Section 7Sec./Art. 7

Qualifications of Members of the Board. - A member of the Board shall, at the time of their appointment, possess the following qualifications:

(a) Must be a Filipino citizen and resident of the Philippines;

(b) Must be at least thirty-five (35) years of age;

(c) Must be a holder of Bachelors Degree in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Agricultural Engineering or its equivalent, conferred by a school, academy, college or university in the Philippines or abroad which is accredited or recognized by the CHED;

(d) A registered Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer with a valid professional license and an active practitioner for not less than ten (10) years prior to his/her appointment;

(e) Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to the appointment, be a member of the faculty of, directly or indirectly, any school, academy, institute, college or university where a regular course in Agricultural Engineering or Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering is being taught; or have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in or administrative supervision over any such institutions of learning;

(f) Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to the appointment, be connected with a review center or any group or association where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are offered or conducted at the time of appointment;

(g) Must be a member in good standing of the AIPO for at least five (5) years, but not an incumbent officer or trustee thereof; and

(h) Has never been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.