UK Act of Parliament
1997
United Kingdom
Architects Act 1997
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to architects.
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Schedules
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The Board may make rules governing its meetings and procedure....
(1) The Board may appoint staff. (2) The Board shall...
The Board shall have a common seal which shall be...
The Professional Conduct Committee is to consist of—
(1) The members of the Professional Conduct Committee shall elect...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the quorum of the Professional...
In the event of a tie in any vote of...
The Board may make rules governing the selection and term...
In paragraph 13 the reference to a person who is...
(1) The Board may make rules about—
(1) The Board may establish such committees as it considers...
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No vote of any committee established by the Board for...
The Board may make rules governing the term of office...
(1) The Board, the Professional Conduct Committee , the Appeals...
The Board may by rules provide for the payment to...
(1) The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the...
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(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) and paragraph 5,...
(1) A person who has been a member of the...
(1) Where a vacancy occurs among the members of the...
(1) Rules made by the Board may make provision for...
In the event of a tie in any vote of...
The quorum of the Board is— (a) the chair of...
Application and interpretation
(1) In this Schedule— (a) “visiting practitioner” means a person...
Entitlement to be registered in respect of provision of occasional services: first year
Registration in respect of provision of occasional services after first year
Duration of entitlements to be registered in Part 2 of the Register
Deemed registration where person entitled to be registered is not registered
Registrar’s power to remove person’s name from Part 2 of the Register
Saving for other powers to de-register or suspend registration
Registrar’s duty to notify person appearing not to have entitlement
The substitution of this Act for the provisions repealed or...
The reference to the Board in section 10(1)(b) shall be...
If— (a) before Part III of the 1996 Act came...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), sections 14 to 18 have...
(1) If a person’s name was removed from the Register...
If— (a) a person’s name was removed from the Register,...
Section 12(7)(c) shall have effect as if it included a...
The repeal by this Act of Schedule 2 to the...
(1) This paragraph applies if when this Act comes into...
A person to whom the assets of the Fund are...
(1) In this Schedule— (a) “the 1931 Act” means the...
Anything done, or having effect as if done, (including the...
Any reference (express or implied) in this Act or any...
(1) Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment, or...
Paragraphs 1 to 4 have effect in place of section...
The term of office of the members of the Board...
If— (a) a person duly applied for registration under the...
Examinations in architecture which immediately before the day on which...
The reference in subsection (3) of section 8 to a...
Notes:
The following abbreviations are used in the Table— 1931 =...
Browse 40 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
The Board.
Designation of the Board as competent authority
Authorisation for Board to enter into regulator recognition agreements
The Registrar.
The Register.
Registration ...: general
Registration ...: European qualifications
Registration in Part 2 of the Register : Directive-rights nationals providing services
Titles to be used by persons registered in Part 2 of the Register
Information to be given to recipients of the service
Administrative co-operation with other relevant European States
Complaints by recipients of services
Registration: further procedural requirements.
Issuing of certificates of architectural education
Penalty for obtaining registrationor recognition by false representation.
Retention of name in Register.
Competence to practise.
Disqualification in a relevant European State.
Failure to notify change of address.
Visiting EEA architects.
Code of practice.
Professional misconduct and incompetence.
Disciplinary orders.
Penalty orders.
Suspension orders.
Erasure orders.
Application of discipline provisions to visiting EEA architects.
Use of title “architect”.
Offence.
Appeals to the Appeals Committee
Appeals to the court
Professional-regulation information
Confidentiality
Rules.
Service of documents.
Fees
Interpretation.
Consequential amendments.
Transitionals, repeals etc.
Short title, commencement and extent.
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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Architects Registration Board
Regulates use of the title 'architect' in the UK. Maintains register of architects, sets standards of conduct and practice, investigates complaints about …
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