11. Rule 18 of the Architects Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(3) For the purposes of section 20(4)(b) of the Act, the type of limited liability partnership which may apply for a licence is one where its partners are either —
(a)
registered architects or allied professionals who each has in force a practising certificate;
(b)
corporations each of which has in force a licence issued under section 22(1) or (2) of the Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 156) or section 20(1) or (2) of the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253); or
(c)
limited liability partnerships each of which has in force a licence issued under section 20(4) of the Act or section 20(4) of the Professional Engineers Act.
(4) An application for a licence by a limited liability partnership shall be accompanied by —
(a)
a certified true copy of the statement lodged by the partners of the limited liability partnership with the Registrar of Limited Liability Partnerships under section 15(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 (Act 5 of 2005);
(b)
a certified true copy of the resolution passed by the partners of the limited liability partnership under section 20(4)(d) (ii) of the Act;
(c)
a declaration by the partner having control and management of the business of the limited liability partnership that in his opinion the limited liability partnership appears to be able to pay its debts as they become due in the normal course of business as at the date of the application; and
(d)
a list of the partners of the limited liability partnership containing particulars as to whether they are registered architects, allied professionals, licensed corporations or licensed limited liability partnerships, and such other particulars as the Board may require.
(5) The Board may require an applicant for a licence to furnish a statutory declaration to support any facts or particulars contained in his application or such other evidence or particulars as the Board considers necessary to determine whether to issue a licence.”.