Singapore legislation
Regulation 18A
Regulation 18A
Practice names
Subregulation 1
A registered architect must not supply any architectural services in Singapore under any practice name unless that practice name has been approved by the Board.
Subregulation 2
An application for the approval of a practice name or for a change of a practice name or practice status must be —
made in writing to the Board in the form set out at the Internet website of the Board at https://www.boa.gov.sg/forms/approval_of_firm_s_name.pdf; and
accompanied by the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule.
Subregulation 3
The Board may refuse to approve a practice name or a change of a practice name if, in its opinion, that practice name is so similar to another existing approved practice name as to be likely to cause confusion to the public.
Subregulation 4
In this rule, “practice name” means the name of the proprietorship, partnership of wholly registered architects, limited liability partnership or corporation under which a registered architect supplies or intends to supply architectural services in Singapore.