SS · Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act
Part 4 — Registration
34 Approval by Joint Board
Joint Board by the council to which it was made, with or without
comment from that council.
(2) The Joint Board shall consider with respect to each application
referred to it whether
(a) the applicant is eligible to apply under section 33(2);
(b) the applicant has at least one full-time employee who is a
professional engineer who shall take responsibility for the
engineering work of the applicant and at least one full-time
employee who is a registered architect who shall take
responsibility for the architectural work of the applicant;
(c) the presence of any ownersh ip interests in the applicant will
give rise to conflicts with the professional responsibilities of
the firm;
(d) the granting of a certificate of authorization to the appl icant
will give rise to unauthorized practice or otherwise lead to
circumvention of this Act or the Architects Act;
(e) any detriment to the public would result from the applican t
becoming entitled to engage in the practice of both
engineering and architecture.
(3) After considering an application for a certificate of
authorization referred to it, the Joint Board shall recommend
(a) in the case of an applicatio n by a registered architect or an
architects firm, to the Council,
(b) in the case of an application by a professional engineer o r an
engineers firm, to the council of the Architects Association,
or
(c) in the case of an applicatio n by a proposed engineers and
architects firm or other applicant, to the Council and to the
council of the Architects Association,
whether or not to grant a certificate of authorization, based on the
criteria considered by it under subsection (2).
1981 cE-11.1 s33
RSA 2000