Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
(a)
practise or carry on business or take up employment as a
Quantity Surveyor under any name, style or title containing the words ‘Quantity Surveyors’, ‘Building
Economist’, ‘Project Cost Consultant’ or the equivalent thereto in any other language or bearing any other word whatsoever in any language which may reasonably be construed to imply that the person is a Consultant
Quantity Surveyor or Professional Quantity Surveyor;
(b)
use or display any sign, board, card or other device representing or implying that the person is a Consultant
Quantity Surveyor or Professional Quantity Surveyor;
(c)
(Deleted by Act A1481);
(d)
(Deleted by Act A1481).
(1A)
A Consultant Quantity Surveyor shall be entitled to use the abbreviation “CQS” after his name.
(1B)
A Professional Quantity Surveyor shall be entitled to use the abbreviation “PQS” after his name.
(1C)
A Consultant Quantity Surveyor or Professional Quantity
Surveyor shall be entitled to use the abbreviation “Sr” before his name if the Consultant Quantity Surveyor or Professional Quantity
Surveyor is a member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors,
Malaysia.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a Consultant Quantity
Surveyor or Professional Quantity Surveyor may subject to section 8
with the written approval of the Board take up employment as a
Quantity Surveyor.
(3)
A person is not allowed to practise as a consulting Quantity
Surveyor, or to collect any fee, charge, remuneration or other form of consideration for any professional advice or services rendered, unless the person has obtained a permit to practise as a Consulting Quantity
Surveying Practice approved by the Board under section 7A or