Powers and duties of the Board.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Powers and duties of the Board.—The Board is vested with the authority, conformably with the provisions of this Act, to: Administer the provisions of this Act; Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act; Issue, suspend or revoke certificates of registration for the practice of geodetic engineering; Study the conditions affecting geodetic engineering courses and training and the practice of the geodetic engineering profession in the Philippines, and exercise the powers conferred upon it by this and other Acts with a view to the maintenance of efficient, ethical, technical, moral and professional standards in the practice of geodetic engineering; Study and examine, in cooperation with the Department of Education, the facilities of schools, colleges or universities seeking permission to open courses or already offering courses in geodetic engineering to see to it that the essential requirements, including the employment of qualified faculty members, are properly complied with; Recommend the opening of colleges or schools in geodetic engineering to the Department of Education or other entity concerned with the granting of school permits or authorization; Investigate violations of this Act and, for this purpose, issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in connection with the charges presented to and/or any investigation pending before the Board; and if any person shall refuse to obey any subpoena so issued or shall refuse to testify or produce any book, document, or other pertinent evidence required thereunder, the Board may petition the proper Court of First Instance setting forth the facts and thereupon such court shall, in a proper case, issue a subpoena to said person, requiring him to appear before the Board, and thereto testify and/or produce such books, papers, documents or other pertinent evidence as may be required by such subpoena. Any person failing or refusing to obey the subpoena or order of the said court shall be held liable in the same manner as for refusal to obey any other subpoena or order of the court. Recommend or adopt, whenever necessary, such measures as may be deemed proper for the advancement of the profession and for the proper enforcement of this Act.