Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Architects (Amendment) Bill

Clause 10

Amendment of section 18

Section 18 of the Architects Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (4)(e);

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (f) of subsection (4) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(g)the Board does not approve of the name under which the registered architect intends to carry on his practice.”;

(c)

by deleting subsections (7) and (8) and substituting the following subsections:“(7) A practising certificate shall specify the name, the principal address and all other addresses of the firm or corporation under which the registered architect is practising or by which he is employed.(8) Any change in such name or address shall be notified by the registered architect concerned to the Registrar within 2 weeks of such change and an endorsement of such change shall be obtained from the Registrar.”; and

(d)

by deleting the words “section 27” in subsection (9) and substituting the words “section 17B(2) or 31G(2)(a)”.