Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 4
Architects
The Architects Act 1997 (Amendments etc) Order 2014
Made
7th January 2014
Laid before Parliament
13th January 2014
Coming into force
10th February 2014
The Secretary of State, is designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the recognition of higher-education diplomas, formal qualifications or experience in the occupation, required for the pursuit of professions or occupations.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the Architects Act 1997(3) and after consultation with the Architects Registration Board and such other persons or bodies as the Secretary of State thinks fit, the Secretary of State makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretationI1
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Architects Act 1997 (Amendments etc) Order 2014 and comes into force on 10th February 2014.
(2) In this Order “the Board” means the Architects Registration Board which was continued in existence by section 1(1) of the Architects Act 1997 .
Amendment of the Architects Act 1997I2
2. The Architects Act 1997 is amended as follows—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)in Schedule 1 (The Board and its committees)—
(i)in paragraph 4(1) for “three” substitute “four”; and
(ii)in paragraph 5—
(aa)for “six” substitute “eight”; and
(bb)for “three” substitute “four”.
RevocationI3
3. Regulation 26 of the Architects (Recognition of European Qualifications etc and Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2008(4) is revoked.
Transitional ProvisionsI4
4. —(1) This article applies to a person (“P”) who is a member of the Board when this Order comes into force.
(2) If P holds office as the result of an election under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Architects Act 1997 or an appointment under paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule, P’s term of office is four years, subject to paragraphs (4) to (6).
(3) If P holds office as the result of an appointment under paragraph 6(1) of that Schedule, P holds office until the end of the period of four years beginning with the appointment of the member whose vacancy P filled.
(4) Paragraph (5) applies if—
(a)paragraph (2) applies to P in the course of a second consecutive term of office; or
(b)P is elected under paragraph 2(1) of that Schedule or appointed under paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule for a term of office consecutive to that in which paragraph 3 applied to P.
(5) During the second term of office, that term may be extended by recommendation by the Secretary of State so that P serves as a member for a total continuous period of 8 years.
(6) An extension under paragraph (5) requires the approval in writing of—
(a)the Board in the case of a member elected for that second term under paragraph 2(1) of that Schedule; or
(b)the Privy Council, in the case of a member appointed for that second term under paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Stephen Williams
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
7th January 2014
1972 c. 68. The enabling powers in section 2(2) of this Act were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51). Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7) section 3(3), Schedule 1, Part 1.