ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD - DECEMBER 1998 Back to Activities Contents

1.0             Background

              The Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago was established by Act No. 34 of 1985 to carry out the registration of engineers and otherwise regulate the practice of engineering in Trinidad and Tobago as required by the law.  The Act was assented to on December 12, 1985.

            Since then, four Boards have been appointed.  The present Board was appointed by the Minister of Works and Transport on March 19, 1998.  The Members of the Board are: 

(a)       four (4) registered engineers nominated by and holding membership in the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago.  These are Engineers Hollis Charles, Lauriston Lewis, Ronald Nurse and Prof. Winston A. Mellowes.

(b)       a public officer who is registered or is eligible to be registered as a registered engineer.  This public officer is Eng. Hilton Charles. 

(c)        two (2) persons appointed to represent the public interest.  These are Mr. Hewitt Nicholson and Mrs. Margaret Edwards. 

At its first meeting, this Board appointed Eng. Fenrick De Four as its Registrar/Secretary and Eng. Ronald Nurse was appointed as Treasurer.

            Since its appointment, the Board has had a full schedule of activities. The more significant of those activities are described in this Report and provide an insight into the functioning of the Board. 

2.0              Registration Roll

            In accordance with the requirement of the Act, on an annual basis, an official list of registered engineers is published in the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette.  

              The following is the status of the registration roll:-

                                   Registration Roll                                          :             672

                                    Deceased                                                   :             010

                                    Removed from Practice                             :             045

                                    No longer in active practice in T&T/

                                    No response to communication               :             025

                                    On role (current - December 1998)          :             592

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