31Board must consult with stakeholders before making certain determinations

31 Board must consult with stakeholders before making certain determinations

(1) The Board must not make a determination under regulation 30 unless the Board has first consulted with relevant architecture industry stakeholders regarding the determination.

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the Board may consult with relevant architecture industry stakeholders by giving the stakeholders a request for advice that sets out the proposed determination and specifies a day on or before which responses must be received by the Board.

(3) The Board may make a determination under regulation 30 after the day specified in the request, whether or not a response to the request has been received by the Board.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, a relevant architecture industry stakeholder—

(a) is a person or body who the Board considers—

(i) represents the interests of practising architects who will be affected by the proposed determination; or

(ii) provides CPD training to practising architects who will be affected by the proposed determination; and

(b) includes the following—

(i) a professional association which represents practising architects;

(ii) a union which represents practising architects;

(iii) a public authority.