1. This Regulation applies to the disposal of the records, books, registers, products, substances, apparatus and equipment of a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec who ceases to practise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Regulation does not apply to a member who is employed by a natural person, a legal person, a partnership or a government and who ceases to practise.
Nothing in this Regulation shall be interpreted as excluding the use of data processing or any other technical means for the preservation of records, provided that their confidentiality is ensured.