a

“the Act” shall mean the Architects Act 1997 (as amended); and

b

“the Directive” shall mean Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications; and

c

“Part 1 Registrant” shall mean a person registered in Part 1 of the Register.

Pursuant to paragraph 23 of Part IV of the First Schedule of the Act, members of the Board, the Professional Conduct Committee or any other Committee established by the Board may claim compensation for attendance at meetings of the Board or its Committees, and for travel and subsistence expenses at the prevailing rates agreed by the Board and publicised in the Annual Report.

The Board or any Committee of the Board which the Board has established to discharge functions, may pass a resolution other than at a meeting of the Board or the Committee if:

The result of any resolution decided in this way is to be notified to all Board or Committee members thereafter, as the case might be.

Except to the extent of a Board decision to the contrary, the Registrar (as Chief Executive), the Chairman and other officers shall (so far as is permitted by law) have such delegated authority to act on behalf of the Board in implementing its policies:

Where the functions of the Board as a competent authority under the Directive are exercised by the Registrar he shall exercise them on behalf of the Board.

a

b

c

d

A person elected or appointed as Chairman or Vice Chairman shall hold office until:

1. that person resigns; or
2. that person is removed by a resolution of the Board; or
3. the election of a replacement at the next Periodic Election; or
4. (in the case of the Vice Chairman) that person becomes Chairman; or
5. that person ceases to be a member of the Board.

e

f

Periodic and Special Elections

1. Elections under this Rule shall be conducted by the Registrar and be by way of a secret ballot. The Registrar shall provide the Board with an election timetable identifying the nomination and election dates.
2. Persons wishing to stand for election must be nominated in writing by two members of the Board and those nominations must be received together with the signed written consent of the candidate to serve by the Registrar not later than 5pm on the day which is 12 clear days prior to the election not counting the day of the election or day of receipt.
3. Once nominations have closed, the Registrar will make public the candidates and those nominating them.
4. Candidates for election may, if they wish, provide the Registrar with a written statement of not more than 250 words prior to the deadline for nominations in f(ii) above. The Registrar will circulate the statement (or the first 250 words of it) with the voting papers to members of the Board within 7 days of the closure of nominations. Members of the Board, including candidates, may not make public statements relating to the election.
5. In the event of a tied vote, the existing or acting Chairman shall have a casting vote exercised by written notice to the Registrar.
6. If any candidate is alleged to have breached these Rules, the matter shall be investigated under the terms of the Board Members’ Handbook which may lead to the candidate’s removal from the Board under Rule 7(iii) of the General Rules. In the event that the Board is satisfied that a
   material irregularity has taken place, it may direct that a further election be held.
7. Following the election the Registrar will provide members of the Board with the numbers of the votes cast for each candidate, together with abstentions, on a confidential basis and will make public the names of those elected.

Pursuant to paragraph 4(3) of Part I of the First Schedule of the Act, the grounds on which any member of the Board may be removed, and the procedure for removal, shall be as set out in this Rule.

A Board member may be removed by a majority vote of the Board in the event that:

A Board member may be removed by a majority vote of the Board in the event
that he or she (in the reasonable opinion of the Board):

No resolution for the removal of a Board member shall be passed unless:

A Board member to whom such a resolution applies ceases to be a member for all purposes immediately the resolution is passed.

For the avoidance of doubt, a majority vote for the purpose of this Rule shall mean a majority of Board members voting disregarding abstentions.

Where a member is likely to be absent from meetings of the Board for a period of more than six months, the Board may determine that the office is vacant, and a new member shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Part I of the First Schedule of the Act.

For the purposes of paragraph 12 of Part I of the First Schedule of the Act, the Common Seal of the Board shall be authenticated by being affixed only at the direction of the Board, by a member of the Board or the Registrar, and attested by the signatures of the person who affixed it and another person
who is either:

For the purposes of paragraph 21 of Part III of the First Schedule of the Act:

Every applicant for registration shall complete and sign the Board’s applicable form of application or declaration and supply the documentary evidence required by the Board as appropriate to the section of the Act upon which the application is based.

