Section 1
SECTION 1. Paragraph two of section eleven of Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and eighty-five, as amended by Act Numbered Thirty-one hundred and fifty-nine, is hereby further amended to read, as follows: "SEC. 11. The Board concerned shall issue certificates without prior examination to persons who, on the date of the approval of this Act, have any of the following qualifications: "1. Have passed the civil-service examination for engineer or architect. "2. Have the first three qualifications specified in the next preceding section: Provided, That all those shall be considered as having the qualifications specified in subsection three of the next preceding section who have received a diploma or produce a certificate showing the holder to have completed the duties of engineering or architecture prior to the date on which Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and eighty-five went into effect, in an established university, academy, college, school, or institute subsequently recognized as such by the Government of the Philippine Islands or of the United States or which cannot be so recognized because of its having dropped engineering from its curriculum. "3. Have previously practised either of the professions mentioned for a period of not less than five years, without their being required to have specialized in the work of planning and designing work involving engineering calculations or architectural designing: Provided, That the Board of Examiners concerned shall have authority to subject the applicant to an examination if the testimonials presented with his application are not sufficient, in the discretion of the Board of Examiners concerned."