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(1)A person whose name does not appear on the register shall not be entitled to describe himself as a “registered professional engineer” with or without a qualifying discipline or to use the initials “R.P.E.” with or without a qualifying discipline.
(2)A person shall not use the description of “registered professional engineer” or the initials “R.P.E.” unless the person includes in the description the qualifying discipline either in full or by an abbreviation approved by the Board.
(3)The Board may apply to a judge for an order restraining any person whose name is not on the register or on the part of the register which applies to a particular discipline from describing himself as a “registered professional engineer” or using the initials “R.P.E.” whether used with or without a qualifying discipline or with a discipline for which he is not registered.
(4)A person, including a firm or company, shall not use the description of “registered professional engineers” or the initials “R.P.E.” unless—
(a)at each place where the person carries on the business of engineering, that business is conducted under the supervision of a registered professional engineer of the appropriate discipline who does not act at the same time for any other person other than for a firm or company that has substantially the same beneficial ownership and management as the person (where the person is a firm or company);
(b)where the person carries on a multidisciplinary practice, that business, so far as it relates to engineering, is under the full time control and management of a registered professional engineer of the appropriate discipline who does not act at the same time in a similar capacity for any other person other than for a firm or company that has substantially the same beneficial ownership and management as the person (where the person is a firm or company).
(5)The Board may apply to a judge for an order restraining any person who holds himself out to be providing engineering consultancy services at a professional level from so doing if the name of the person does not appear on the register or if the person has not complied with the requirements set out in subsection (4)(a) or (b).