Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
AS AT JAN 2015
INDEX
YEAR NO TITLE
1982 3 Joint Practice with FOREIGN ARCHITECTS
1984 3 SELLING SIGNATURES
1986 1 Usage of The Term CHARTERED ARCHITECT
1987 3 REMINDER to Architects on The Architects (Scale of Minimum Fees) Rules 1986 and
Adequacy of Professional Services Provided to Third Parties
4 Guidelines for in-House Or SALARIED ARCHITECTS
1989 1 Notification to The Board of a CHANGE IN ADDRESS
1989 4 SUBMISSION of Plans by Architects and Engineers
1997 1 Provision of Free Or Virtually FREE SERVICES
3 Guidelines on ADVERTISING by Architects
4 STATUS REPORTS on Applications by Architects and Registered Building
Draughtsmen to Local Authorities for Approvals
1999 1 Violations of The Code of Professional Conduct as a Result of ECONOMIC PRESSURE
2000 1 Importance of CONTINUITY OF REGISTRATION
2 Certificate of Completion and Compliance - Checklist- (CCC CHECKLIST)
2001 2 ISSUES Pertaining to The Architectural PROFESSION
3 Architectural EXAMINATION COUNCIL Malaysia
2002 1 Architects CERTIFICATION under The Standard Sale and Purchase Agreements
2003 1 AMENDMENTS of The Architects Act 1967
4 Guidelines on The Third Schedule [Clause 4(1)] of The Standard Sale and Purchase
Agreement for Land and Building (SCHEDULE G)
Guidelines on The Third Schedule [Clause 4(1)] of The Standard
Sale and Purchase Agreement for Sub-Divided Building (SCHEDULE H)
2004 2 Guidelines on Architectural Consultancy Practices (ACP GUIDELINE)
3 Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
2005 1 AMENDMENTS to The Architects Rules 1996
2 Guidelines on Architectural COMPETITION
2006 1 AMENDMENTS to The Architects RULES 1996
2 PART III Professional EXAMination
2007 1 Guidelines on involvement in OTHER TRADES Or Businesses
2 Guidelines on LETTER OF RELEASE
3 AMENDMENTS to The Architects Act 1967
2008 1 Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC)
3 Guidelines on The Third Schedule [Clause 4(1)] of The Standard Sale and Purchase
Agreement for Land and Building (SCHEDULE G)
Guidelines on The Third Schedule [Clause 4(1)] of The Standard
Sale and Purchase Agreement for Sub-Divided Building (SCHEDULE H)
2009 2 Use of Standard RUBBER STAMP by Professional Architects
2010 2 Guidelines on Issuance of form F1
3 Guidelines on BRANCH OFFICE and Associated Practice
4 Architects (Scale of Minimum Fees) Rules 2010 (SOMF)
2011 1 Architects (AMENDMENTS) Rules 2011
2013 1 Plan Submissions by INTERIOR DESIGNERS
2 PRO BONO Services
BOARD OF ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA
(P.O. Box 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur)
Registered Architects should be aware that their registration with the Board of
Architects confer certain entitlements but at the same time also imposes a degree of
responsibility.
(ii) Under the Rules, it is an offence for any Architect to sign or otherwise certify
plans that have either not been prepared by him or under his direct
supervision.
The Board is very much concerned that there are Malaysian Architects who may
be attracted to enter into joint-ventures or other forms of association with foreign firms
the practice of which may be detrimental to the status and image of architects in
Malaysia.
While every attempt is being made to persuade Government and other potential
clients of the desirability of engaging Malaysian Architects as the prime consultant and to
leave it to the discretion of the Malaysian Architect to decide whether it is necessary to
enlist the help of foreign architects, it is necessary for Malaysian Architects to also
respond positively to justify their prime position.
The Board would therefore appreciate the cooperation of all Malaysian Architects
to immediately report to the Board of any approaches that they have received from any
foreign architect or if they should be aware of any such instances. This will then enable
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the Board to monitor the activities of the foreign architects and to take such action as
may be appropriate.
Meantime, the Board has already taken action to inform the various institutes of
architects overseas of the present trends and asking for their cooperation in advising
their members that they must respect the Code of Professional Conduct of their host
country.
Pendaftar
5th October 1982.
