Section 38Sec./Art. 38

Penal Clause for the Professional Practice of Chemistry and Chemical Analysis. No person shall undertake the professional practice of chemistry or chemical analysis without a valid certificate of registration and professional identification card. This includes any person who:

(a) Practices chemistry without a valid certificate of registration and/or a valid professional identification card or a valid temporary/special permit;

(b) Attempts to use the certificate, license number or seal of another person or impersonate any registered chemist or chemical technician;

(c) Abets the illegal practice of chemistry by an unregistered or unauthorized person;

(d) Furnishes the Board or the Commission any false information or document in order to secure a certificate of registration; or

(e) Impersonates a registered chemist or a holder of a temporary/special permit. Upon conviction, a violator shall be sentenced with a penalty of imprisonment for a period of not less than one (1) month but not more than one (1) year, or a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than one million pesos (P1,000,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court.