Architects Act, 1986
An Act to regulate the profession of architecture in Sierra Leone, providing for the registration of architects and the control of professional practice.
Summary
The Architects Act, 1986 regulates the practice of architecture in Sierra Leone. It provides for the registration of persons qualified to practise as architects and establishes a registration body to maintain a register and oversee the profession.
The Act restricts the use of the title of architect and the carrying on of architectural practice to registered persons, sets qualifications and conditions for registration, and provides for professional discipline. Its purpose is to protect the public by ensuring that architectural work is carried out by properly qualified and accountable professionals.
Main provisions
- Establishes a body to register and regulate architects.
- Provides for the registration of qualified architects and the keeping of a register.
- Restricts the use of the title and practice of architecture to registered persons.
- Sets qualifications and conditions for registration.
- Provides for professional discipline and related offences.