Section 4March 30, 2001, Sec./Art. 4

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

(a) A natural-born citizen and a resident of the Philippines;

(b) Must be at least thirty-five (3) years of age;

(c) A holder of the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture or its equivalent, conferred by a school, academy, college or university in the Philippines or abroad that is recognized and/or accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED);

(d) A registered Landscape Architect with a valid certificate of registration/professional license and an active practitioner of Landscape Architecture for not less than ten (10) years prior to appointment, except the first Chair and members of the Board who shall be issued with the said certificate/license pursuant to this Act;

(e) Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment, be a member of the faculty of any school, academy, institute, college or university where a regular course in Landscape Architecture is being taught, nor have pecuniary interest in or administrative supervision over any such institution of learning;

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

(g) Has never been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude.