Qualifications of Members of the Board.
Section 5
SEC. 5. Qualifications of Members of the Board. - A member of the Board shall, at the time of his appointment, possess the following qualifications: (a) Natural born citizen and resident of the Philippines; (b) Must be at least thirty-five (35) years of age; (c) Holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent, conferred by a school, academy, college or university in the Philippines or abroad that is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); (d) A Professional Mechanical Engineer with a valid professional license and an active practitioner as such, for not less than ten (10) years prior to his appointment; (e) Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment, be a member of the faculty of any school, academy, institute, college or university where a regular course in mechanical engineering is being taught, nor has pecuniary interest in or administrative supervision over any such institutions of learning; (f) Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment, be connected with a review center or with any group or association where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are offered or conducted at the time of appointment; and (g) Has never been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.