The Registrar and the RegisterU.K.
2 The Registrar.U.K.
(1)The Board shall appoint a person to be known as the Registrar of Architects.
(2)The Board shall decide the period for which, and the terms on which, the Registrar is appointed.
(3)The Registrar shall have the functions provided by or by virtue of this Act and any other functions which the Board directs.
[F1(3ZA)The Registrar may delegate any of those functions to a member of the staff of the Board who is nominated by the Board for the purpose of this subsection.]
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(4)The Board may, in addition to paying to the Registrar a salary or fees, pay pensions to or in respect of him, or make contributions to the payment of such pensions, and pay him allowances, expenses and gratuities.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 2(3ZA) inserted (28.7.2022) by Professional Qualifications Act 2022 (c. 20), ss. 11(2), 21(2) (with s. 12)
F2S. 2(3A) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/717), regs. 1(2), 5 (with regs. 22-47) (as amended by S.I. 2019/810, regs. 1(3), 4 and S.I. 2020/1038, regs. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
3 The Register.U.K.
(1)The Registrar shall maintain the Register of Architects in which there shall be entered the name of every person entitled to be registered under this Act.
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(2)The Register shall show the regular business address of each registered person.
[F4(2A)The Register shall show disciplinary orders made in relation to a registered person for such period as may be prescribed.]
(3)The Registrar shall make any necessary alterations to the Register and, in particular, shall remove from the Register the name of any registered person who has died or has applied in the prescribed manner requesting the removal of his name.
(4)The Board shall publish the current version of the Register annually and a copy of the most recently published version shall be provided to any person who requests one on payment of a reasonable charge decided by the Board.
[F5(4A)The Board may exclude the whole or any part of the regular business address of a registered person from the published version of the Register if—
(a)the registered person has applied in the prescribed manner requesting the address or part of it to be excluded from the published version, and
(b)the Board is satisfied that the address is also a residential address of the registered person.]
(5)A copy of the Register purporting to be published by the Board shall be evidence (and, in Scotland, sufficient evidence) of any matter mentioned in it.
(6)A certificate purporting to be signed by the Registrar which states that a person—
(a)is registered;
(b)is not registered;
(c)was registered on a specified date or during a specified period;
(d)was not registered on a specified date or during a specified period; or
(e)has never been registered,
shall be evidence (and, in Scotland, sufficient evidence) of any matter stated.
Textual Amendments
F3S. 3(1A) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/717), regs. 1(2), 6 (with regs. 22-47) (as amended by S.I. 2019/810, regs. 1(3), 4 and S.I. 2020/1038, regs. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4S. 3(2A) inserted (28.6.2022) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 157(2), 170(3)