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# 1. Architect and Quantity Surveyor Act, 1933 (Cap 525)
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· The Act provides for the regulation of architects and quantity surveyors, in particular the registration and proof of qualification. It provides for the regulation of persons registered to practice as architects and Quantity Surveyors.
· The law also defines practices amounting to professional misconduct and the punitive measures to be taken against the culprits. It establishes the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) which is mandated with the duty of maintaining the Register of Architects and Quantity Surveyors; the scale of fees to be charged by architects and quantity surveyors for professional advice, services rendered, and work done; prescribing the conditions under which persons registered under this Act may practise as limited liability companies, and for requiring professional indemnity insurance in the case of unlimited companies and private firms; and for issuing instructions and orders conducive to the maintenance and improvement of the status of architects and quantity surveyors in Kenya, among others.
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