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Construction Industry Development Act 2014 · As enacted · Part V · Qualified Persons

26. Register of Qualified Persons

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The Authority shall maintain a Register of persons recommended by the Credential Committee as being qualified persons (hereinafter referred to as the “Register of

Qualified Persons”) in the following disciplines:—

(a)

Engineering, in consultation with the Institute of

Engineers, Sri Lanka established under the

Institution of Engineers, Ceylon Act, No. 17 of 1968;

(b)

Architecture, in consultation with the Sri Lanka

Institute of Architects and Architects Registration

Board established under the Sri Lanka Institute of

Architects Law, No. 1 of 1976;

(c)

Quantity Surveying, in consultation with the

Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka established under the Institute of Quantity

Surveyors, Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act, No. 20 of 2007;

(d)

Environmental and Public Health Engineering, in consultation with relevant professional and academic bodies; and

(e)

any other discipline not specified under paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) but relating to the disciplines specified in pargraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) and which shall be as prescribed from time to time, on the recommendation of the relevant academic or professional bodies or any board of registration relating to construction industry established by an

Act of Parliament.

(2)

(a)

The Minister shall, in consultation with any relevant professional or academic body or any board of registration established by an Act of Parliament, as the case may be, prescribe the criteria for registration of persons who are not members of any professional body or persons who are not registered with any board of registration relating to construction industry established by an Act of Parliament, as specified in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (1) and persons belonging to the disciplines specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (1).

(b)

Any person who is a member of a professional body or a person registered under any board of registration relating to construction industry established by an Act of Parliament as specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (1) shall be a qualified person specified in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (1) and shall be exempted from the criteria for registration under this section.

(3)

Any Person who wishes to register himself as a qualified person shall apply to the Authority in that behalf. The

Authority on receipt of such application shall—

(a)

in the case of an application received from any professional body or board of registration relating to construction industry established by an Act of

Parliament, on behalf of a person who is a member of such professional body or a person of such board of registration as specified in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (1), register such person as a

Qualified Person under this Act and cause the names of such persons to be included in the Register of

Qualified Persons;

(b)

in the case of an application received from a person who is not a member of any professional body or a person who in not registered under any board of registration relating to construction industry established by an Act of Parliament, as specified in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (1) and any person belonging to the disciplines specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (1), refer such application to the Credential Committee for its recommendation.

(4)

The Authority shall on the basis of the recommendation made to it by the Credential Committee

Construction Industry Development under subsecion (3), appoint such persons so recommended as “qualified persons” and cause the names of such persons to be included in the Register of Qualified Persons.

(5)

The procedure for registration of qualified persons and renewal of such registration shall be as prescribed and a registration number shall be issued to each such qualified person upon the name of such person being entered in the

Register of Qualified Persons. Such Register shall be available for inspection by any person free of charge at the office of the Authority during office hours.

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Part VII

Technical Auditing

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Part VIII

Standard Documents and Human Resource Development

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Part IX

Settlement of Disputes

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Part X

Appeals Board

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Part XI

Collection, Processing and Distribution of Information in the Construction Industry

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Part XII

General

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