MUTUAL EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

THE INSTlTUI'ION OF

CIVIL ENGINEERS

ECSA

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OFCIVIl.ENGINEEHNG

MUTUAL EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

between

THE INSTITUTION OF CIYIL ENGINEERS

and

THE ENGINEERINGCOUNCIL OF SOUTHAFRICA

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in ton junction 'hith

THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Signed at ECSA's offices in Johannesburg

. 18JUNE 2001

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THE INSTITUTION OF

CIvIL ENGINEERS

ECSA

THESOtmfAfRIcANINS'ITIUnON

OFCIVILENGINEERING

MUTUAL EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

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Between

THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

and

THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA

in conjunction with

THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGlNEERI!'iG

Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications

for

ICE Chartered Civil Engineers and ECSA Professional Engineers

By this Agreement the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Engineering Council of South Aftica (ECSA) in

conjunction with the South Amcan Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) establish mutual recognition of their requirements

for Membership and Professional Registration in civil engineering and agree that such Members who are registered

Professional Engineers or Chartered Civil Engineers of at least one years standing of each of the parties to this. agreement will

be accorded corresponding Membership and Professional Registration of the other on receipt of a duly completed acceptable

application form.

1. ICE and ECSA together with SAICE have exchanged information on.their individualprocedures,policies, criteria and

requireJnentsfor admitting civil engineersto Membership and registrationas ProfessionalEngineers or Chartered Civil

Engineers,have observedthose in acJionandhave agreedthatthese aresubstantiallyequivalent

2. Each Institution and Council will activelyencoUrageits members 10 enroll and register with the other Jnsti1l1tionand

Councilifthey arepractisingin aterritoryunderthejurisdictionofthat Insti1l1tionand Council.

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3. Each Institution and Council requiresthe following elements in the formation of an engineer seeking Membership and

ProfessionalRegistration. .

3.1 A classified honours degree or a university degree in a relevant engineering subject accredited by ICE or ECSA.

3.2 A sufficientperiod of supervisedor monitored training approvedby ICE or ECSA (initial professionaldevelopment)

or an acceptableperiod of practical experiencein lieu.

3.3 A sufficient period of responsible experience assessed by means of a Professional Review, undertaken by not less than

two Members of ICE or two Members of SAICE approved as Reviewers by ECSA, including the preparation of a

report on a project personally undertaken by the candidate, and the presentation of the report at a formal professional

review interview.

3.4 Evidence of continuing professional development.

4. ICE and ECSA reserve the right, where an application does not fully meet the requirements in 3 above, to call for

additional information in an experience and training report in order to satisfyitself of the suitability of the applicant for

Membership and ProfessionalRegistration.

~ 5. P..avingreceivedthe experience and trah-ungreport referred to in 4 above, ICE and ECSA reservethe right to reject any

applicationthat still does not fullymeet the requirements in 3 above.

6. ICE andECSAwill maketheir own arrangementsfor the assessmentof applications:trommembersofthe otherInstitution

and offer facilities for authorized members of the other Institution to be present if requested. In the case of ICE all

applications will be processed in accordance with the ICE By-Laws and t.1risincludes the need for sponsorship of the

application. In the case of ECSA all applications ""illbe processed b accordancewit.l}the procedures of ECSA and the

By-Lawsof SAICEincludingthe need for sponsorshipof the SAICEapplication.

7. ICE will follow the agreed procedures under the Nominations PrQcedureof the Engineering Council to register as a

Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council UK any applicant who is elected a Member of ICE in terms of this

agreementand who wishes to be registeredwith the EngineeringCouncilUK.

8. ECSA will follow the agreed procedures with S.AJ:CEto ad.T.itto Membership of SAICE any applicant, who has been

registered as a Professional Engineerin terms of this agreement.

9. A Member ofICE, who is registeredas a Chartered CivilEngineer, wishingto exercisethis mutual agreementshall:

9.1 Submit an application formto EC~A, including an applicationform for SAICE.

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9.2 Request ICE t<>forward to ECSA, a statement verifying educational qualifications, membership and registration

details.

9.3 Supply a concise CV covering the period from acceptance as an ICE Member to the time of application.

10. A registered Professional Engineer with ECSA, who is a Member of SAICE,wishing to exercisethis mutual agreement

shall:

10.1 Submitan application formto ICE.

10.2 Request ECSA to forward to ICE, a statement v~rifying educational qualifications and registration details.

10.3 Request SAICEto forwardto ICE throughECSA, a statementverifyingmembershipdetails.

lQ.4 Supply a concise CV covering the period :trom registration as a Professional Engineer to the time of application.

11. ,Each Institution and Council will set its own requirements for continuing professional development.

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12. E~chInstitution and Councilwill maintain its own fee structure.

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13. ICE and ECSA will notify each other and provide copies of any major changes in policy, criteria, procedures and

programmeswhich might affectthi!Wagreement.

14. This agreement will be in effect for as long as it is acceptable and desirable to both ICE and ECSA and may be terminated

on the expiry of six months written notice given by either party to the other and will be subject to periodic rlview at

intervals not exceeding three years, or as required by either party.

15. This agreement only applies for those Members of the ICE, who are Chartered Civil Engineers, and who have been

admitted to ICE via the normal admission procedures, and Registered Professional Engineers ofECSA, who are Members

of SAICE, and who have been registered as.Professional Engineers with ECSA via the normal registration procedures and

does not apply to persons who have joined ICE or registered with ECSA via another Mutual Exemption Agreement with

third parties.

16. This agreement shall take effect on the day of signing and shall be retrospective for members admitted since 1stJanuary

1960.

Signed tbis 18thday of June 2001.

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\ The Institution of Civil Engineers

President

The SouthAfrican Institutionof

CivilEngineering.

Engineering Council of South Africa

Chief Executive and Secretary

The Institution ofCivil Engineers(UK)

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