Section 19. Issuance of Certificates. —
The Board of Examiners for Mining Engineers shall, within one year only after the approval of this Act, receive applications for certificate of registration without examination as mining engineer, and may issue to any applicant who, on the date of approval of this Act, is:
A Filipino citizen or alien whose country of which he is a citizen accords reciprocity with the Republic of the Philippines;
Of good moral character; and
A graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering (B.S.E.M.) obtained on or before nineteen hundred and forty-two from a duly recognized school, college or university and has been in actual practice of mining operation for a period of at least ten years; or a holder of any engineering degree or bachelor of science of any engineering degree obtained on or before nineteen hundred forty-two with at least fifteen years of actual mining experience, to be certified by former employer or employers and subject to evaluation by the Board as to its technological and supervisory nature or a holder of a master's degree in mining engineering: Provided, That the applicant has not been held responsible for any serious accident or charged with mismanagement, as certified by his present or former employer or employers, or accused and convicted of any serious crime in any court of law.