Part 5: Other provisions about safety standards, etc. Architects Section 159: Architects Registration Board: fees and discharge of functions by a committee Background
Currently, the Architects Act 1997 prescribes a small amount of services for which the Board may charge. The costs of all of the Board’s functions are currently met by the annual fee for retention on the Register of Architects under section 8 of the 1997 Act, which is charged by the Board to all architects. Following the end of the EU Exit Transition Period, there will be an expansion in the services the Board provides to implement Mutual Recognition Agreements or Memoranda of Understanding relating to the regulation of architects. This section will allow the Secretary of State to lay regulations to make additional provision for separate fees for additional chargeable services, in order to keep the retention fee down for the architects that do not utilise additional services. This will be after a full impact assessment and consultation.
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This will be determined in secondary legislation, The services that will be considered for charging fees are the Board’s role in considering and recognising international qualifications, and the Board’s function in providing evidence for UK architects registering abroad.