MHHS · Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act
1 Definitions
(a) "Appeal Board" means the Appeal Board established under
section 18;
(a.1) "ASET Council" means the Co uncil continued under section
87;
(b) "Association" means the Association of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta;
(c) "Board of Examiners" means the Board of Examiners
established under section 30;
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(d) "certificate holder" means
(i) a joint firm, and
(ii) a restricted practitioner;
(e) "Council" means the Council of the Association;
(f) "Court" means the Co urt of King's Bench;
(g) "Discipline Committee" m eans the Discipline Committee
established under section 45;
(h) "Investigative Committ ee" means the Investigative
Committee established by the Council pursuant to section
46;
(i) "Joint Board" means the Joint Board of Practice
under section 1 of Schedule 8 to the Government
Organization Act;
(i.1) "Joint Councils Com mittee" means the committee
established by section 1.1;
(j) "joint firm" means a firm to which a certificate of
authorization has been issued under section 35;
(k) "licensee" means an individu al who holds a licence under
this Act but does not include a professional licensee;
(l) "member of the Associa tion" means a person who is
registered as a professional member or a member of a class
or category of membership established under this Act;
(m) "member of the public" mean s, in sections 14, 15 and 30, a
person who is
(i) a Canadian citizen or who is lawfully admitted to
Canada for permanent residence,
(ii) a resident of Alberta, and
(iii) not a professional mem ber of the Association;
(n) "member-in-training" means engineer-in-training or
geoscientist-in-training, as the case may be;
(o) "Minister" means the Minist er determined under section 16
of the Government Organization Act as the Minister
responsible for this Act;
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(p) "permit holder" means a part nership or other association of
persons or a corporation that holds a permit under this Act
but does not include an ASET permit holder as defined in
section 86.4;
(q) "practice of engineering" means
(i) reporting on, advising on, evaluating, designing,
preparing plans and specifications for or directing the
construction, technical inspection, maintenance or
operation of any structure, work or process
(A) that is aimed at the discovery, development or
utilization of matter, materials or energy or in any
other way designed for the use and convenience of
humans, and
(B) that requires in that repo rting, advising, evaluating,
designing, preparation or direction the professional
application of the principles of mathematics,
chemistry, physics or any related applied subject, or
(ii) teaching engineering at a university;
(r) "practice of geoscience" means
(i) reporting, advising, evalua ting, interpreting, processing,
geoscientific surveying, exploring, classifying reserves
or examining related to any activity
(A) that relates to the earth sciences or the environment,
(B) that is aimed at the discovery or development of oil,
natural gas, coal, metallic or non-metallic minerals,
precious stones, other natural resources or water or
that is aimed at the investigation of surface or
subsurface conditions of the earth, and
(C) that requires, in that rep orting, advising, evaluating,
interpreting, processing, geoscientific surveying,
exploring, classifying reserves or examining, the
professional application of the principles of
mathematics, chemistry, physics or biology through
the application of the principles of geoscience,
o r
(ii) teaching geoscien ce at a university;
(s) repealed 2011 c3 s3;
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(t) "Practice Review Board" me ans the Practice Review Board
established under section 15;
(u) "profession" means the profession of engineering or
geoscience, as the case may be;
(v) "professional engineer" means an individual who holds a
certificate of registration to engage in the practice of
engineering under this Act but does not include
(i) a professional licen see (engineering), or
(ii) a professional technologist as defined in section 86.4(m) ;
(w) "professional geoscientist" means an individual who holds a
certificate of registration to engage in the practice of
geoscience under this Act but does not include
(i) a professional licen see (geoscience), or
(ii) a professional technologist as defined in section 86.4(m) ;
(x) repealed 2011 c3 s3;
(x.1) "professional licensee" means a professional licensee
(engineering) or a professional licensee (geoscience);
(x.2) "professional licensee (engineering)" means an individua l
who holds a certificate of registration and an annual licence
to engage in the practice of engineering within the scope of
practice specified by the Board of Examiners;
(x.3) "professional licensee (g eoscience)" means an individual
who holds a certificate of registration and an annual licence
to engage in the practice of geoscience within the scope of
practice specified by the Board of Examiners;
(x.4) repealed 2011 c3 s3;
(y) "professional member" means a professional engineer or
professional geoscientist;
(z) "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 13 ;
(aa) "restricted practitioner" m eans a registered architect under
the Architects Act who holds a certificate of authorization
under this Act.
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