Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (Amendment)

(a) Where an allegation of professional misconduct is made against a member or an Architect or an Architectural Licentiate, who is not a member, the Council may appoint an Investigating Committee to inquire into, and report to the Council, whether a prima facie case of professional misconduct has been made out against such member, Architect or Architectural Licentiate as the case may be.

(b) Where an Investigating Committee appointed under paragraph (a) has reported to the Council that a prime facie case has not been made out against such member, Architect or Architectural Licentiate, as the case may be, the Council shall not proceed further with the complaint.

(c) Where an Investigating Committee appointed under paragraph (a) reports to the Council that a prime facie case of misconduct has been made against such member, Architect, or Architectural Licentiate, as the case may be and that-

(a) The member or Architect or Architectural Licentiate in respect of whom a Disciplinary Committee or Investigating Committee has made such a report may appeal against such report or the decision of the Council or of the Architects Registration Board, consequent upon such report, to the Court of Appeal.

(b) Every such petition shall be in writing bearing a stamp of ten rupees, setting out the matters of law relied upon and naming the Institution or the Architects Registration Board, as respondent thereto, shall be lodged with the Registrar of the Court of appeal within twenty one days of the communication of the decision of the Council or the Architects Registration Board, as the case may be, and shall be heard and determined by the Court of Appeal, after such inquiry as it may deem necessary.”.

(a) a past President of the Institute elected at an Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting of the Institute, who shall be the Chairman of the Board ;

(b) two members of the Institute nominated by the Council ;

(c) a Chartered Architect nominated by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka established by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Law, No. 4 of 1978 ;

(d) a Chartered Architect nominated by the Urban Development Authority established by the Urban Development Authority Law, No. 41 of 1978 ;

(e) a professor of the faculty of Architecture of a university established under the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 and nominated by the Council ;

(f) the Chairman of the Institute of construction Training and development, established under the such Industrial Corporations Act No. 6 of 1957.

(g) three corporate members of the institute nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Housing from among corporate members employed in the public sectors and

(h) a representative of the Architectural Licentiates elected by the Architectural Licentiates.

(a) A member of the Board shall vacate office by reason of absence from these consecutive meetings of the Board or by absence from Sri Lanka me a period exceeding six months or by resignation tendered to the Registrar or in the case of a member who has been nominated or elected to the Board by virtue of his being a member of the institute on his ceasing to be a member of the institute and in the case of a member who has been nominated to the Board by virtue of his being employed in the public sector, on his ceasing to be employed in the public sector.

(b) In the event of death of, or vacation of offence by a member of the Board, whether elected or nominated, as the case may be another person shall, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) be elected or nominated, as the case may be, in place of such member, and shall hold office for the unexpired part of the term of office of such member.

(c) The Board shall meet at least six times in each calendar year, so however, the interval between any two consecutive meetings shall not exceed three months.

(d) The quarum for any meeting shall be five members.

(e) The meetings of the Board shall be convened by the Registrar, on the direction of the Chairman or upon a requisition in writing made in that behalf by not less than three members.

(f) Any question which arises at any meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of the members present and in the case of an equality at votes, the Chairman or the member presiding at the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

(g) No act, decision or proceeding of the Board shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of vacancy among its members or any defect in the election or combination, as the case may be, of any member.

(a) The Council shall appoint a Registrar of the Board who shall be the Secretary to the Board.

(b) The Registrar shall keep minutes of the proceedings of meetings of the Board.

(a) Chartered Architects;

(b) Architects;

(c) Architectural licentiates; and

(d) Institutions whose qualifications are recognized for the purposes of registration,

(a) any extract from, or a copy of a register stating whether or not the name of any person has been registered as a Chartered Architect, Architect of Architectural Licentiate, as the case may be ;

(b) a certificate issued under the hand of register, staying whether or not the name of any person has been registered as a Chartered Architect, Architect or Architectural Licentiate,

shall constitute prime facie evidence of the facts set out therein and shall be admissible as evidence without proof of signature-

(i) he is a non corporate registered member of the Institute ; or

(ii) he has passed the Part II Examination of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects and possesses; practical experience for the prescribed period and has passed the professional practice examination conducted by the Council for the purposes of registration as an Architect ; or

