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CAA Survey of the Architectural Profession in the Commonwealth

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7.2 THE PROFESSION

7.2.1 REGULATION OF THE PROFESSION Region

Country

Regulation Law

Regulator

Mutual Recognition Agreements

Africa

Botswana Ghana South Africa

Architect’s Registration Council Architects Registration Council The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) Architects Registration Board

None None None

Uganda

Act of Parliament Architect Act 1969 (N.L.C.D 357) The Act for the Architectural Profession Act 44 of 2000 Architects Registration Act, Cap 269

Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia

Dhaka Imarat Nirman Bidhimala Architects Registration Ordinance Architects Act 1967

Rajuk & CDA Architects Registration Board, HKSAR The Board of Architects Malaysia

Pakistan

PCATP Ordinance IX of 1983

Sri Lanka

Amended Act of Parliament 1976

Asia

None

None None ASEAN Architect MRA, signatory to APEC Architect Project Pakistan Council of Architects and Town None Planners (PCATP) Extraordinary Government Gazette None notification of Regulation of SLIA

Caribbean Antigua and and Barbuda Canada America

Antigua & Barbuda Architects

Ministry of Legal Affairs

Registration Act Individual acts and regulations of each province or territory

See individual act by province or territory USA, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand (APEC)

Europe

Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK) Periti Warranting Board

EU EU

United Kingdom

Law 224/1990 Periti Act - Chapter. 390 of the Laws of Malta Architects Act 1997

Architects Registration Board (ARB)

EU,EEA

Australia New Zealand

Architects Act Registered Architects Act 2005

Architects Registration Board New Zealand Registered Architects Board

PAM, SIA, NZIA, RAIC, AIA Australia, APEC, USA

Pacific

Cyprus Malta

EU

In recent years, Botswana and Fiji have both reviewed their registration acts. The CAA has drawn upon the experience of its member organisations to provide advice thereby helping to share best practice.

7.2.2 REGULATION GOVERNING SUPPLANTING AND ADVERTISING Region

Country

Reg against Supplanting?

Is supplanting a problem?

Is advertising allowed?

Africa

Botswana Ghana South Africa Uganda

Y N Y

Y N Y

Y N

Asia

Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia Pakistan Sri Lanka

‘Silent’ Y Y -

N Y Y -

‘Silent’ Y N -

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Y Y

N Y

N Y

Y Y

N N

Y -

Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda and Canada America Europe Cyprus Malta United Kingdom Pacific Australia New Zealand

When the matter of supplanting was raised in the CAA’s survey of 198528 Australia reported that this issue gave rise to the greatest number of complaints, but this has since become the subject of regulation and is now less problematic. Interestingly, however, it appears to remain a problem in several other countries despite the regulations prohibiting it.

28 The last known survey was undertaken in 1985 by Alan Wild from the School of Architecture in Auckland, New Zealand.

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