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PART 2U.K.Amendments to the Architects Act 1997

8.  In section 4A (registration in Part 1 of the Register: European qualifications)—

(a)in the heading omit “in Part 1 of the Register”;

(b)for subsection (1) substitute—

(1) The evidence that a person is required to produce for the purposes of section 4(2A)(a) is evidence of formal qualifications listed in respect of a relevant European State in point 5.7.1 of Annex V to the Directive (qualifications in architecture satisfying the minimum training conditions mentioned in Article 46 of the Directive, including training which is, under Article 22(a), to be treated as meeting those conditions) accompanied, where appropriate, by the certificate listed in relation to that evidence in the column of that point of that Annex entitled “Certificate accompanying the evidence of qualifications”.;

(c)in subsection (2)—

(i)in paragraph (b)—

(aa)for “from the competent authorities of a relevant European State confirmation” substitute “ the person to produce written confirmation from the competent authority in a relevant European State ”;

(bb)omit “attestations and”;

(cc)omit “other”;

(ii)in paragraph (c), in the words before sub-paragraph (i)—

(aa)for “evidence of formal qualifications has been issued by a competent authority in a relevant European State and” substitute “ the person has produced confirmation from a competent authority in a relevant European State (see paragraph (b)) which ”;

(bb)for “shall be entitled to verify with the competent authority in the relevant European State of origin of the award” substitute “ may require the person to produce written confirmation from the competent authority in the relevant European State of origin of the award as to ”;

(d)in subsection (3) omit “in Part 1 of the Register”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)