Section 7: Registration of architects.

1 Subject to the provisions of this Act and to rules made under section 5 of this Act, a person shall not be entitled to be fully or provisionally registered under this Act as an architect and, when so registered, to practise as such unless-
a he has attended a course of training approved by the Council under section 9 of this Act; and
b the course was conducted at an institution so approved, or partly at one such institution and partly at another or others; and
c he holds a qualification so approved.
2
Registration in the first instance shall be provisional, unless the Council in its discretion authorises full registration of an applicant.
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3
The provisions of the Third Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the professional responsibility of provisionally registered architects under this Act.
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4 Subject as aforesaid, if in the case of an applicant under section 8 (2) or (3) of this Act, he satisfies the Council on all matters on which the Council requires to be satisfied that he is a fit and proper person, the applicant may likewise be provisionally or fully registered in pursuance of subsection (2) above.
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Subject as aforesaid, a person shall be entitled to be fully registered, if being a citizen of Nigeria or a person within section 8 (2) or (3) of this Act, he satisfies the Council-
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a as to his experience for the purposes of section 11(1) of this Act;
b that he is of good character;
c
that he has passed the professional practice competence examination conducted by the Institute;
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d that his qualifications as an architect are for the time being accepted by the Council for the purposes of this subsection as respects the profession of an architect;
and save where section 8 (3) of this Act applies-
e
that where a qualification was acquired outside Nigeria, the applicant for registration under this Act was under no legal disability in the practice of architecture, and if the Council so requires, that he has sufficient practical experience in the profession of an architect,
and the Council shall from time to time publish in the Federal Gazette, particulars of the qualifications for the time being accepted as aforesaid.
6 A fully registered architect shall be entitled to a stamp from the Council, but any stamp presented in pursuance of this subsection may be withdrawn by the Council from such a member on-
a his ceasing to become a registered member;
b being convicted of an offence under this Act;
c
disciplinary grounds.
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7
The Council may, with the approval of the Minister, impose further conditions for purposes of any registration under this Act, but such conditions shall not come into force until published in the Gazette.
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