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BOARD OF ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA
(P.O. Box 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur)
SELLING SIGNATURES
It has come to the Board's attention that over the last few years the influx of foreign architects into
Malaysia to practise is on the increase. It is also noticed that the majority of these architects were
initially brought in and engaged by the building owners. The implication is that the engagement of
local registered Architects is secondary and that they play a secondary role merely to formalise
and legalise the submission of plans to approving authorities as it is the requirement of the law
that only persons registered with the Board can submit plan.
I have been directed by the Board to warn all registered Architects that it is wrong for any
Architect to sign or otherwise certify plans that have not been prepared by him or under his direct
supervision.
I am also to remind all Architects that as submitting persons they are held solely and fully
responsible to the approving authorities.
The Board prefers to see a situation where local Architects are engaged as prime consultants and
foreign architects are only engaged as "DESIGN CONSULTANTS" to provide inputs and
expertise that are not available locally.
Registrar
28 November 1984
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BOARD OF ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA
(P.O. Box 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur)
Further to the Board's General Circular No. 4/1982 on the Guidelines for Names of Architectural
Firms and Letterheads, I am directed to inform all registered Architects on the Board's stand
pertaining to the usage of the term "Chartered" in naming or describing a practice. The word
"Chartered" is of no significance and relevance in the Malaysian context and its usage is
therefore discouraged.
(i) All the partners in a partnership practice or all the directors in a body corporate practice are
either members of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Royal Australian Institute of
Architects or the Royal Canadian Institute of Architects, as the Royal Charter from the
British Crown is given to these Institutes only.
(ii) Those firms or architectural companies which are yet to be established and wishing to
adopt the word "chartered" in describing their practice, adherence to the Board's
requirement is essential before their firms'/companies' names can be approved.
(iii) Those practice which are already existing and which do not comply with this requirement
are directed to delete the word "chartered" from the firms'/companies' names or letterheads
with immediate effect until such time when all partners/directors become members of the
Royal Institute of British Architects, the Royal Australian Institute of Architects or the Royal
Canadian Institute of Architects.
Registrar
21 February, 1986.
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BOARD OF ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA
(P.O. Box 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur)
1. All Architects are reminded that the Architects (Scale of Minimum Fees) Rules 1986
(hereinafer referred to as "the Scale of Fees") which came into force on 21 August 1986
must be followed.
2. This reminder is necessary as the credibility of the profession is currently being placed in
jeopardy as a result of actions of a few delinquent Architects, who by ignoring the Scale of
Fees or finding ways to circumvent it, have not only violated one of the important provisions
of the Architects Act but more importantly as a result, provided unsatisfactory service to
third parties.
3. In particular is the application of the Scale of Fees to repetitive housing work which
ultimately affects innocent third parties - the purchasers of houses. These third parties
have a right to expect their interest to be safeguarded by Architects. Since Architects are
employed by developers and therefore have no privity of contract with purchasers, they
nevertheless still owe both a moral, a legal (in tort) as well as a professional obligation to
ensure that the end product, in as far as those aspects for which they are responsible,
must fulfill the terms of the Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA). These would range from
compliance with the plans and qualitative aspects as contracted to the accuracy and
absolute reliability of the Architects' certificates for stage completion. The Architect's
signature on these certificates is of crucial importance especially when the purchaser has
invested not only his lifelong savings but also his future financial commitments. The
housing sector is one sector in which the Board has become increasingly more concerned
due to the escalating volume of complaints received. The complaints mainly concern
serious dissatisfaction by purchasers over the quality of the houses and discredited
certificates for stage payment claims.
4. In the course of investigating these complaints, the Board has come to the conclusion that
one of the contributory causes is directly related to the level of fees charged for the
expected professional consultancy services. The Scale of Fees was derived after taking
into account the fact that it is a necessity for every human activity to be profitable, no
matter how narrow the margin is, and after years of research and work to provide the
minimum level of remuneration for the absolutely minimum level of professional services
required in the public interest, as well as to satisfy both the legal requirements of the
relevant building legislations and the stage certifications under the SPA. Thus, the
inescapable result of inadequate remuneration must either be inadequate service, or even
worse, malpractice.
5. However, the Board recognises the fact that even if the minimum fees are received there is
still no guarantee that the minimum level of professional service will be provided in return.
Thus in the public interest the Board will, in parallel with monitoring the application of the
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Scale of Fees, also monitor the adequacy of service provided by Architects and any
complaint will be investigated and appropriate action taken.
