Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certified Architects (Revised in 2019)
Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certified Architects (Revised in 2019)
Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certified Architects (Revised in 2019)
Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No. 714
April 23, 2019
(Promulgated by Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No. 184 on September 23, 1995; and revised according to the Decision of the State Council on Revising Certain Administrative Regulations on April 23, 2019)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purpose of strengthening the administration of certified architects, improving the quality and level of architectural design, protecting the public interest, and ensuring the safety of the life and property of citizens.
Article 2 "Certified architect" as used herein, refers to one who has lawfully acquired the certificates of a certified architect and is engaged in the architectural design of buildings or other related businesses.
Certified architects are divided into Grade-1 and Grade-2 certified architects.
Article 3 These Regulations shall apply to the examination, registration, and practice of certified architects.
Article 4 The construction administration and personnel administration of the State Council, as well as the construction administration and personnel administration of the local people's governments of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, shall comply with the provisions stipulated in these Regulations to direct and supervise the examination, registration, and practice of certified architects.
Article 5 The National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects and the administrative committees of certified architects in various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, in accordance with the provisions prescribed in these Regulations, be responsible for the concrete work of the examination and registration of certified architects.
The National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects shall consist of representatives of the construction administration, personnel administration and other relevant administrative departments of the State Council, and architectural design experts.
The administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall consist of representatives of the construction administrations, personnel administrations and other relevant administrative departments of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and architectural design experts.
Article 6 Certified architects may establish professional associations of certified architects to protect their legitimate rights and interests.
Chapter II Examination and Registration
Article 7 The state shall carry out a unified nationwide qualification examination system for certified architects. The measures of unified nationwide qualification examination for certified architects shall be formulated by the construction administration of the State Council in cooperation with the personnel administration of the State Council after consultation with other relevant administrative departments of the State Council, and shall be implemented by the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects.
Article 8 Those who meet one of the following conditions may apply for permission to take the qualification examination for Grade-1 certified architects:
1. possession of a master's degree or higher in architecture, or a doctorate of engineering in closely related specialties, in addition to at least two years' work experience in architectural design or other related business;
2. possession of a bachelor's degree in architecture or a master's degree in engineering in closely related specialties, in addition to at least three years' work experience in architectural design or other related business;
3. undergraduate education in architecture in addition to at least five years' work experience in architectural design or in other related business; or undergraduate education in specialties closely related to architecture and with at least seven years' work experience in architectural design or other related business;
4. possession of the technical title of senior engineer in addition to at least three years' work experience in architectural design or other related business; or possession of the technical title of engineer in addition to at least five years' work experience in architectural design or other related business; or
5. outstanding achievements in architectural design and recognition by the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects as having attained the same professional level as prescribed in the aforesaid four items, even if none of the aforesaid four conditions is met.
A person meeting the requirements stipulated in Items 3 to 5 of the preceding paragraph shall obtain a bachelor's degree.
Article 9 Those who meet one of the following conditions may apply for permission to take the qualification examination for Grade-2 certified architect;
1. undergraduate education in architecture or in closely related specialties, in addition to at least two years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses;
2. junior college education in architectural design technology or in other related specialties, in addition to at least three years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses;
3. education from a 4-year secondary specialized school in architectural design technology, in addition to at least five years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses.
4. education from a secondary specialized school in a major closely related to architectural design technology, in addition to at least seven years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses; or
5. possession of a technical title of or higher than assistant engineer, in addition to at least three years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses.
Article 10 With the recommendation by the entity in which he is working, an architectural designer who has achieved a technical title of senior engineer or middle-rank engineer before the implementation of these Regulations may, in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the measures governing the unified nationwide qualification examination for certified architects, be excused from examinations in certain subjects.
Article 11 Those candidates, having passed the qualification examination and attained the corresponding professional status of a certified architect, may apply for registration.
Article 12 The National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects shall be responsible for the registration of Grade-1 certified architects; the administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for the registration of Grade-2 certified architects.
