Malaysia legislation
Section 15
Section 15
(a)
the qualification required for Graduate Membership of the Pertubuhan Perancang Malaysia; or
(b)
such other qualification as the Board considers to be equivalent to it, shall be entitled, on application made by him, to be registered under Section B of the Register as a registered Graduate Town
Planner.
(2)
A registered Graduate Town Planner shall be required to obtain such practical experience as the Board may prescribe after consulting the Minister and the Pertubuhan Perancang
Malaysia, in order to be entitled to apply for registration as a registered Town Planner.
(3)
The following persons shall be entitled, on application made by him, to be registered under Section A of the Register as registered Town Planners:
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(a)
any person who—
(i)
is a registered Graduate Town Planner; and
(ii)
has obtained the practical experience as prescribed under subsection (2); and
(b)
any person who, on 1 January 1996, is a Corporate
Member of the Pertubuhan Perancang Malaysia.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (3), a person shall not be entitled to be registered as a registered Town Planner unless at the time of the application for registration—
(a)
he is a citizen or a permanent resident of Malaysia;
(b)
he is residing in Malaysia; and
(c)
he has been residing in Malaysia for a period of not less than six months prior to the date of the application.
(5)
Any person—
(a)
whose name has been removed from the Register under paragraph 36(b); and
(b)
who has not applied for reinstatement into the
Register within five years from the date of the removal, shall be entitled, on application made by him, to be registered under Section A of the Register.
(6)
No person shall be entitled to be registered as a registered
Town Planner or a registered Graduate Town Planner if at any time prior to his registration there exists any of the circumstances which would have rendered his registration null and void under section 35.
22 Laws of Malaysia ACT 538
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