Section 14Sec./Art. 14

Exemption from Examination and Registration. -

a. Examination and registration shall not be required of foreign electrical engineers, erection/commissioning/guarantee engineers employed as technical consultants by the Philippine government or by private firms, for which the pertinent professional society certifies that no qualified Filipino professional is available, or of foreign electrical installers for the erection and installation of a special project or for any other specialized work, subject to the following conditions:

i. That the abovementioned foreign professionals are legally qualified to practice their profession in their own country in which the requirements and qualifications for obtaining a license or certificate of registration are not lower than those specified in this Act;

ii. That the scope of work to be performed by said foreign professionals shall be limited only to the particular work for which they were contracted;

iii. That prior to commencing work, the foreign professional shall secure a special permit from the Commission;

iv. That said foreign professional shall not engage in private practice on their own account;

v. That for every foreign professional contracted pursuant to this section, one Filipino understudy who is registered under the provisions of this Act shall be employed by the private firm utilizing the services of such foreign professional for at least the duration of the alien expert's tenure with said firm; and

vi. That the exemption herein granted shall be good only for six (6) months, renewable for another six (6) months at the discretion of the Board: Provided, That in case the foreign professional ceases to be employed in accordance with this section and engages in an occupation requiring registration as electrical engineer, such professional must be registered under the provisions of this Act.

b. No registration with the Board shall be required of the following:

i. Engineering students, apprentices and other persons employed or acting as subordinates of, or undergoing training under a person holding a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license under this Act;

ii. Persons in charge of or supervising the operation, tending and maintenance of an electric generating set for private use employing voltages not exceeding two hundred fifty volts (250 V) and capacity not exceeding fifty kilovolt-amperes (50 Kva): Provided, That the owner or operator shall be required to have the electric generating set periodically inspected at intervals of not more than one (1) year by a professional electrical engineer, a registered electrical engineer on a national, city, provincial or municipal government authority exercising legal jurisdiction over electrical installations.