Article 13 An application for registration shall be denied under any one of the following circumstances;
1. the applicant has no full capacity for civil conduct;
2. the applicant has been criminally punished and has filed an application for registration within five years after serving punishment;
3. the applicant has been imposed upon an administrative penalty or disciplinary sanction resulting in dismissal from office or severer as a result of a mistake the applicant had made in an architectural design or other related professional practice, and the application for registration is made within two years after the administrative penalty or the disciplinary sanction was decided;
4. the applicant has received an administrative penalty resulting in revoking the certificate of certified architect, and the application for registration is made within five years after the penalty was decided; or
5. other circumstances prescribed by the State Council in which the application shall be denied.
Article 14 For applications that have been denied under Article 13 of these Regulations, the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects, as well as the administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, shall notify the applicant in writing within 15 days after making the decision of denial. An applicant who wishes to contest the denial may, within 15 days from the day of receiving the notification, file an application for reconsideration to the department of construction administration of the State Council or the construction administration of the local people's government of the respective province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government.
Article 15 The National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects shall report the list of approved Grade-1 certified architects to the construction administration of the State Council for the record; the administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall report the list of approved Grade-2 certified architects to the construction administrations of the local people's governments of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government for the record.
If the construction administration of the State Council or the construction administrations of the local people's governments of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government discover that a registration approved by the an Administrative Committee of certified architects does not meet the requirements stipulated in these Regulations, they shall inform that Administrative Committee of certified architects to cancel the registration and revoke the certificate of certified architect.
Article 16 For an applicant whose registration has been approved, the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects and the administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall respectively examine and issue a registration certificate, which shall be processed by the construction administration of the State Council as either a Grade-1 or Grade-2 certificate of certified architect.
Article 17 The registration of a certified architect is valid for two years. Within 30 days before the expiration of the term of validity, the applicant may go through registration procedures for re-registration.
Article 18 Under any one of the following circumstances, excepting those stipulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 15 of these Regulations, a person who has already obtained a certificate of certified architect may be subject to cancellation of the registration and the certificate of certified architect shall be revoked by the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects or the Administrative Committee of certified architects of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government which made the original approval;
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Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No. 714
April 23, 2019
(Promulgated by Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No. 184 on September 23, 1995; and revised according to the Decision of the State Council on Revising Certain Administrative Regulations on April 23, 2019)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purpose of strengthening the administration of certified architects, improving the quality and level of architectural design, protecting the public interest, and ensuring the safety of the life and property of citizens.
Article 2 "Certified architect" as used herein, refers to one who has lawfully acquired the certificates of a certified architect and is engaged in the architectural design of buildings or other related businesses.
Certified architects are divided into Grade-1 and Grade-2 certified architects.
Article 3 These Regulations shall apply to the examination, registration, and practice of certified architects.
Article 4 The construction administration and personnel administration of the State Council, as well as the construction administration and personnel administration of the local people's governments of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, shall comply with the provisions stipulated in these Regulations to direct and supervise the examination, registration, and practice of certified architects.
Article 5 The National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects and the administrative committees of certified architects in various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, in accordance with the provisions prescribed in these Regulations, be responsible for the concrete work of the examination and registration of certified architects.
The National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects shall consist of representatives of the construction administration, personnel administration and other relevant administrative departments of the State Council, and architectural design experts.
The administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall consist of representatives of the construction administrations, personnel administrations and other relevant administrative departments of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and architectural design experts.
Article 6 Certified architects may establish professional associations of certified architects to protect their legitimate rights and interests.
Chapter II Examination and Registration
Article 7 The state shall carry out a unified nationwide qualification examination system for certified architects. The measures of unified nationwide qualification examination for certified architects shall be formulated by the construction administration of the State Council in cooperation with the personnel administration of the State Council after consultation with other relevant administrative departments of the State Council, and shall be implemented by the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects.
