Section 24, The Architects Act, 1986

(1) No registered architect shall be entitled to practice as an architect unless he is a holder of an Annual Practising Certificate which is for the time being in force. (2) A practising certificate shall be issued by the Council on application to it by a registered architect and upon payment of the prescribed annual fee. (3) Every certificate to practice shall be valid until the 31st day of December of the year in which it is issued and may from time to time be renewed upon payment of the prescribed annual subscription: Provided that the certificate shall cease to be valid where during the currency of that certificate the person to whom it is issued ceases to be registered under this Act or the registration of that person is suspended under this Act. (4) Every person who practices or undertakes to practice in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten leones for each day that the offence continues. A66 No. Architects Act 1986 [Margin: Regulation]