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Architects Act 1991
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Table of Contents
Architects Act 1991
Long Title Part 1 PRELIMINARY
 
1 Short title
 
2 Interpretation
 
3 Act not to apply to Government, naval and landscape architects, etc.
Part 2 BOARD OF ARCHITECTS
 
4 Establishment of Board of Architects
 
4A Constitution of Board
 
4B Compulsory voting
 
4C President of Board
 
4D Disqualifications for membership of Board
 
4E Filling of vacancies
 
4F Meetings and quorum of Board
 
5 Common seal of Board
 
6 Functions of Board
 
6A Powers of Board
 
7 Committees
 
8 Registers
 
9 Appointment and duties of Registrar
Part 3 PRIVILEGES OF ARCHITECTS
 
10 Illegal practice
 
11 Remuneration for architectural services
 
12 Employment or engagement of unregistered architect prohibited
 
13 Minor building works
 
14 Relationship with professional engineers, etc.
Part 4 REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS
 
15 Qualifications for registration
 
15A Recognition for purposes of mutual recognition arrangements
 
16 Application for registration
 
17 Certificates of registration
 
17A Amendment of registers
 
17B Removal of name and particulars from register of architects
 
17C Reinstatement of registration
Part 5 PRACTISING CERTIFICATES
 
18 Practising certificates
 
19 Cancellation of practising certificates
Part 6 MULTIDISCIPLINE AND CORPORATE PRACTICE
 
20 Licence for multidiscipline and corporate practice
 
21 Conditions of licence to practise
 
22 Change in composition of board of directors, members, etc.
 
23 Application of Companies Act 1967
 
24 Liability insurance
 
25 Relationship between client and licensed corporation or limited liability partnership
 
26 Professional responsibility of supervising architect
 
26A Revocation of licence
 
26B Appeal against order of Board
Part 7 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
 
27 Appointment of Investigation Panel
 
28 Complaints against registered architects
 
29 Review of complaints
 
30 Appointment of Investigation Committee
 
31 Powers and procedure of Investigation Committee
 
31A Findings of Investigation Committee
 
31B Decision of Board
 
31C Appointment of Disciplinary Committee
 
31D Observer
 
31E Architect to be notified of inquiry
 
31F Powers and procedure of Disciplinary Committee
 
31G Findings of Disciplinary Committee
 
31H Appeal against order by Disciplinary Committee
 
31I Conviction final and conclusive
 
31J Service of documents
Part 8 GENERAL
 
31K Investigators
 
32 Application of fees received by Board
 
33 (Repealed)
 
34 Penalty for wilful falsification of register and wrongfully procuring registration, etc.
 
35 Offences by corporations
 
35A Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
 
36 Exemption
 
37 No action in absence of bad faith or malice
 
38 Rules
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  • 15 Jul 1995
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    Act 15 of 1995
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    Act 12 of 2002
  • 01 Jan 2004
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    Act 45 of 2004
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    Act 28 of 2005
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    Act 28 of 2005
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    Act 42 of 2005
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    Amended by
    Act 42 of 2005
  • 01 Mar 2010
    Amended by
    Act 21 of 2008
  • 03 Jan 2016
    Amended by
    Act 36 of 2014
  • 06 Oct 2017
    Amended by
    Act 20 of 2017
  • 01 Apr 2018
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    Act 5 of 2018
  • 02 Jan 2021
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    Act 40 of 2019
  • 31 Dec 2021
    2020 RevEd
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