2.  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“allied professional†means —
(a)
a professional engineer who is registered under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253); or
(b)
a land surveyor who is registered under the Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 156);
“architectural services†includes selling or supplying for gain or reward any architectural plan, drawing, tracing or the like for use in the construction, enlargement or alteration of any building or part thereof;
“Board†means the Board of Architects established under section 4;
“builderâ€, “building†and “building works†have the same meanings as in the Building Control Act (Cap. 29);
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“building authority†means any person empowered under the provisions of the Building Control Act to approve plans of building works;
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“certificate of registration†means the certificate of registration issued under section 17;
“Commissioner of Building Control†means any person empowered under the provisions of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29) to approve plans of building works;
“Disciplinary Committee†means a Disciplinary Committee appointed under section 31C;
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“Investigation Committee†means an Investigation Committee appointed under section 30;
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“Investigation Panel†means the Investigation Panel appointed under section 27;
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“licence†means a licence to supply architectural services in Singapore granted under section 20;
“licensedâ€, in relation to a corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership, means a corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership which has in force a licence;
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“limited liability partnership†has the same meaning given to it by section 4(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 (Act 5 of 2005);
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“manager† —
(a)
in relation to a corporation or partnership, means the principal executive officer of the corporation or partnership for the time being by whatever name called and whether or not he is a director or partner thereof; and
(b)
in relation to a limited liability partnership, has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
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“nomineeâ€, in relation to any person, means a person who is accustomed or under an obligation (whether formal or informal) to act in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of the first-mentioned person, except that a person shall not be regarded as a nominee of another person by reason only that he acts on advice given by that other person in a professional capacity;
“practising certificate† —
(a)
in relation to a registered architect, means an annual certificate issued under section 18 authorising him to engage in the practice of architecture in Singapore;
(b)
in relation to an allied professional who is a professional engineer registered under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253), means a practising certificate issued under section 18 of that Act; and
(c)
in relation to an allied professional who is a land surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 156), means a practising certificate issued under section 15 of that Act;
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“President†means the President of the Board;
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“register of architects†means the register of architects kept by the Board under section 8(a);
“register of licensees†means the annual register of licensed corporations, partnerships and limited liability partnerships kept by the Board under section 8(
c);
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“register of practitioners†means the annual register of practitioners kept by the Board under section 8(b);
“registered architect†means a person registered as an architect under section 15;
“Registrar†means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 9;
“rules†means rules made by the Board under section 38;
“unlimited corporation†means a corporation formed on the principle of having no limit placed on the liability of its members.