In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"accredit"

means the process of evaluation and recognition by the council of education programmes offered by educational institutions relating to the engineering profession, and "accreditation" has a corresponding meaning;

"actively practise"

means to practise on an ongoing basis in one of the categories contemplated in section 18, and includes a person qualified in the engineering profession who is employed by any sphere of government or an educational institution;

"candidate"

means a person who is registered in terms of section 19(2)(b);

"CBE"

means the Council for the Built Environment established by section 2 of the Council for the Built Environment Act, 2000;

"chief executive officer"

means the person appointed as chief executive officer under section 8(1)(a);

"committee"

means a committee established in terms of section 17;

"council"

means the Engineering Council of South Africa established by section 2;

"department"

means the national department responsible for public works;

"disciplinary tribunal"

means a tribunal appointed in terms of section 30;

"Minister"

means the Minister responsible for public works;

"prescribe"

means prescribed by a rule made by the council under section 36, and "prescribed" has a corresponding meaning;

"professional"

means a person who is registered in terms of section 19(2)(a);

"registered person"

means a person registered under one of the categories referred to in section 18;

"registration"

means the process—

"rule"

means a rule made and in force under this Act;

"this Act"

includes any notice, order or rule issued or made under this Act;

"voluntary association"

means any voluntary association recognised by the council in terms of section 25.