Architects Act 1929
17Certificates of registration
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17 Certificates of registration
[Section 17 Substituted by No. 9 of 1956, s. 2 ][Section 17 Substituted by No. 32 of 2020, s. 10, Applied:01 Nov 2023]
(1) [Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2022, s. 7, Applied:01 Nov 2023] In the case of a person who is registered as an architect in accordance with Part IV , the Board may, on the application of an architect and on payment of the prescribed fee, issue a certificate of registration in relation to the architect.
(2) [Section 17 Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 2022, s. 7, Applied:01 Nov 2023] A certificate of registration issued under subection (1) is to be in the form approved by the Board.
(3) A person must, as soon as practicable after ceasing to be an architect, return to the Board a certificate of registration in relation to the architect.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(4) [Section 17 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 7, Applied:01 Nov 2023] In the case of a person who is an architect by virtue of holding deemed registration, the Board may, in a form approved by the Board, issue a certificate of registration to the person specifying any information that the Board considers relevant.
(5) [Section 17 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 7, Applied:01 Nov 2023] If any of the information specified in a certificate of registration in accordance with subsection (4) changes, the architect must, within 14 days after the change, notify the Board, in writing, of the change.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.