Architectural consultancy practices

Architectural consultancy practices

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  Architectural Consultancy PracticesPresentation done by Iznny Ismail
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  Introduction Practices AnArchitect commencing his professional practice as a firm or a company shall submit to the Board the proposed name of the firm or company in order to obtain the approval of the Board. At any one time, a Professional Architect is allowed to set up architectural consultancy practices as follows :- any two(2) different types of practices of different composition but shall not include a multi-disciplinary practice (MDP). any three(3) different types of practices of different composition including one multi-disciplinary practice (MDP)
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  Types of PracticesARCHITECTURAL BODY CORPORATE Requirements :- 1.    The board of directors shall be Professional Architects ; 2.    The body corporate shall have a minimum paid-up capital of RM 50,000 ; 3.    The shares shall be held by members of the board of directors solely or with any other persons who are Professional Architects; 4.    Name of body corporate shall refrain from being pretentious or ostentatious or of such nature that may negatively affect the dignity of the profession or place it in a position of possible ridicule. 5.    Name of body corporate shall preferably comprise the actual names of the directors or the acronyms of their initials . 6.    Application for registration must be submitted in the prescribed FORM J . * For further details, please refer to Section 7A of the Act and General Circular No. 2/2004
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  MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BODY CORPORATERequirements :- 1.    The board of directors shall comprise Professional Architects, Professional Engineers and/or registered Quantity Surveyors ; 2.    The shares shall be held by persons mentioned in paragraph 1 and any of the following persons and/or bodies corporate where – (i)      The Professional Architects, Professional Engineers, registered  Quantity  Surveyors,  bodies  corporate providing architectural consultancy services, bodies corporate providing professional engineering services and/or bodies corporate practicing as consulting Quantity Surveyors hold a  minimum combined share of 70% of the overall equity of that body corporate, of which the Professional Architects and/or bodies corporate providing architectural consultancy services hold a minimum share of 10%; and   Types of Practices
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  MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BODY CORPORATE…CONT…(ii)      Any other persons, including persons belonging to a profession allied to architecture, engineering or quantity surveying, being a profession approved in writing by the board regulating the profession of architecture, engineering or quantity surveying, respectively, hold a maximum share of 30% of the overall equity of the body corporate. 3.    The multi-disciplinary body corporate shall have a minimum paid-up capital of RM150,000 . 4.    Name of body corporate shall refrain from being pretentious or ostentatious or of such nature that may negatively affect the dignity of the profession or place it in a position of possible ridicule. 5.     Name of body corporate shall preferably comprise the actual names of       directors or the acronyms of their initials . 6.     Application for registration must be submitted in the prescribed FORM K .   * For further details, please refer to Section 7B of the Act and General Circular No. 2/2004
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  Types of PracticesPARTNERSHIP Requirements: 1.    All partners shall be Professional Architects 2.    Names of firms shall refrain from being pretentious or ostentatious or of such nature that may negatively affect the dignity of the profession or place it in a position of possible ridicule :        e.g.       Global Environmental Planners and Architects, Arkitek Supreme;   3.    The names of firms shall preferably comprise the actual names of the partners or the acronyms of their initials .   4.     Application for registration must be submitted in the prescribed FORM I .   * For further details, please refer to Section 7A of the Act and General Circular No. 2/2004
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  SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP Requirements:1.    Being the sole principal of the firm, Professional Architects shall preferably use their individual names in full;          e.g.      Arkitek Ahmad Bakar                      Lim Ah Kow Architect   2.    Professional Architects may also be allowed to use part of their names :            e.g.       Arkitek A. Bakar                     AK Lim Architect 3.    Application for registration must be submitted in the prescribed FORM I.   * For further details, please refer to Section 7A of the Act and General Circular No. 2/2004 Types of Practices
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  FORM J
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  FORM K
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  FORM I
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  GENERAL CIRCULAR NO.2/2004
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  Architect’s Act Section7 A , 7 B
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  Schedule-Types of PracticesTYPE OF PRACTICES ARCHITECTURAL BODY CORPORATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BODY CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP Type o f Form FORM J FORM K FORM I FORM I. Architect’s Act Section 7A Section 7B Section 7A Section 7A General Circular General Circular No. 2/2004 General Circular No. 2/2004 General Circular No. 2/2004 General Circular No. 2/2004