Section 3
Section 2 of the principal Act is amended—
of Architects (Amendment) Act 2015
(a)
by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1);
(b)
by inserting after the definition of “appointed date” the following definition:
‘ “Architect” means a person registered under subsection 10(2);’;
(c)
by inserting after the definition of “architectural consultancy services” the following definition:
‘ “Architectural Technologist” means a person registered under section 27w;’;
(d)
by substituting for the definition of “Building Draughtsman”
the following definition:
‘ “Building Draughtsman” means—
(a)
a Building Draughtsman who, on or before 1 June 2015, is registered with the Board, or has been issued with a valid certificate of registration as provided in section 22 which has been deleted in subsection 23(1) of the Architects
(Amendment) Act 2015 [Act A1480]; or
(b)
a Building Draughtsman who, on or before 31 December 2015, is registered or deemed to be registered with the Board, or has been issued with a valid certificate of registration as provided in subsections 23(3) and (4) of the
Architects (Amendment) Act 2015;’;
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(e)
by deleting the definition of “firm or body corporate practising as consulting Quantity Surveyors”;
(f)
by inserting after the definition of “Building Draughtsman”
the following definition:
‘ “foreign architect” means an architect who is not a citizen or permanent resident of Malaysia registered under section 10a;’;
(g)
by inserting after the definition of “Graduate Architect”
the following definitions:
‘ “Graduate Interior Designer” means a person registered under subsection 27d(1);
“Inspector of Works” means a person registered under section 27m;’;
(h)
by deleting the definition of “Institut Pereka Bentuk
Dalaman Malaysia”;
(i)
by inserting after the definition of “Interior Designer”
the following definitions:
‘ “interior design consultancy practice” means a sole proprietorship, partnership or body corporate incorporated under the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125], providing interior design consultancy services and is registered by the Board under section 27e;
“interior design consultancy services” in relation to interior design works means those services provided in paragraph 27e(1)(b);’;
(j)
by inserting after the definition of “interior design consultancy services” the following definition:
‘ “Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers” includes any institute, body or society succeeding it and approved by the Minister;’;
(k)
by deleting the definition of “Malaysian Society of Interior
Designers”;
(l)
by deleting the definition of “Professional Architect”;
(m)
by deleting the definition of “Professional Engineer”;
(n)
by deleting the definition of “Register”;
(o)
by deleting the definition of “registered Quantity
Surveyor”; and
(p)
by inserting after subsection (1) as renumbered the following subsection:
“(2) For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of “Building Draughtsman” shall be read together with section 23 of the Architects (Amendment)
Act 2015.”.
Amendment of section 3