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THE PROFESSION
5.1 REGULATION OF THE PROFESSION Table 47 Regulation of the Architectural Profession Region
Africa
Asia
Country
Profession regulation
Law under which the profession is regulated
Name of regulator
Botswana
Externally Regulated
The Architects’ Registration Council is established by Act of Parliament-Cap.61:08,
The Architects’ Registration Council
Gambia, The
Unregulated
Ghana
Self-regulated
Kenya
Externally Regulated
Architects and Quantity Surveyors Act
Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors
Professional Architects' Council Act (Pac Act)
Professional Architects' Council
Mauritius
Externally Regulated
Namibia
Self-regulated
Nigeria
Externally Regulated
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON)
Rwanda
Self-regulated
Law no: 26/2012 Governing the Profession of Architecture in Rwanda
Rwanda Institute of Architects
South Africa
Externally Regulated
The Act for the Architectural Profession - Act 44 of 2000
The South African Council for the Architectural Profession - SACAP
Uganda
Externally Regulated
Architects Registration Act, 1996
Architects Registration Board (ARB)
Zambia
Externally Regulated
Zambia Institute of Architects Act No. 36 Of 1995
Zambia Institute of Architects
Bangladesh
Self-regulated
India
Externally Regulated
Architects Act 1972
Council of Architecture, India
Malaysia
Externally Regulated
Architects Act
The Board of Architects Malaysia
Pakistan
Externally Regulated
Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners Ordinance 1983 (Ordinance IX of 1983)
PACTP (Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners)
Singapore
Externally Regulated
Architects Act
Board of Architects, Singapore
Sri Lanka
Externally Regulated
Regulated by a gazette notification as an amendment to the original act; (act of Parliament; No.1 of 1976)
Extraordinary Government Gazette notification of Regulation of SLIA
Antigua and Barbuda
Externally Regulated
Antigua & Barbuda Architects Registration Act (1986) (Architects Professions Act 2018)
Ministry of Legal Affairs
Externally Regulated
Regulated under the individual acts and regulations of each province or territory
See individual act by province or territory
Externally Regulated
Dominica Architecture Profession Act 2003
Board of Architects
Trinidad and Tobago
Externally Regulated
Architecture profession act, act 19 of 1992
Board of architecture of Trinidad and Tobago
Cyprus
Externally Regulated
Law 224/1990
Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK)
Malta
Self-regulated
UK
Externally Regulated
Architects Act 1997
Architects Registration Board (ARB)
Hong Kong SAR
Externally Regulated
Architects Registration Ordinance
Architects Registration Board, HKSAR
Australia
Externally Regulated
Architects Act (State and Territory)
Architects Registration Board
Fiji
Externally Regulated
Architects Registration Act
Registrar of Architects
Registered Architects Act 2005
New Zealand Registered Architects Board
Caribbean Canada & Americas Dominica
Europe Other Pacific
New Zealand Externally Regulated
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