Registering with Association of Consulting Engineers of Zambia (ACEZ)

According to the  Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) Act No. 17 of 2010,  It is a requirement  for  Consulting Engineers practicing in Zambia to  register  with the Engineering Registration Board. Also they are required to be members of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Zambia (ACEZ)

Membership  is open to all Consulting Engineers. This should be engineers  who meet the minimum requirements prescribed in the ACEZ Constitution.

The Association  is a representative body for Consulting Engineers in Zambia.  It was set up  amongst other objectives to:

• To serve the public in matters connected with engineering
• Establish a code of conduct of Consulting Engineers
• Promote rights of Consulting Engineers,
• To promote training of engineers
• Ensure there is  promotion of  professional interests
• To promote powers and advancement of the profession of Consulting Engineers

Duties and rules

• No member shall solicit professional work either directly or indirectly or by an agent nor shall he pay, by commission.
• There will be no member placing orders on his own behalf but shall only do so explicitly on behalf of his client.
• No one shall accept any trade commission, discount, allowance or indirect payment or other consideration in connection with any professional work  on which he is engaged.
• Every member shall in all professional matters act as a faithful agent and trustee for his clients and his  charges to such clients shall constitute his only  remuneration in connection with his work.
• No member shall be the medium of payments made on his client’s behalf (unless specially so requested in writing by his client) but shall only issue certificates for payment.
• No member shall receive directly or indirectly any royalty on or any gratuity or commission in respect of any patented or protected article or process used on or  for the purpose of the work in respect of which he is  acting for a client unless and until such royalty, gratuity  or commission has been authorized in writing by such client.