Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

7.   Conditions for registration

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   (1)   Subject to section 8, a person including a citizen of a Member State of the Community is entitled to be registered as an architect where on application made to the Board the applicant satisfies the board that —

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      (a)     he or she is qualified to be so registered; and

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      (b)     he or she is a fit and proper person to practice architecture in Saint Lucia.

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      (Amended by Act 1 of 2014)

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   (2)   For the purposes of subsection (1), a person is qualified to be registered as an architect where —

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      (a)     he or she has been awarded a degree or the equivalent in architecture granted by a university or school of architecture that, in the opinion of the Board, is evidence of satisfactory training in architecture; or

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      (b)     he or she is registered as an architect by a board, council or institute in a country other than Saint Lucia and where in the opinion of the Board, the overseas body upholds satisfactory standards of architecture; and

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      (c)     he or she has had a minimum of two years practical experience in the practice of architecture to the satisfaction of the Board, one year of which —

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         (i)     must have been acquired in Saint Lucia under the supervision of an architect registered under this Act, or

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         (ii)     in the case of a person who met the requirements under paragraph (a) or (b) before the commencement of this Act, must have been acquired in Saint Lucia.

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      (Substituted by Act 1 of 2014)

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   (3)   An application for registration shall be made to the Secretary of the Board in Form A as set out in Schedule 2.

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   (4)   An applicant for registration shall furnish to the Secretary of the Board —

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      (a)     evidence of his or her qualifications and experience;

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      (b)     proof of his or her identity; and

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      (c)     such further and other information as the Board requires in respect of the matters referred to in subsections (1) and (2).