The Architects Act 1997 (Amendments etc) Order 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/4
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(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.

Section 2 Amendment of the Architects Act 1997

The Architects Act 1997 is amended as follows—

(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”.

Section 3 Revocation

Regulation 26 of the Architects (Recognition of European Qualifications etc and Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2008 is revoked.

Section 4 Transitional Provisions

(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.