PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

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ARCHITECTS ACT 1972

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE , NEW DELHI

January 2010

THE CONSTITUTION OF
INDIA

ARTICLE 246
Subject matter of laws made by
parliament and by the legislative of states

Seventh Schedule
List I
Union List
List II State List
List III Current List

UNION LIST

Entry 66
Coordination and determination of
standards in institutions of higher
education or research and scientific and
technical institutions

CONCURRENT LIST

Entry 25
Education ,including technical
education, medical education and
universities , subject to provisions of
entries 63,64,65 and 66 of List I

Entry 26
Legal ,medical and other professions

ARCHITECTS ACT

ARCHITECTS BILL
Introduced in parliament (third time ) in 1968
A private bill
Piloted by Ar. Piloo Mody

ARCHITECTS ACT
Enacted by parliament in 1972
Under the scope of

Entry 66 of Union List ,and

Entry 25 and 26 of concurrent list

ARCHITECTS ACT

REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS
EDUCATION OF AN ARCHITECT
PRACTICE OF AN ARCHITECT
CREATION OF COUNCIL OF
ARCHITETCURE

REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS

PREREQUISTES
Educational qualification
Other qualification
Residency requirement
Registration fee

EFFECTS
Use of Title and Style of an Architect or
firm of architects

EDUCATION OF AN ARCHITECT

MINIMUM STANDARDS
Intent of the course
Duration
Training
Qualification &experience of teachers
Accommodation

EDUCATION OF AN ARCHITECT

OVERSEEING MAINTAINENCE OF
STANDARDS
Inspections
Recommendations to state /universities

RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS
Recommendation by COA
Notification by Central Government

PRACTICE OF AN
ARCHITECT

Code of conduct
Professional misconduct
Disciplinary Action

RULES & REGULATIONS

CENTRAL GOVERNEMENT

Rules
Procedures to transact business

COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE

Regulations
Minimum standards of Architectural Education

1983
Architects Professional conduct Regulation 1989

GUIDELINES OF COA

Scope of services
Conditions of engagement
Professional fee
Competitions
Institutional practice
Liability
Admission to 5 year Degree programme
Aptitude Test
Qualification s of teachers

COUNCIL OF
ARCHITECTURE

A statutory body
Constituted by Central Government
Members
One Architect representing each state
Chief Architect of CPWDF &MES
5 elected representative from IIA
5 elected representatives of Head of Institutions
2 representatives of Institution of Engineers
1 representative of Institution of Surveyors
1 nominee of Central Government
2 nominees of AICTE

COUNCIL OF
ARCHITECTURE

President
Vice president
Executive Committee 5 members
Disciplinary committee3 members

COUNCIL OF
ARCHITECTURE

Must meet once every 6 months

Annual report and accounts to be
published in gazette of India