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ARCHITECTS ACT 2002 - SECT 141A

141A Notice and record for businesses

(1) This section applies if a business provides architectural services at 1 or more places using an architect.

(2) The business may give the board a notice in the approved form.

(3) The approved form must provide for the inclusion of--

(a) the business's name, business address and telephone number; and
(b) the name of each place at which the business provides the services; and
(c) the name and signature of each architect who is responsible for carrying out architectural services for the business at each of the places mentioned in paragraph (b).

(4) The notice is taken not to have been given under subsection (2) unless the notice--

(a) includes the information mentioned in subsection (3); and
(b) is accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.

(5) Subsection (6) applies if a business gives the board a notice under subsection (2) and a change happens in any 1 or more of the following--

(a) the business's name, business address and telephone number; and
(b) the name of a place at which the business provides architectural services using an architect; and
(c) the name of an architect who is responsible for carrying out architectural services for the business at a place.

(6) The business must, within 21 days after the change happens, notify the board, in the approved form, about the change.

(7) If the change is in an architect responsible for carrying out architectural services for the business, the notice about the change is not given under subsection (6) unless the notice states the new architect's name and signature.

(8) If a business gives the board a notice under subsection (2) or (6), the board must--

(a) keep a record of the information given in the notice; and
(b) keep the record open for inspection, free of charge, at the board's office by members of the public during ordinary office hours; and
(c) give a person a copy of the record, or a part of it, on payment of the fee prescribed under a regulation.

(9) If the board receives information (received information), other than under subsection (6), that leads the board to reasonably suspect information kept on the record may have changed, the board may note the received information on the record.

(10) The board may make the record available for inspection on its website.

(11) In this section--

business means a corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association.



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