ANNOUNCEMENT
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN MANDATORY REGISTRATION WITH THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS MALAYSIA
Our Ref . : BEM / ACT / 02-03 Date : 21 st NOVEMBER 2022
The Board of Engineers Malaysia ( BEM ) is a federal statutory agency under the Ministry of Works Malaysia established under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 ( Act 138 ) ( REA 1967 ). One of its primary roles is to register Graduate Engineers ( GE ), Engineering Technologists ( ET ) and Inspectors of Works ( IoW ). The registration allows for BEM to regulate the professional conduct and practice of registered person to safeguard the safety , health and interest of the public .
2 . We would like to draw your attention to Section 7 ( 2 ) of REA 1967 that provides the restriction on mandatory registration , particularly as GE , ET or IoW to practice or take up employment :
Section 7 ( 2 )( a ) a Graduate Engineer who is registered with the Board may , subject to section 8 , take up employment which requires him to perform professional engineering services ;”
Section 7 ( 2 )( aa ) an Engineering Technologist who is registered with the Board may , subject to section 8 , take up employment which requires him to perform professional engineering services ;”
Section 7 ( 2 )( ab ) an Inspector of Works who is registered with the Board may , subject to section 8 , take up employment which requires him to assist the Professional Engineer in the supervision of engineering works ;”
3 . The definition of Professional Engineering Services and Engineering Works as provided by REA 1967 is provided below :
“ Professional engineering services ” means engineering services and advice in connection with any feasibility study , planning , survey , design , construction , operation , maintenance and management of engineering works or projects and includes any other engineering services approved by the Board ;
“ Engineering works ” means all works which include any publicly or privately owned public utilities , buildings , machines , equipment , processes , works or projects that require the application of engineering principles and data ;
4 . Those contravening the above Section 7 of the REA 1967 , upon conviction shall be liable to penalties as mentioned in Section 24 . The full version of the REA 1967 is available in BEM website at
www . bem . org . my .
5 . Premised on the above , for a person to take up employment and / or perform and / or carry out professional engineering services , he / she must fulfill all the requirement and qualification set under REA 1967 and register with BEM .
Yours faithfully ,
( Ir . Dr . MEGAT ZUHAIRY BIN MEGAT TAJUDDIN ) Registrar BOARD OF ENGINEERS MALAYSIA