Section 9. Power and Duties of the Board. —
The Board shall exercise the following specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities:
To promulgate and adopt the rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act;
To supervise the registration, licensure and practice of mechanical engineers in the Philippines;
To administer oaths in connection with the successful examinees entering the practice of Mechanical Engineering;
To issue the certificate of registration to successful examinees;
To issue, suspend and/or revoke, after due process certificates of registration and issue, cancel and suspend professional license or cancel special permits for the practice of mechanical engineering, for causes provided by law;
To adopt an official seal of the Board;
To look into the conditions affecting the practice of the mechanical engineering profession and whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement and maintenance of high professional and ethical standards of the profession;
To prescribe and/or adopt a Code of Ethical and Professional Standards for the practice of the mechanical engineering profession.
To hear and try administrative cases involving violations of this Act, its Implementing Rules and Regulations, the Code of Ethics for Mechanical Engineers, and for this purpose, to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure the appearance of witnesses and the production of documents in connection therewith;
Prescribe guidelines in the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) program in coordination with accredited association of mechanical engineers;
Prepare, adopt, issue or amend the syllabi of the subjects for examinations;
Approve, issue, limit or revoke temporary license to practice mechanical engineering; and
Discharge such other duties and functions as may be deemed necessary for the enhancement of the mechanical engineering profession and the upgrading, development and growth of mechanical engineering education in the Philippines.