The Architects (Professional Conduct Committee) Amendment Order 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/655
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Architects (Professional Conduct Committee) Amendment Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

Section 2 Amendment of Act

The Architects Act 1997, “the Act”, is amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4.

Section 3 Membership of Professional Conduct Committee

For paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Act (the Architects Registration Board and its committees), substitute—

(13) The Professional Conduct Committee shall consist of—

(a) four elected members of the Board;

(b) three appointed members of the Board;

(c) three persons nominated by the President of the Law Society; and

(d) six persons appointed by the Board, including three registered persons, of whom the address of at least one in the Register is in Scotland.

Section 4 Quorum of the Professional Conduct Committee

(1) Paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended as follows.

(2) For sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (1A) and (2), the quorum of the Professional Conduct Committee shall be one person nominated by the President of the Law Society; and any two persons from one or more of the following categories—

(a) the elected members of the Board;

(b) the appointed members of the Board;

(c) the persons appointed by the Board.

(1A) The Committee shall not, however, be quorate unless there are present—

(a) a member of the Committee who is a registered person; and

(b) a member of the Committee who is neither a registered person nor a person nominated by the President of the Law Society.

(3) In paragraph (2), at the beginning insert, “In addition,”.