ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Architects and Quantity Surveyors Act
3. Restriction on use of titles
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
3. Restriction on use of titles
(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall practice under any name, title or style containing any of the words or phrases "architect", "architecture", "architectural", "quantity surveyor" or "quantity surveying" unless he is registered under this Act as an architect or a quantity surveyor, as the case may be:Provided that—(i)nothing in this Act shall apply to any person in the service of the Government or of the Community, or to any person who, for the purpose of preparing any particular piece of work for the Government, is exempted by the Cabinet Secretary from the provisions of this Act;(ii)a member of an approved professional institution who is entitled under the constitution thereof to display after his name any affix which includes the word "Architect", "Architecture" or "Architectural" or any abbreviation thereof, may use such affix whether he is so registered or not.(2)Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings.(3)Without prejudice to the powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions, proceedings for an offence under this section may be instituted by any person who is authorized in that behalf, whether generally or specially, by the Board in writing.