(iii) he has obtained a Master of Science Degree in Architecture from a University established under the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 and recognized by the Institute for the purpose of this section, having regard to the academic standards and training in architecture provided at such University or an equivalent qualification as ‘determined by the Board of Architectural Education under the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Law, No 1 of 1976 and possesses practical experience for prescribed period has passed the professional examination ‘conducted by the Council for the purposes of registration as an architect ;

(iv) he has obtained such other educational or professional qualification in architecture from an educational establishment or professional establishment or professional institute specified in the Schedule Between possess practical experience for the prescribed period and has passed the professional practice examination conducted by the Council for the purpose of registration as an Architect ;

(i) he is a graduate member of the Institute possessing practical experience for the prescribed period in an architectural capacity and has also passed the professional practice examination conducted by the Council for the purpose of registration as an Architectural Licentiate ; or

(ii) he has passed the Part I Examination of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects and possesses practical experience for the prescribed period and has passed the professional practice examination conducted by the Council for the purposes of registration as an Architectural Licentiate ; or

(iii) he has obtained the Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from a University established under the Universities Act No 16 of 1978 and recognized for the purposes of this section by the institute having regard to the academic standards and training in Architecture provided at such University or an equivalent qualification as determined by the Board of Architectural Education established under Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Law No. 1 of 1976 and possess practical experience for the prescribed period and has passed the professional practice examination conducted by the council for the purpose of registration as an architectural Licentiate ; or

(iv) he has obtained such other educational or professional qualification, in Architecture from an education or professional establishment or professional institute, specified in schedule B hereto, and possess practical experience in an Architectural capacity for the prescribed period, and has passed the professional practice examination conducted by the council for the purpose at registration as an Architectural Licentiate ; or

(v) he has engaged in the practice of architecture in Sri Lanka or any other country for a period of not less than the prescribed period and has passed the professional practice examination conducted by the council for the purpose of registration as an Architectural Licentiate.

(a) if he has not attained the age of twenty one years ;

(b) if he is not a citizen of Sri Lanka ;

(c) if he has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind ;

(d) if having been adjudged an insolvent or bankrupt by a competent court he has not been granted by a competent court a certificate to the effect that his insolvency or bankruptcy has arisen wholly or party from unavoidable losses or misfortune; or

(e)If he has been convicted by a competent court, whether in Sri Lanka or else where ,of any offence involving moral turpitude and punishable with imprisonment or similar punishment and has not been granted a pardon.

(2) he Board shall take a decision on any application for registration within a period of not more than one month of the receipt of such application ,and shall within one month of its decision notify the applicant of its decision and reasons therefor.

(a) if such person ceases to possess the qualification which entitled him to registration; or

(b) if such person become subject to any disqualification mentioned in subsection (1) of section 8F ; or

(c) if the registration of such person has been procured by fraud or misrepresentation ;

(d) if such person, being a member of the institute, has been dis enrolled under the provisions of subsection (2) or subsection (3) of section 8 ; or

(e) if such person, not being a member of the institute, has been found after due inquiry by an investigating committee or a disiplinary committee constituted under section 8 of this Law, guilty of professional misconduct and every has been no appeal against the report of the Investigating Committee or Disciplinary Committee.

(a) who is dead ;

(b) who has made a request in writing addressed to the Registrar, for such removal ;

(c) who has failed to pay the annual renewal fee within a period of not more than three months from the date on which such payment fell due :

(a) to acquire, hold, take or give, on lease or hire, mortgage, pledge, sell and exchange or otherwise alienate, encumber or dispose of, any immovable or movable property, for the benefit of the Institute ;

(b) to invest the funds of the trust for the benefit of the institute, and to utilize such funds for setting up benefit schemes, welfare schemes, insurance schemes and other social services schemes for the benefit of the members, officers and servants of the institute, and their dependants ;

(c) to set up maintain libraries and an architectural archive.

(a) the powers conferred on it by paragraph (a) of section 4, in so far as those powers relate to immovable property ;

(b) the powers conferred on it by paragraph (c) of section 4, in so far as those powers relate to investment of funds ;

(a) The Board of Trustees shall cause proper books of accounts to be kept of the income and expenditure assets and liabilities and all other transactions of the Board of Trustees.

(b) The accounts of the Board of Trustees shall be audited by a qualified auditor or auditors appointed by such Board.

(c) In this subsection, “qualified auditor” means-

(7) The provisions of this section shall come into force on 25th day of September, 1996 ‘.