Regulation 13A

For the purposes of section 18(4)(f) of the Act, the requirements relating to continuing professional education are that a registered architect (X) must satisfy the Board that X has obtained or will obtain the requisite continuing professional development points during the qualifying period.

Where X is below 60 years of age on the date on which the practising certificate in respect of which X has made an application is to commence, the requisite continuing professional development points X is required to obtain before a practising certificate may be issued to X is 20 continuing professional development points.

Where X is 60 years of age or older but below 70 years of age on the date on which the practising certificate in respect of which X has made an application is to commence, the requisite continuing professional development points X is required to obtain before a practising certificate may be issued to X is 15 continuing professional development points.

Where X is 70 years of age or older on the date on which the practising certificate in respect of which X has made an application is to commence, the requisite continuing professional development points X is required to obtain before a practising certificate may be issued to X is 10 continuing professional development points.

Where X has made an application for a practising certificate which is to commence on a particular date, and X has not held a practising certificate for a continuous period of 3 years or more immediately preceding that date, X must satisfy the condition mentioned in paragraph (6).

The condition is that X must obtain the requisite continuing professional development points which is double the number of continuing professional development points X has to obtain under the age group mentioned in paragraph (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be.

The Board may issue a practising certificate to X even though X has failed to obtain the requisite continuing professional development points applicable to X during the qualifying period if X gives an undertaking that X will make up for the shortfall in the requisite continuing professional development points during the period of 12 months immediately following the last day of the qualifying period.

If a practising certificate has been issued to X by virtue of an undertaking given under paragraph (7), any continuing professional development points obtained by X to make up for the shortfall in the requisite continuing professional development points mentioned in that paragraph are to be disregarded for the purpose of a subsequent application for a practising certificate.

Despite paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5), the Board may, in such special circumstances as it may determine, issue a practising certificate to X even though X has failed to satisfy the Board that X has obtained the requisite continuing professional development points applicable to X during the qualifying period.