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Qualification of Members

4 (1) Subject to the provisions of Rule 2, no person shall be qualified for Membership of the Association unless he:
is citizen of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (a) and
is a corporate member of the Institution of Engineer ,Sri Lanka or of any other professional institution of engineers acceptable to the Council of the Association (b), and
has 7 years of professional experience subsequent to admission to corporate membership (c), and
is in active practice as a Consulting Engineer as deemed by the Council, either individually or as a director, partner or a consultant in a company or firm of Consulting Engineers or is an employee holding a responsible position as a senior engineer in a Government department or a statutory engineering organization with the right to private practice (d).

Qualification of Corporate Membership

4 (2) No Company or firm shall be qualified for Membership of the Association unless:
the company is registered as company under the Companies Act or the name of the firm is registered under the Business Name Ordinance, and (a)
the primary object of the company or the nature of business of the firm is the provision of engineering consultancy services (b) , and
not less than 51 per cent of its directors or partners are persons having qualifications for Membership of the Association (c), and
in the case of a company, more than sixty percent of the ordinary shares are held by citizens of Sri Lanka.(d).
The company or firm shall be represented by a director/partner who is a Member or is eligible for Membership.