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BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS, 1956

(v) the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Building Division);

and has had in cases (iv) and (v) at least two years' practical experience under a practising architect or civil engineer after election to membership;

(b) registration as an architect in the United Kingdom; (c) membership of any other architects" or engineers' assocía- tion or institution recognized by the Building Authority, and has had not less practical experience under a practis- ing architect or civil engineer than that required under sub-paragraph (a) for a like qualification;

(d) a degree in-

(i) architecture from a university or school recognized by the Building Authority, and has had in addition to the university or school course, not less than two years' practical experience under a practising architect:

Provided that if the Hong Kong University School of Architecture be recognized by the Royal Institute of British Architects or if the Governor were satisfied that the standard of the School is equivalent to that required by such Institute, the period of practical experience shall be one year and thereafter the candidate shall pass an examination in Professional Practice and Practical Experience similar us that required by such Institute;

(ii) engineering from a university or school recognized by the Building Authority, and has had in addition to the university or school course, not less than four years' practical experience under a practising civil engineer :

Provided that if the Hong Kong University School of Engineering be recognized by the Institution of Civil Engineers or if the Governor were satisfied that the stand- ard of the School is equivalent to that required by such Institution, then the period of practical experience shall be three years and thereafter the candidate shall be required to pass a Professional Interview similar to that required by such Institution;

(e) three years' articled pupilage followed by six years' practical experience under a practising architect or civil engineer and has attained the age of thirty years;

RUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS, 1956

() fifteen years' practical experience under a practising architect or civil engineer and has attained the age of thirty-five years.

(2) In all cases practical experience of one year shall have been obtained within the last three years preceding the date of application.

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6. (1) Every person making application to be included in Application

require- the register shall-

ments.

(a) produce documentary evidence to the Building Authority to prove compliance with requirements of regulation 4; (b) be required to satisfy the Building Authority at a pro- fessional interview as to his suitability for inclusion in the register;

(c) in the case of candidates making application under the

provisos to sub-paragraphs (4) (i) and (ii) and sul paragraphs (e) and (f) of paragraph (1) of regulation 4 be required to pay the prescribed fee and pass on examination.

(2) All professional interviews shall be conducted by the Building Authority and all examinations shall be held by an examination board appointed by the Building Authority.

6. The Building Authority shall remove from the register Removal the name of any authorized architect who dies or ceases to from re- practise.

gister.

7. (1) Every authorized architect shall sign all plans, struc- Duties. tural details, calculations and stress diagrams submitted by him to the Building Authority. Such signature shall be deemed to be an assumption by the architect of all responsibility for the plans, structural details, calculations and stress diagrams.

(2) Every authorized architect shall supply officially stamped, signed and dated copies of all plans submitted by him to and approved, stamped, signed and dated by the Building Authority to the registered contractor who has been engaged for the execu- tion of the work shown on the plans.

(3) Every authorized architect shall supply to the Building Authority on request information relative to the plans submitted by such authorized architect to the Building Authority or to the work shown on such plans.