Section 7Sec./Art. 7

Powers and Duties of the Board. The Board shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) Supervise and regulate the practice of the chemistry profession in the Philippines in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(b) Determine the requirements and evaluate the qualifications of applicants for registration and renewal of license of registered chemists and registered chemical technicians;

(c) Prescribe the subjects in the licensure examination, determine the syllabi of the subjects and their relative weights, construct the test questions in the examinations and submit the examination results to the Commission;

(d) Issue, together with the Commission, certificates of registration to persons admitted to the practice of the professions of chemistry and chemical analysis;

(e) Oversee the conduct of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program for professional chemists and chemical technicians;

(f) Determine, in consultation with the APO for the chemistry profession, private industry and relevant government agencies, the requirements of chemistry laboratories, both private and government, and other entities engaged in the practice of chemistry for registration or renewal of permit, and to issue, together with the Commission, the certificate of authority to operate to those that satisfy the said requirements;

(g) Conduct on-site inspection of chemistry laboratories and other entities engaged in the practice of chemistry and seek the assistance of the APO in order to carry out these functions;

(h) Inquire into the conditions affecting the practice of the profession, and adopt measures for the enhancement and maintenance of high professional, ethical and technical standards;

(i) Adopt and promulgate the Code of Ethics and the Code of Good Governance for the practice of chemistry;

(j) Issue subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum to secure the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents in connection with any administrative case before the Board;

(k) Hear and decide administrative cases filed against chemists, chemical technicians, and the owners and administrators of chemical laboratories. The hearing shall be presided over by the Chairperson or a member of the Board with the assistance of an attorney of the Commission. Any decision shall be decided by a majority of the Board. The decision of the Board may be appealed to the Commission not later than the fifteenth (15th) day from notice; otherwise, such decision shall be final and executory;

(l) Administer oaths in connection with the performance of its functions;

(m) Adopt the implementing rules and regulations of this Act; and

(n) Perform such other functions as may be necessary in order to implement the provisions of this Act.