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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/architects-act-1997/section-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/architects-act-1997/section-25.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/22",
  "legislation_title": "Architects Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/architects-act-1997",
  "path": "section/25",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "(1) In this Act—\n“the Board” means the Architects Registration Board;\n...\n...\n...\n“disciplinary order” has the meaning given by section 15;\n...\n...\n“erasure order” shall be construed in accordance with section 18;\n...\n...\n“penalty order” shall be construed in accordance with section 16;\n“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Board and “prescribe” means prescribe by rules;\n“the Register” means the Register of Architects;\n“registered person” means a person whose name is in the Register;\n“the Registrar” means the Registrar of Architects;\n”regulator recognition agreement” has the meaning given by section 4 of the Professional Qualification Act 2022\n...\n“suspension order” shall be construed in accordance with section 17; ...\n...\n...\n“unacceptable professional conduct” has the meaning given by section 14.\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 25 (which becomes subsection (1)) inserted (23.12.2002) by S.I. 2002/2842, art. 6(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 25(1) omitted (7.2.2023) by virtue of The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/50), regs. 1(3), 4(6)(a) (with reg. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 25 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/717), regs. 1(2), 19(b) (with regs. 22-47) (as amended by S.I. 2019/810, regs. 1(3), 4 and S.I. 2020/1038, regs. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 25(1) omitted (20.6.2008) by virtue of Architects (Recognition of European Qualifications etc and Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1331), regs. 1, 22(1)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 25(1) inserted (7.2.2023) by The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/50), regs. 1(3), 4(6)(b) (with reg. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in s. 25(1) omitted (20.6.2008) by virtue of Architects (Recognition of European Qualifications etc and Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1331), regs. 1, 22(1)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 25(2) omitted (20.6.2008) by virtue of Architects (Recognition of European Qualifications etc and Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1331), regs. 1, 22(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/22/section/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:27:17.182057+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}