Section 11: Certificate of professional competence

1
Any person who, having qualified as an architect by examination after the commencement of this Act or within two years before its commencement as the case may be, satisfies the conditions mentioned in section 7 (5) (e) and subsection (2) of this section, may apply for and be entitled to receive free of charge, a certificate of professional competence from the Institute entitling him to be fully registered as an architect under this Act; and such certificates shall when received by the person provisionally registered, be filed with his application for full registration.
[1990 No. 43.]
2 The conditions aforesaid are-
a he shall, during his employment after qualification as aforesaid, have acquired practical experience under the personal supervision and guidance of one or more fully registered architect for the period of two years; and
b the manner in which he carried out the duties of his employment and his conduct during the period of his employment shall have been satisfactory.
3 It shall be the duty of the employer being a fully registered architect supervising the work of persons employed by him to-
a ensure that the person is afforded proper opportunities of acquiring the practical experience required for the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section;
b
provide such person employed by him with the prescribed documents for presentation to the Council.
[1990 No. 43.]
4
Where after having completed the period mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section, any person affected applies for and is refused a certificate of professional competence, he shall be entitled-
[1990 No. 43.]
a to receive from the Council, particulars in writing of the grounds of the refusal; and
b to appeal from the refusal to the Minister, in accordance with rules made by the Council in that behalf (including rules as to the time within which appeals are to be brought),
and on any such appeal, the Minister may either allow the appeal or dismiss it, or direct that the case be referred back to the Council for re-consideration, and subject thereto, no further or other right of appeal shall lie.
5
Where an appeal is allowed under subsection (4) of this section, the Council shall forthwith issue the certificate of professional competence.
[1990 No. 43.]