Act Number: 20

Act Name: The Architects Act, 1972

Year: 1972

Enactment Date: 1972-05-31

Long Title: An Act to provide for the registration of architects and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of Higher Education

Section 30: Procedure in inquiries relating to misconduct.
    (1) When on receipt of a complaint made to it, the Council is of opinion that any architect has been guilty of professional misconduct which, if proved, will render him unfit to practice as an architect, the Council may hold an inquiry in such manner as may be prescribed by rules.
     (2) After holding the inquiry under sub-section (1) and after hearing the architect, the Council may, by order, reprimand the said architect or suspend him from practice as an architect or remove his name from the register or pass such other order as it thinks fit.
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