Section 31Sec./Art. 31

Foreign Reciprocity.

No foreigner shall be admitted for registration as licensed naval architect with or without examination under this Act unless he/she proves in the manner as provided by the Board that, by specific provisions of law, the country or State of which he/she is a citizen, subject or national, or in accordance with international treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which their country or State is a signatory, admits Filipino citizens to practice as licensed naval architect after an examination or registration process on terms of strict and absolute equality with the citizens of said country or state, including the unconditional recognition of professional licenses issued by the Board A and/or the Commission and prerequisite degrees/diplomas issued by institutions of learning duly recognized by the government of the Republic of the Philippines.