Cap. 321 Art. 18Chamber of Professional Engineers. XLVIII.2021.13. Act No. XLVIII of 2021.

(1) The Minister may, after consulting the Board, recognise an association of warrant holders to be known as the

Chamber of Professional Engineers.

(2) Whenever the number of members of that Chamber is not less than two-thirds of the total number of warrant holders the Minister may recognise a code of ethics submitted to him by that Chamber and such code of ethics shall regulate the professional behaviour of warrant holders which is not already prescribed.

(3) The Minister may at any time amend any part of or withdraw his recognition of such code of ethics after giving due notice thereof.

to a fine (multa) not exceeding two thousand and five hundred euro (€2,500), or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any person who, not being entitled to in terms of this Act, assumes or uses the designation "Inġinier" or its abbreviation "Inġ.", or in any manner indicates that he is entitled to exercise the profession of inġinier shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand two hundred and fifty euro (€1,250), and in respect of a second or subsequent offences, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) Without prejudice to any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person who, not being the holder of a warrant or a special licence or who is otherwise not entitled to practise temporarily in accordance with the provisions of the Inġiniera (Amendment) Act,

2021 practises the profession of inġinier, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) of not less than five hundred euro (€500) but not exceeding five thousand euro (€5,000), and in respect of a second or subsequent offences, to a fine (multa) of not less than seven hundred euro (€700) but not exceeding twelve thousand, five hundred euro (€12,500), or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of article 9 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) of not less than five hundred euro (€500) but not exceeding five thousand euro (€5,000), and in the case of a continuing offence to an additional fine (multa) of seventy euro (€70) for each day during which the offence subsists.

(5) Any person who contravenes the provisions of article 9 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) of not less than five hundred euro (€500) but not exceeding one thousand, two hundred euro (€1,200), and in the case of a continuing offence to an additional fine (multa) of seventy euro (€70) for each day during which the offence subsists.