Architects Act 1997

The Education Fund

17 (1) This paragraph applies if when this Act comes into force the assets of the Architects' Registration Council Education Fund have not been transferred by the Board.

(2) The Board may transfer the assets of the Fund to such person and on such terms as may be approved by the Secretary of State.

(3) The repeal by the 1996 Act of sections 1(1) and (4) to (6), 3 and 4 of the 1969 Act shall not come into force until the transfer is made; and until the transfer references in those provisions to the Council shall have effect as references to the Board.

18 A person to whom the assets of the Fund are transferred (whether under section 124 of the 1996 Act or paragraph 17) shall apply the assets, and all income arising from the assets, for the purposes authorised in subsection (4) of section 1 of the 1969 Act (assuming for this purpose that the reference in that subsection to the Council were a reference to the person to whom the assets of the Fund are transferred).

19 (1) In this Schedule—

(a) “the 1931 Act” means the [1931 c. 33.] Architects (Registration) Act 1931;

(b) “the 1969 Act” means the [1969 c. 42.] Architects Registration (Amendment) Act 1969; and

(c) “the 1996 Act” means the [1996 c. 53.] Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

(2) In this Schedule—

(a) “the Council” means the Architects' Registration Council of the United Kingdom established under the 1931 Act, which was renamed as the Board by section 118(1) of the 1996 Act; and

(b) “the Discipline Committee” means the Discipline Committee constituted under the 1931 Act, which was abolished by section 118(2) of the 1996 Act.