§ 54.1-1400. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Board" means the Board for Geology.
"Geologist" means a person engaged in the public practice of geology.
"Geology" means the science dealing with (i) the earth and its history in general; (ii) the investigation, prediction, evaluation, and location of materials and structures which compose the earth; (iii) the natural processes that cause changes in the earth; and (iv) the application of knowledge of the earth, its processes, and its constituent rocks, minerals, liquids, gases, and other natural materials.
"Practice of geology" means the performance of any service or work for the general public wherein the principles and methods of geology are applied.
"Qualified geologist" means an uncertified person who possesses all the qualifications specified in this chapter for certification.
"Virginia certified professional geologist" means a person who possesses all qualifications specified in this chapter for certification and whose competence has been attested by the Board through certification.
(1981, c. 132, § 54-962; 1988, c. 765.)
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