Architects Act 1991
Table of Contents
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33 (Repealed)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
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table