of registration as Consulting Engineer
39. Engineer's official rubber stamp, its use and fee
(vii) – Engineering Consulting firms (regs 40-43)
40. Application forms
Foreign firms
Local firms
41. Category of registration
The Board may register Engineering Consulting firms in different categories as it may deem fit.42. Conditions for registration as Engineering Consulting firm
An Engineering Consulting firm, except for institutions legally mandated to offer consulting services, wishing to apply for registration must fulfil the following minimum requirements—43. Issue of registration certificate
When the application made under regulation 23 is approved by the Board, the Board shall issue a registration certificate to the applicant in Form CC-02 in case of a local firm and in Form CC-02 in case of a foreign firm.Part IV – The responsibilities of engineers (regs 44-46)
44. Registration certificate for body corporate and certificate of practising Technician Engineers
The roles and responsibilities of Technician Engineers shall be—45. Professional Engineer
The roles and responsibilities of Professional Engineer shall be—46. Consulting Engineers
In addition to performing the responsibilities of Professional Engineers, Consulting Engineers shall:Part V – Inquiries and appeals (regs 47-49)
47. Inquires by the Board, procedure to administer evidence, etc.
48. Appeals against a decision of the Board, direction of the Board and appeals to the High Court
49. Savings
All acts done, and all persons or firms registered before the coming into effect of these Regulations shall be treated as lawfully done and the registrations shall continue to be valid until they are cancelled or otherwise rendered invalid under these Regulations.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 September 1999
Commenced