The period prescribed in accordance with Section 9 (2) of the Act shall be 28 days.

The qualifications and practical experience prescribed by the Board pursuant to Section 4(1)(a) of the Act are that the person:

has completed at least two years’ practical training experience working under the direct supervision of an architect registered in the EEA, 12 months of which must be undertaken in the UK under the direct supervision of a Part 1 Registrant. A minimum 12 months of the prerequisite practical training experience must be undertaken after completion of a five-year course of study and award of a qualification of the type described in sub-paragraph (a) of this Rule.

The practical training requirement set out in (b) above can be varied by the Board in relation to the supervising person set out in that paragraph, acting within guidelines published by the Board from time to time.

The examination in architecture prescribed by the Board pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act (for determining competence pursuant to Section 4 (1)(b) of the Act), shall be one or more of the following:

The amounts payable as fees under sections 6(1), 6(2), 6(2A) and 6A(2) of the Act and the manner of payment shall be as determined by the Board from time to time. The amounts of the fees shall be published by the Board on its website and shall be available upon application.

For the purposes of Section 8(1) of the Act, the retention fee shall be determined by the Board, and if there is any change to the fee, it will be notified in two publications circulating amongst architects in the October preceding the year in which a change takes place.

For the purposes of Section 8(2) of the Act, the prescribed period will be a minimum of 90 days after the sending of the written demand.

For the purposes of Section 8(3) of the Act, re-entry to the Register following removal for non-payment of the retention fee shall be subject to payment of the retention fee and a further fee as determined by the Board.

The Registrar may at his or her discretion waive the whole or part of the further fee after consideration of the circumstances affecting any particular case.

Any Registered Person who requests the removal of his or her name from the Register pursuant to Section 3(3) of the Act shall apply in writing stating the grounds on which the application is made.

This Rule applies to any person engaged in the practice of architecture who falls within one of the descriptions in Section 9(1)(a), (b), or (c) of the Act.

For the purposes of Section 9(1) the prescribed practical experience shall be that such a person shall have undertaken sufficient activities including continuing professional development and active engagement in the practice, or teaching or study of architecture, during the period of two years immediately prior to the application (or in the case of a person who falls within the categories described in Section 9(1)(b), the date upon which the retention fee is due), in order to maintain competence to practise in accordance with the Board’s guidelines which shall be published from time to time.

Where the Board is not satisfied that such a person has gained such recent practical experience, that person may be required to satisfy the Board of their competence to practise.

The prescribed period for the purposes of Section 9 (2) of the Act shall be 28 days.

The prescribed period for the purposes of Section 18 (2) (b) of the Act shall be one year.

The prescribed period for the purposes of Section 18 (3) of the Act shall be 28 days.

In relation to any person applying for re-entry to the Register following removal under Section 11 of the Act, the Registrar may waive or vary:

Section 20(3) of the Act shall not apply to any body corporate, firm or partnership unless it has provided to the Registrar (on behalf of the Board) the following current information:

No motion to alter or rescind a resolution which has been passed by the Board within the preceding six months shall be accepted by the Chairman unless notice thereof shall have been given and specified in the agenda for the meeting of the Board, and unless the notice shall bear in addition to the name of the member who proposes the motion the names of three other members in support of the motion.

Provided that this provision shall not apply to a motion which is moved from the Chair.

Any one or more of these Rules of Debate may be amended or temporarily suspended provided that two-thirds of the members of the Board present and voting shall so decide.

