Section 25Sec./Art. 25

Integration of the geodetic engineering profession. - The Geodetic Engineering profession shall be integrated into one (1) national organization which shall be recognized by the Board and by the Commission as the one and only integrated and accredited Association of Professional Geodetic Engineers.

Upon registration with the Board, every professional Geodetic Engineer shall automatically become a member of the integrated and accredited national organization and shall receive the benefits and privileges appurtenant thereto. Those who have been registered with the Board but not members of the said integrated and accredited organization at the time of the effectivity of this Act, shall be allowed to register as members of the said organization within three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in the integrated and accredited organization shall not be a bar to membership in other associations of the Geodetic Engineering profession.