Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Powers, Functions, Duties and Responsibilities of the Board. The Board shall exercise the following specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities:

(a) Adopt, promulgate and administer the rides and regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act;

(b) Supervise and regulate the registration, licensure and practice of the professional interior designers in the Philippines;

(c) Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;

(d) Issue, suspend, revoke or reinstate the certificate of registration or professional license for the practice of the interior design profession;

(e) Adopt an official seal of the Board;

(f) Monitor the conditions affecting the practice of interior design and adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement of the profession and/or the maintenance of high professional, ethical and technical standards;

(g) Ensure, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), that all other educational institutions offering interior design comply with the policies, standards and requirements of the course prescribed by the CHED in the areas of curriculum, faculty, library and facilities;

(h) Prescribe and adopt a Code of Ethics and/or Code of Professional Standards for the practice of the interior design profession;

(i) Hear and try administrative cases involving violations of this Act, its implementing rules and regulations (IRR), the Code of Professional Standards for the practice of the interior design profession and, for this purpose, to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure the appearance of witnesses and the production of documents in connection therewith;

(j) Prescribe guidelines for the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) program for interior designers in coordination with the accredited professional organization of interior designers;

(k) Prepare, adopt and issue the Table of Specifications (TOS) and syllabi of the subjects for examination in the professional licensure examination for interior designers. Determine and prepare the questions for the examination, which shall strictly be within the scope of the syllabi of the subjects of examination; and

(l) Discharge such other duties and functions as may be deemed necessary for the enhancement of the interior design profession and the upgrading, development and growth of interior design education in the Philippines.