Article 8 Those who meet one of the following conditions may apply for permission to take the qualification examination for Grade-1 certified architects:
1. possession of a master's degree or higher in architecture, or a doctorate of engineering in closely related specialties, in addition to at least two years' work experience in architectural design or other related business;
2. possession of a bachelor's degree in architecture or a master's degree in engineering in closely related specialties, in addition to at least three years' work experience in architectural design or other related business;
3. undergraduate education in architecture in addition to at least five years' work experience in architectural design or in other related business; or undergraduate education in specialties closely related to architecture and with at least seven years' work experience in architectural design or other related business;
4. possession of the technical title of senior engineer in addition to at least three years' work experience in architectural design or other related business; or possession of the technical title of engineer in addition to at least five years' work experience in architectural design or other related business; or
5. outstanding achievements in architectural design and recognition by the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects as having attained the same professional level as prescribed in the aforesaid four items, even if none of the aforesaid four conditions is met.
A person meeting the requirements stipulated in Items 3 to 5 of the preceding paragraph shall obtain a bachelor's degree.
Article 9 Those who meet one of the following conditions may apply for permission to take the qualification examination for Grade-2 certified architect;
1. undergraduate education in architecture or in closely related specialties, in addition to at least two years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses;
2. junior college education in architectural design technology or in other related specialties, in addition to at least three years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses;
3. education from a 4-year secondary specialized school in architectural design technology, in addition to at least five years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses.
4. education from a secondary specialized school in a major closely related to architectural design technology, in addition to at least seven years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses; or
5. possession of a technical title of or higher than assistant engineer, in addition to at least three years' work experience in architectural design or other related businesses.
Article 10 With the recommendation by the entity in which he is working, an architectural designer who has achieved a technical title of senior engineer or middle-rank engineer before the implementation of these Regulations may, in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the measures governing the unified nationwide qualification examination for certified architects, be excused from examinations in certain subjects.
Article 11 Those candidates, having passed the qualification examination and attained the corresponding professional status of a certified architect, may apply for registration.
Article 12 The National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects shall be responsible for the registration of Grade-1 certified architects; the administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for the registration of Grade-2 certified architects.
Article 13 An application for registration shall be denied under any one of the following circumstances;
1. the applicant has no full capacity for civil conduct;
2. the applicant has been criminally punished and has filed an application for registration within five years after serving punishment;
3. the applicant has been imposed upon an administrative penalty or disciplinary sanction resulting in dismissal from office or severer as a result of a mistake the applicant had made in an architectural design or other related professional practice, and the application for registration is made within two years after the administrative penalty or the disciplinary sanction was decided;
4. the applicant has received an administrative penalty resulting in revoking the certificate of certified architect, and the application for registration is made within five years after the penalty was decided; or
5. other circumstances prescribed by the State Council in which the application shall be denied.
Article 14 For applications that have been denied under Article 13 of these Regulations, the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects, as well as the administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, shall notify the applicant in writing within 15 days after making the decision of denial. An applicant who wishes to contest the denial may, within 15 days from the day of receiving the notification, file an application for reconsideration to the department of construction administration of the State Council or the construction administration of the local people's government of the respective province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government.
Article 15 The National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects shall report the list of approved Grade-1 certified architects to the construction administration of the State Council for the record; the administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall report the list of approved Grade-2 certified architects to the construction administrations of the local people's governments of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government for the record.
If the construction administration of the State Council or the construction administrations of the local people's governments of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government discover that a registration approved by the an Administrative Committee of certified architects does not meet the requirements stipulated in these Regulations, they shall inform that Administrative Committee of certified architects to cancel the registration and revoke the certificate of certified architect.
Article 16 For an applicant whose registration has been approved, the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects and the administrative committees of certified architects of the various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall respectively examine and issue a registration certificate, which shall be processed by the construction administration of the State Council as either a Grade-1 or Grade-2 certificate of certified architect.
Article 17 The registration of a certified architect is valid for two years. Within 30 days before the expiration of the term of validity, the applicant may go through registration procedures for re-registration.
Article 18 Under any one of the following circumstances, excepting those stipulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 15 of these Regulations, a person who has already obtained a certificate of certified architect may be subject to cancellation of the registration and the certificate of certified architect shall be revoked by the National Administrative Committee of Certified Architects or the Administrative Committee of certified architects of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government which made the original approval;
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