Architects Act 2002
sec.140Performance and carrying out of architectural services by particular entities
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sec.140 Performance and carrying out of architectural services by particular entities
This section applies to— a person who is not an architect if the person, in performing, or undertaking to perform, architectural services for someone (the client )— claims, or holds himself or herself out, to be an architect; or allows himself or herself to be held out as an architect; or another person if— the person, in providing, or undertaking to provide, architectural services for someone (also the client ) claims, or holds out, that the services are carried out, or to be carried out, by or under the supervision of an architect; and the services are not carried out by or under the supervision of an architect. Despite any agreement between the person and the client, the person is not entitled to any monetary or other consideration for the performance or carrying out of the architectural services. A person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is not taken to claim, or hold himself or herself out, to be an architect, or allow himself or herself to be held out as an architect, merely because the person uses a title or name referred to in section 114 (1) if— the person has given the board a notice under section 141A (2) in relation to the provision of architectural services by the person; and the notice is a current notice. s 140 amd 2003 No. 36 s 34 (sec.140-ssec.1) This section applies to— a person who is not an architect if the person, in performing, or undertaking to perform, architectural services for someone (the client )— claims, or holds himself or herself out, to be an architect; or allows himself or herself to be held out as an architect; or another person if— the person, in providing, or undertaking to provide, architectural services for someone (also the client ) claims, or holds out, that the services are carried out, or to be carried out, by or under the supervision of an architect; and the services are not carried out by or under the supervision of an architect. (sec.140-ssec.2) Despite any agreement between the person and the client, the person is not entitled to any monetary or other consideration for the performance or carrying out of the architectural services. (sec.140-ssec.3) A person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is not taken to claim, or hold himself or herself out, to be an architect, or allow himself or herself to be held out as an architect, merely because the person uses a title or name referred to in section 114 (1) if— the person has given the board a notice under section 141A (2) in relation to the provision of architectural services by the person; and the notice is a current notice.
- (a) a person who is not an architect if the person, in performing, or undertaking to perform, architectural services for someone (the client )— (i) claims, or holds himself or herself out, to be an architect; or (ii) allows himself or herself to be held out as an architect; or