2016 No. 1088
The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Order 2016
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated M1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2, in relation to the recognition of higher-education diplomas, formal qualifications, or experience in the occupation, required for the pursuit of professions or occupations.
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Order 2016 and comes into force on 9th December 2016.
Amendments to the Architects Act 19972
1
The Architects Act 1997 M3 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
2
In section 4(2A)(c) (registration in Part 1 of the Register: general)—
a
in paragraph (i) for “regulation 3(9)(a), (b), (c) or (e) of the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007” substitute “
regulation 3(8)(a), (b), (c) or (e) of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 M4
”
; and
b
in paragraph (ii)—
i
for “regulations 20 to 26” substitute “
regulations 27 to 34
”
; and
ii
for “regulation 3(4)” substitute “
regulation 3(5)
”
.
3
In section 4A(1) (registration in Part 1 of the Register: European qualifications)—
a
in paragraph (c) for “paragraph 1 of Article 47” substitute “
paragraph 3 of Article 49
”
;
b
in paragraph (d)—
i
omit “paragraph 2 of”,
ii
in sub-paragraph (i) for “that paragraph” substitute “
Article 47 of the Directive
”
, and
iii
in sub-paragraph (ii) for “paragraph” substitute “
Article
”
; and
c
in paragraph (e)—
i
for “paragraph 1” substitute “
paragraphs 1 and 1a
”
, and
ii
for “Annex VI” substitute “
Annexes V and VI
”
.
4
In section 6(2A) (registration: further procedural requirements)—
a
for “regulation 25(1)(b) of the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007” substitute “
regulation 32(1)(b) of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015
”
; and
b
for “regulation 25(3)(b)” substitute “
regulation 32(3)(a)
”
.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
S.I. 2002/248.