No registration for a civil engineer shall be issued by the board on or after January 1, 1988, to any applicant unless they have successfully completed questions to test their knowledge of seismic principles and engineering surveying principles.

The board shall administer the questions to test the applicant’s knowledge of seismic principles and engineering surveying principles as separate parts of the second division of the examination for registration as a civil engineer.

It is the intent of the Legislature that this section confirm the authority of the board to issue registrations prior to April 1, 1988, to applicants based on examinations not testing the applicant’s knowledge of seismic principles and engineering surveying principles as defined in Section 6731.1.