Procedure for subsequent registration
Section 26 of the Architects Act, 1972 deals with procedure for subsequent registration. After the date appointed for the receipt of applications for registration in the first register of architects, all applications for registration shall be addressed to the Registrar of the Council and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by rules. The Act came into force on 02 Apr 1973.
(1) After the date appointed for the receipt of applications for registration in the first register of architects, all applications for registration shall be addressed to the Registrar of the Council and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by rules.
(2) If upon such application the Registrar is of opinion that the applicant is entitled to have his name entered in the register he shall enter thereon the name of the applicant:
Provided that no person, whose name has under the provisions of this Act been removed from the register, shall be entitled to have his name re-entered in the register except with the approval of the Council.
(3) Any person whose application for registration is rejected by the Registrar may, within three months of the date of such rejection, appeal to the Council.
(4) Upon entry in the register of a name under this section, the Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed by rules.
Section 26, The Architects Act, 1972 (Act 20 of 1972).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Ashwani Kumar v. Council of Architecture
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Dispute over architect registration/renewal before CoA; Court applies Architects Act s.23 register maintenance, s.26 subsequent registration procedure, and s.27 renewal fees. Body date matches Final Order. DATE VERIFIED Final Order 2025-01-20 (order-2.pdf).
On this section: Procedure for subsequent registration under s.26 applied.
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Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 26
What have the courts held on Section 26 of the Architects Act?
Ashwani Kumar v. Council of Architecture (20 Jan 2025) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Procedure for subsequent registration under s.26 applied.
How do I find court cases under Section 26 of the Architects Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Architects Act 1972 26, section 26 Architects Act 1972, section 26 of the Architects Act. People searching for it also type architects act rso 1990 ca 26. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Ashwani Kumar v. Council of Architecture (20 Jan 2025).
What should I read with Section 26 of the Architects Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Council of Architecture Rules 1973 (1973).
When did Section 26 of the Architects Act come into force?
Section 26 of the Architects Act, cited as Architects Act 1972 26, came into force on 02 Apr 1973, having been enacted on 31 May 1972. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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