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The Architects (Fees, Electronic Communications and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

S.I. 2024/1017 · Made 7 October 2024

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Architects

Made 7th October 2024

Laid before Parliament 10th October 2024

Coming into force 10th November 2024

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 24A of the Architects Act 1997f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1997 c. 22. Section 24A was inserted by section 159 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 20).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment to the Architects (Fees, Electronic Communications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Architects (Fees, Electronic Communications and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 10th November 2024.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

2Amendment to the Architects (Fees, Electronic Communications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

(1)

Regulation 2 (fees) of the Architects (Fees, Electronic Communications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

Omit paragraph (2).

(3)

After paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A)

The body that has applied for a qualification to be prescribed under section 4(1)(a) of the Act is liable to pay the fee that the Board may charge under paragraph (1)(a).

(4B)

The person requesting a document or information about a person whose name is entered on the Register is liable to pay the fee that the Board may charge under paragraph (1)(b).

(4C)

The person intending to sit the test prescribed under section 4(1A) of the Act is liable to pay the fee that the Board may charge under paragraph (1)(c).

(4D)

Subject to paragraph (4E), in each calendar year the Board must publish specified information about any fee it charged under this regulation in the preceding calendar year.

(4E)

The first calendar year in which the Board must comply with the requirement in paragraph (4D) is 2025.

(4F)

In paragraph (4D) “specified information” means an explanation of how the fee was calculated including—

(a)

a description, including the amount, of any cost covered by the fee, and

(b)

an explanation of how the fee complies with the requirement at paragraph (4).

(4G)

A fee charged under this regulation may be paid by any means except cash or cheque.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rushanara Ali

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

7th October 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Architects (Fees, Electronic Communications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1388) in relation to certain fees chargeable by the Architects Registration Board (“the Board”). The amendments specify who is liable to pay the fees and how the fees may be paid, and require the Board to publish information about fees.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.