Illegal practice
10.—(1)  Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall draw or prepare any architectural plan, drawing, tracing, design, specification or other document intended to govern the construction, enlargement or alteration of any building or part thereof in Singapore unless the person is —
(a)a registered architect who has in force a practising certificate; or
(b)under the direction or supervision of a registered architect who has in force a practising certificate.
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(2)  Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall sign and submit to a building authority or to a public authority (as defined in section 3(4)) —
(a)any architectural plan, drawing, tracing, design, specification or other document intended to govern the construction, enlargement or alteration of any building or part thereof in Singapore; or
(b)any report, certificate or other document relating to the construction, enlargement or alteration of any building or part thereof which is required by any written law to be signed by an architect,
unless the person is a registered architect who has in force a practising certificate.
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(2A)  Any document that is signed in contravention of subsection (2) shall be invalid.
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(3)  Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall —
(a)use verbally or otherwise the word “architect” or any of its derivatives in connection with his business designation, or any other words, name or designation that will lead to the belief that the person is an architect unless the person is a registered architect; or
(b)advertise or hold himself out or conduct himself in any way or by any means as a person who is authorised to supply architectural services in Singapore, unless the person is a registered architect who has in force a practising certificate, a licensed corporation, a licensed partnership, a licensed limited liability partnership or a partnership consisting wholly of registered architects.
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(4)  Nothing in subsection (3)(b) shall apply to prevent a corporation or limited liability partnership that ceases to have in force a licence from carrying on any activity necessary to the winding up of the corporation or limited liability partnership.
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(5)  Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall —
(a)supply or offer to supply architectural services in Singapore,
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unless the person is —
(i)a registered architect who has in force a practising certificate and is doing so on his own account or as a partner in a licensed partnership, a licensed limited liability partnership or a partnership consisting wholly of registered architects who have in force a practising certificate;
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(ii)an allied professional and is doing so only by reason of being a partner in a licensed partnership or limited liability partnership; or
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(iii)a licensed corporation or limited liability partnership.
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(5A)  Notwithstanding subsection (5), a builder may supply or offer to supply architectural services in Singapore in connection with any building works which he undertakes to carry out if the architectural services are provided by a person referred to in subsection (5)(i), (ii) or (iii).
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(6)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.