Section 20, Council Act, 2022

A person shall not be registered as a professional engineerin Sierra Leone if he has been- (a) certified to be of unsound mind; (b) convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty; or Disqualification from registration as engineer or institutions. No. 9 The Professional Engineering Regulatory Council Act 2022No. 9 The Professional Engineering Regulatory Council Act 2022 (a) balance sheet accounts; (b) income and expenditure accounts; and (c) source and application of funds. (2) The accounts of the Council kept under subsection (1) shall, not later than 3 months after the end of each financial year, be audited by the Auditor-General or an auditor appointed by him. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the Auditor- General or the auditor appointed by him shall be entitled to have access to all books of account, vouchers and other financial records of the Council and to require such information and explanation thereon as he may think fit. (4) The Council shall provide the Auditor-General or the auditor appointed by him with all necessary and appropriate facilities for the examination of the accounts and records of the Council. (5) The Auditor-General or the auditor appointed by him shall submit to the Council a report on the audited accounts and the financial statements referred to in subsection (1) and shall, in his report draw attention to - (a) any irregularities in the accounts; (b) any matters that are likely to adversely affect the operations of the Council; and (c) any other matter which, in his opinion, ought to be brought to the notice of the Council. 16. The financial year of the Council shall be the same as the financial year of the Government. 17. (1) The Council shall, within 3 months after the end of the financial year, submit to the Minister a report on the performance of its functions during that year and on its policies and programmes. Financial year of Annual report. (2) The annual report shall include the accounts and annual financial statement prepared under section 15 and the report of the audit thereon. (3) The Minister shall lay copies of the annual report before Parliament within 3 months after he has received the report. (4) The Council shall make copies of the report available to all stakeholders once it has been laid before Parliament. PART VI - REQUIREMENT TO PRACTICE AS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR OPERATE AN ENGINEERING INSTITUTION 18. A person shall not be qualified to practice as a professional engineer or establish or operate an engineering institution in Sierra Leone unless that person - (a) holds such qualifications and has completed such practical training and for such period as may be prescribed by the Council; and (b) has been - (i) registered as a member of the Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers; or (ii) granted temporary registration by the Council under subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 23. 19. (1) An application for registration as a professional engineer shall be made to the Council in such form as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant - (a) has been - Qualification to practice as Engineer or operate an Application for egistration as professional engineer.