CPA · Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act
Part 10 — Transitional Provisions
101 Existing registrations
subsection, an individual is registered as a professional geologist or
professional geophysicist, on the coming into force of this
subsection
(a) the individual is deemed to be registered as a professiona l
geoscientist, and
(b) the certificate of registra tion as a professional geologist or
professional geophysicist held by the individual is deemed
to be a certificate of registration as a professional
geoscientist.
(2) Where, immediately before the coming into force of this
subsection, an individual is registered to engage in the practice of
geology or geophysics as a licensee, on the coming into force of
this subsection
(a) the individual is deemed to be registered to engage in the
practice of geoscience as a licensee,
(b) the licence to engage in the practice of geology or
geophysics as a licensee as authorized in the licence held by
the individual is deemed to be a licence to engage in the
practice of geoscience as authorized in the licence, and
(c) the authorization to engage in the practice of geology or
geophysics contained in the licence held by the individual is
to be construed as an authorization to engage in the practice
of geoscience to an equivalent extent, and references in the
authorization to the scope of practice of geology or
geophysics are to be construed as references to the scope of
practice of geoscience.
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ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE
(3) Where, immediately before the coming into force of this
subsection, a corporation, partnership or other association of
persons is registered to engage in the practice of geology or
geophysics as a permit holder, on the coming into force of this
subsection
(a) the corporation, partnership or other association of persons
is deemed to be registered to engage in the practice of
geoscience as a permit holder,
(b) the permit to engage in the practice of geology or
geophysics as a permit holder as authorized in the permit
held by the corporation, partnership or other association of
persons is deemed to be a permit to engage in the practice of
geoscience as authorized in the permit, and
(c) the authorization to engage in the practice of geology or
geophysics contained in the permit held by the corporation,
partnership or other association of persons is to be construed
as an authorization to engage in the practice of geoscience to
an equivalent extent and references in the authorization to
the scope of practice of geology or geophysics are to be
construed as references to the scope of practice of
geoscience.
(4) Where, immediately before the coming into force of this
subsection, an individual is registered as a professional licensee to
engage in the practice of geology or geophysics within the scope of
practice specified in the register, on the coming into force of this
subsection
(a) the individual is deemed to be registered as a professiona l
licensee to engage in the practice of geoscience within the
scope of practice specified in the register,
(b) the certificate of registra tion to engage in the practice of
geology or geophysics within the scope of practice specified
in the certificate held by the individual is deemed to be a
certificate of registration to engage in the practice of
geoscience within the scope of practice specified in the
certificate, and
(c) the scope of practice of geology or geophysics that is
specified in the register and the certificate of registration as
the scope of practice within which the individual is
permitted to engage is to be construed as the scope of
practice of geoscience within which the individual is
permitted to engage.
RSA 2000
ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE
(5) Where, immediately before the coming into force of this
subsection, an individual is registered as a professional technologist
to engage in the practice of geology or geophysics within the scope
of practice specified by the Joint Board of Examiners, on the
coming into force of this subsection
(a) the individual is deemed to be registered as a professiona l
technologist to engage in the practice of geoscience within
the scope of practice specified by the Joint Board of
Examiners,
(b) the certificate of registra tion to engage in the practice of
geology or geophysics within the scope of practice specified
in the certificate held by the individual is deemed to be a
certificate of registration to engage in the practice of
geoscience within the scope of practice specified by the
Joint Board of Examiners, and
(c) the scope of practice of geology or geophysics that is
specified by the Joint Board of Examiners as the scope of
practice for the professional technologist is to be construed
as the scope of practice of geoscience for the professional
technologist.
(6) Where, immediately before the coming into force of this
subsection, a corporation, partnership or other association of
persons is registered as an ASET permit holder to engage in the
practice of geology or geophysics as an ASET permit holder within
the scope of practice of those professional technologists who are
responsible for the practice of the ASET permit holder, on the
coming into force of this subsection the corporation, partnership or
other association of persons is deemed to be registered as an ASET
permit holder to engage in the practice of geoscience as an ASET
permit holder within the scope of practice of those professional
technologists who are responsible for the practice of the ASET
permit holder.
(7) The Registrar or the ASET Registrar, as the case may be, shall
make any necessary changes and take all necessary action to revise
or create registers and records and issue certificates, licences,
permits and other documentation to implement subsections (1) to
(6).
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