Section 7Sec./Art. 7

Qualifications of the Board Chairman and Members. The Chairman and Members of the Board must, at the time of the appointment shall be;

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

(b) At least a holder of a bachelors degree in chemical engineering or its equivalent, as conferred by an engineering school of good standing, recognized and accredited by the Government;

(c) A registered chemical engineer who has been in active practice for at least ten (10) years;

(d) A member of good standing of the integrated and duly accredited national chemical engineering profession; and

(e) A person who does not have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly in any university, college, school or institution conferring an academic degree necessary for admission to the practice of chemical engineering or where review classes in preparation for the licensure examination are being offered or conducted; nor shall he be a member of the faculty or of the administration thereof at the time of his appointment to the Board.