Section 10A
Registration of foreign architects
Subject to this section and such conditions as the Board may think fit to impose, the Board may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, approve the registration as an Architect of any foreign architect who is a consultant to a project, wholly financed by a foreign government or implemented under any form of arrangement with the Government of Malaysia.
(2)
A foreign architect may be considered for registration if he satisfies the Board that—
(a)
he possesses the necessary qualification which is recognized for the practice of architecture as an architect in his country of origin; and
(b)
he possesses the necessary expertise and his physical presence is required in Malaysia for not less than one hundred and eighty days in one calendar year or he is a resident representative of the foreign component of a joint-venture.
(3)
The Board may approve the registration of a foreign architect for a period not exceeding one calendar year and may renew such registration as it deems fit.
(4)
Any foreign architect dissatisfied with the decision of the
Board to reject his application for registration or the renewal thereof under this section may, within twenty-one days of being notified of
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the rejection, appeal to the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal.
(5)
A foreign architect registered under section 10 on or before the commencement of this section shall remain registered until the expiry of his registration.
(6)
A foreign architect whose registration has expired may apply for registration subject to the provisions of this section.
(7)
(Deleted by Act A1480).