Schedule 2
Qualifications and examinations recognised by the Board

The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Scott Sutherland School
BSc (Hons) Architecture – Part One
BSc (Hons) Interior Architecture - Part One
BSc (Hons) Architecture (European Practice) – Part One
Master of Architecture – Part Two
PgDip Advanced Architectural Studies – Part Two
MSc Advanced Architectural Studies – Part Two

University of Bath
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
BSc (Hons) General Architectural Studies - Part One
MArch - Part Two
Examination in Professional Practice – Part Three (until September 2008)
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice – Part Three (from September 2008)

Queen's University Belfast
School of Architecture
BSc (Hons) Architecture - Part One
BArch - Part Two
Certificate in Professional Practice and Practical Experience - Part Three

University of Ulster
School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture – Part One
Master of Architecture – Part Two

Birmingham City University
Birmingham School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part One
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) – Part Two
Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Practice - Part Three

The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
School of Design
BA (Hons) Architecture – Part 1

University of Brighton
School of Architecture and Design
BA (Hons) Architecture - Part One
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture - Part Two
Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Practice, and Law in Architecture – Part Three

University of the West of England
School of Planning and Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture and Planning - Part One
Bachelor of Architecture (full-time and part-time) – Part Two
BEng (Hons) Architecture and Environmental Engineering – Part One

University of Cambridge
Department of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture - Part One
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice in Architecture - Part Three

University of Kent at Canterbury
Kent School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture – Part One
Master of Architecture – Part Two

University of Kent at Canterbury
University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester
Canterbury School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture – Part One
Graduate Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) – Part Two

University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester
Canterbury School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture – Part one

University of Wales, Cardiff
Welsh School of Architecture
BSc (Hons) Architectural Studies - Part 1 (until May 2008)
Master of Architecture - Part 2 (until May 2007)
MA in Architecture: Professional Studies - Part 3 (until August 2006)

Cardiff University
Welsh School of Architecture
BSc (Hons) Architectural Studies - Part 1 (from June 2008)
Master of Architecture – Part 2 (from June 2007)
MA in Architecture: Professional Studies - Part 3 (from September 2006)
Diploma in Architecture: Professional Studies - Part 3

University of Dundee
School of Architecture
BSc Architecture - Part 1 (until May 2007)
Bachelor of Architecture with Honours - Part 2 (until May 2007)
Bachelor of Architecture without Honours - Part 2 (until May 2007)

BA Architecture - Part 1 (from May 2007)
Master in Architecture - Part 2 (from May 2007)
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture - Part 2 (from May 2007)

Heriot Watt University
Edinburgh College of Art
School of Architecture
BA Architecture - Part One
Bachelor of Architecture with Honours - Part One

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh College of Art
School of Architecture
BA Architecture – Part One
Bachelor of Architecture with Honours – Part One
Diploma in Architecture - Part Two
Diploma in Architecture and Urban Design - Part Two
Diploma in Architecture and Architectural
Conservation - Part Two

University of Edinburgh
Department of Architecture
MA (Hons) Architectural Design – Part One
MArch (Design) – Part Two
MArch (Digital Media) – Part Two

Architects Professional Examinations Authority in Scotland Limited (APEAS)
Examination in Professional Practice and Management - Part Three

University of Glasgow
Glasgow School of Art
Mackintosh School of Architecture
Bachelor of Architectural Studies (full-time and part-time) – Part One
Bachelor of Architectural Studies with Honours (full-time and part-time) – Part One
 Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) – Part Two

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Department of Architecture
BSc/BSc (Hons) Architectural Studies – Part One
BSc/BSc (Hons) Architectural Studies with European Studies – Part One
MArch in Advanced Architectural Design – Part Two
PgDip in Advanced Architectural Design – Part Two

University of Huddersfield
Department of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture - Part One
BA (Hons) Architecture (International) - Part One
Diploma in Architecture - Part Two
Diploma in Architecture (International) - Part Two
Certificate of Professional Practice in Architecture – Part Three
Master of Architecture – Part Three
Master of Architecture (International) – Part Three

RIBA North West Regional Office
RIBA Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture - Part Three

University of Lincoln
School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part One
Bachelor of Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part Two
Postgraduate Diploma of Practice and Management in Architecture - Part Three

Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds School of Art, Architecture and Design
BA (Hons) Architecture (full-time and part-time) – Part One
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) – Part Two (from June 2007)
Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Professional Practice – Part Three

De Montfort University
Leicester School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture (full-time and part-time) – Part One
Bachelor of Architecture with Honours (full-time and part-time) – Part Two
Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Practice - Part Three

University of Liverpool
BA/BA (Hons) in Architecture - Part One
MArch (from September 2007) – Part Two

Liverpool John Moores University
Centre for Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture - Part One
Diploma in Architecture (PgDip) (full-time and part-time) – Part Two

Kingston University
School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture - Part One
Graduate Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) – Part Two
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice of Architecture Part Three

London Metropolitan University
School of Architecture and Interior Design
BA (Hons) Architecture (full-time and part-time)
BA Architecture (part-time only)
Professional Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part Two
Examination in Professional Practice: Architecture - Part Three

Royal College of Art
Department of Architecture
Master of Arts Royal College of Art in Architecture – Part Two

The Royal Institute of British Architects
RIBA Part 1 Certificate in Architecture – Part One
RIBA Part 2 Diploma in Architecture – Part Two
For - Part Three see Knutsford: RIBA North West Region

University College London
The Bartlett School of Architecture
BSc (Hons) in Architecture (first intake 2002) - Part One
Graduate Diploma in Architecture - Part Two
Certificate in Professional Practice and Management in Architecture - Part Three

University of Westminster
Department of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture - Part One
BA (Hons) Architecture with Urban Design - Part One
BA (Hons) Architecture with Interior Design - Part One
BSc (Hons) Architecture with Architectural Engineering - Part One
Graduate Diploma in Architecture - Part Two
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture - Part Three

Architectural Association, London
School of Architecture
AA Intermediate Examination - Part One
AA Final Examination - Part Two
AA Professional Practice and Practical Experience Examination – Part 3

London South Bank University, London
Division of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part One
PgDip in Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part Two
Professional Practice – Part Three

University of Greenwich
School of Architecture and Construction
BA (Hons) in Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part One
Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part Two
Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Practice – Part Three

University of East London
School of Architecture
BSc (Hons) Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part One
Professional Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part Two
Professional Diploma in Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies – Part Two

University of Manchester/
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture - Part One
BArch - Part Two

University of Newcastle
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
BA (Hons) in Architectural Studies - Part One
BArch (Hons) - Part Two
Diploma in Architectural Practice and Management - Part Three

Northumbria University
School of Built Environment
BA (Hons) Architecture – Part One
Professional Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) – Part Two

University of Nottingham
Institute of Architecture
BArch - Part One
MEng (Hons) Architecture and Environmental Design - Part One
Diploma in Architecture - Part Two
Professional Practice ARB/RIBA Part 3 (distance learning) – Part Three

Nottingham Trent University
School of the Built Environment
Bachelor of Architecture with Honours – Part One

Oxford Brookes University
Department of Architecture
BA (Hons) in Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part One
Diploma in Architecture (full-time and part-time) - Part Two
Part 3 Examination in Practice and Management - Part Three

University of Plymouth Plymouth
School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture - Part One
Master of Architecture - Part Two
Certificate in Architectural Professional
Practice - Part Three

University of Portsmouth
School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture - Part One
Diploma in Architecture - Part Two
The Final Examination in Professional Practice - Part Three

University of Central Lancashire
School of Built and Natural Environment
BSc (Hons) Architecture – Part One.

 University of Sheffield
School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture – Part One
MEng Structural Engineering and Architecture – Part One
BA (Hons) Architecture and Landscape – Part One
MArch Architecture – Part Two
MArch Architecture and Town Planning – Part Two
Certificate in Professional Practice - Part Three

Sheffield Hallam University
School of Environment and Development
BSc (Hons) Architecture and Environmental Design – Part One