Interesting. It does seem like software engineering fits the three required criteria in the definition provided. So it seems like it's possible for it to start

Interesting. It does seem like software engineering fits the three required criteria in the definition provided. So it seems like it's possible for it to start being licensed at such. That's taking the article literally. The more cynical interpretation is that the definition they give is neither here nor there and what they are really saying is "we get to decide what is and is not an engineer".