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  The by-laws set out the details of the practice of architects and quantity
  surveyors including the scale of professional charges/fees for services.
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# 2. Architects and Quantity Surveyors By-Laws, 1959



·         These were published vide Legal Notices and have been updated over the years.

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Quick Link: [https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/1959/420/eng@2022-12-31](https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/1959/420/eng@2022-12-31)

·         The By-Laws, among other things, set out a scale of professional charges for services of architects in various projects in the Fourth Schedule to the Rules. These fees/charges are mainly a percentage of the value of the projects.

·         Given that architects are very crucial professionals in the construction phase, the fees they charge are important as they feed into the final house price.
