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The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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Amendment of Part 5 (General and Supplementary)

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4.—(1) Part 5 of the Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 22 (appeals to the court)(1)—

(a)omit subsection (1)(d);

(b)in subsection (2) omit “, (d)”;

(c)for subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) Where an appeal under subsection (1)(b) is made by a person who, in applying for registration in pursuance of section 4, relied on subsection (1)(a) of that section, the appeal must be made within six months beginning with the day on which the person’s application for the registration is made.”.

(3) In section 22B (administrative co-operation)(2)—

(a)for the heading, substitute “Professional-regulation information”;

(b)omit subsections (1) and (2);

(c)in subsection (4) omit—

(i)“a competent authority of a relevant European State or”;

(ii)paragraph (b) and the “and” before it;

(d)in subsection (5)—

(i)for “functions” substitute “function”;

(ii)for “subsections (1)(b) and (4)(a)” substitute “subsection (4)(a)”.

(4) Omit section 22C (confidentiality)(3).

(5) In section 24 (service of documents), in subsection (2) omit “10(2),”.

(6) In section 25(1) (interpretation)(4)—

(a)omit the definitions of “competent authority”, “the Directive”, “disqualifying decision”, “relevant European State”, “the Swiss Agreement” and “third country”;

(b)after the definition of “the Registrar” insert—

“”regulator recognition agreement” has the meaning given by section 4 of the Professional Qualification Act 2022”.

(1)

Section 22 was substituted by S.I. 2008/1331 and relevant amendments were made by section 158(7) of the Building Safety Act 2022, and by S.I. 2019/717.

(2)

Section 22B was inserted by S.I. 2008/1331 and amended by S.I. 2019/717.

(3)

Section 22C was inserted by S.I. 2008/1331 and amended by S.I. 2019/717.

(4)

Section 25(1) was amended by S.I. 2002/2482, 2008/1331, 2014/4, 2019/810, 717.

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