Section 11. Powers and Duties of the Board.— The Board shall exercise the following specific powers, functions and duties:
Promulgate and adopt the rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act;
Supervise the registration, licensure and practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering in the Philippines;
Administer oaths of successful examinees entering the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering;
Issue the certificate of registration to successful examinees;
Issue, suspend or revoke the license for the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering profession;
Adopt an official seal of the Board;
Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the agricultural and biosystems engineering profession through the conduct of ocular inspections and monitoring in agricultural and biosystems engineering offices, plants or establishments, both public and private, and in the case of schools, in coordination with the CHED and/or the concerned SUCs, and whenever necessary adopt such measures, including promulgation of agricultural and biosystems engineering standards, rules and regulations, and best practices for the enhancement and maintenance of high professional and ethical standards of the profession, and the formulation and implementation of agricultural and biosystems engineering profession development plan/road map;
Prescribe and/or adopt, and enforce a Code of Ethical and Professional Standards for the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering profession;
Hear and try administrative cases involving violations of this Act, its implementing rules and regulations, the Code of Ethics for agricultural and biosystems 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 CPD program for agricultural and biosystems engineers in coordination with the AIPO of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers;
Ensure, in coordination with the CHED and/or SUCs, that all educational institutions offering agricultural and biosystems engineering education comply with the policies, standards and requirements of the course prescribed by the CHED in the areas of curriculum, faculty, library and facilities;
Prepare, adopt, issue or amend the syllabi of the subjects for examinations including its Table of Specifications in consultation with the academe, and cause the determination and preparation of questions for the licensure examination which shall strictly be within the scope of the syllabi of the subjects for examinations, as well as administer, correct and release the result of the licensure examinations;
Approve, issue, limit or revoke temporary/special permit (TSP) to practice agricultural and biosystems engineering;
Issue a cease or desist order to any person, association, partnership, corporation or cooperative engaged in violation of any of the provisions of this Act, any agricultural and biosystems engineering standards and/or rules or regulations duly promulgated by the Board as part of the rules governing the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering in the Philippines;
Punish for contempt of the Board, both direct and indirect, in accordance with the pertinent provision of, and penalties prescribed by, the Rules of Court;
Perform regulatory, administrative, and quasi-legislative functions as mandated under Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise known as the “PRC Modernization Act of 2000”, and such other functions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act;
Discharge such other duties and functions as may be deemed necessary for the enhancement of the agricultural and biosystems engineering profession and the upgrading, development and growth of agricultural and biosystems engineering education in the Philippines; and
Accreditation of specialty organization.
All policies, resolutions, rules and regulations of the Board shall be subject to the review and approval of the Commission.