Section 40Sec./Art. 40

Transitory Provisions.

a. Upon approval of this Act, valid certificates of registration and professional identification cards as possessed by registered naval architects shall continue to be valid until its expiry. After which, they shall be renewed in full compliance with all the provisions of this Act.

b. Faculty members currently teaching naval architecture courses in higher education institutions shall not be allowed to continue teaching after one (1) year from the approval of this Act, unless they are or have become, at least, a Registered Naval Architect, and has complied with the applicable requirements and qualifications prescribed under tins Act. ;.

c. Upon effectivity of this Act, the present Board of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering shall continue to function in the interim until such time as the new Board shall have been appointed and constituted. This new Board shall formulate and thereafter promulgate the implementing rules and regulations of this Act in consultation with the APO.