6. In addition to the provision of service to third parties especially in connection with housing
development, Architects are also reminded of the level of service they are expected to
render in relation to the requirements of local authorities as follows :-
1. That in the process of obtaining approval for plans submitted by Architects, they
should not delegate their primary responsibilities to others, particularly unregistered
persons such as their clients, "project managers" or registered Building Draughtsmen.
2. That Architects should, as far as practicable, personally attend the main inspections
with the local authorities representative, or if they are unable to attend, to ensure that
they are adequately represented by suitably qualified persons.
7. Therefore, to achieve the objectives of the Scale of Fees and safeguard the credibility of
the profession, particularly with regard to the value of the Architect's signature, it is
imperative that all the provisions of the Code of Professional Conduct must be complied
with. In addition, every proven unprofessional act relating to the issue of stage payment
certificates will be forcefully dealt with. To achieve this objective, the Board (both directly as
well as through the Joint LAM/PAM Practice Committee) will investigate all complaints and
will impose the most severe disciplinary measures appropriate to the infringement. In
addition, the Board will simultaneously ensure that the Scale of Fees will be complied with.
8. The abovementioned actions, already an ongoing involvement of the Board, will now be
intensified. Due notice is therefore given to all Architects to heed this serious warning as
the consequences for ignoring it will be serious.
By order of Board,
Registrar
15 December 1987
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BOARD OF ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA
(Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur)
This Circular is issued for the information and guidance of all Architects in salaried positions
whether in the employment of architectural firms or in agencies in both the public and private
sectors or in companies holding positions as "in-house Architects".
1.1 That unless the Architect is a shareholder of the architectural practice, the
Architect shall be designated as a "Salaried Architect".
1.3 In the case of a firm or a body corporate approved by the Board to practise
architecture or an architectural partnership, unless the Architect is a
shareholder, partner or director; the Salaried Architect shall not be described or
designated as an independent consultant.
1.6 All salaried Architects are required to comply with all the provisions of the
Architects Rules 1973 particularly in respect of Part IV Code of Professional
Conduct and Conditions of Engagement and all the schedules therein or
circulars as may be issued by the Board from time to time.
2. If in doubt about any situation, Architects should seek clarification from the Board.
3. All Salaried Architects shall notify the Board in writing immediately upon a change of
their status or a change of their place of employment.
Registrar
15 December 1987
(Revised 30 March 1991)
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
1. All registered Architects and Architectural Graduates are reminded that under
Section 14 of the Architects Act 1967, they are required to inform the Board of
any change of their business addresses.
2. Several complaints have been received from local authorities and building
owners who were having difficulties of contacting certain Architects. The
Board has on a number of occasions also failed to get in touch with some
Architects at the addresses given and the Board's letters which were sent
have been returned undelivered. The Board is left with no choice under such a
situation other than to insert a notice in the local media requesting the
Architects concerned to contact the Board.
3. The Board views this matter seriously because it has caused administrative
problems to the Board and has also incurred unnecessary advertising cost.
5. Effective from the date of this Circular, all registered Architects and
Architectural Graduates are also required to inform the Board every time they
leave their premises at the given address for a duration exceeding three
months.
1 August 1989.
Distribution :
All registered Architects.
All registered Architectural Graduates.
All Board members.
Malaysian Institute of Architects.
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BOARD OF ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA
(P.O. Box 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur)
SUBMISSION OF PLANS
BY
ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS
1. This is to inform all Architects that a Joint Committee has recently been established
between the Board of Architects Malaysia (BAM) and the Board of Engineers
Malaysia (BEM) to discuss the above. Discussions will be centred mainly on the list
of works in 'Appendix C' of the letter issued by the Joint BAM-BEM Committee to all
local authorities in 1979. For your information, the said letter contained three
appendices A, B and C, each listing down the work that can be submitted by
Architects and Engineers. The appendices which had then been circulated to all
local authorities are as per attached.
2. Following complaints received by the Board from Architects claiming that most of
the plans of industrial buildings had been submitted by the Engineers, BAM had, in
June 1989, written to all local authorities to further clarify the list of works under
'Appendix C'. All local authorities had also been requested to ensure that, in
principle, building plans could only be submitted by Architects and plans for
engineering projects, by Engineers only, and this would also be applicable or
projects under 'Appendix C'.
3. Following the issuance of the June 1989 letter by the Board, the Board of Engineers
Malaysia had lodged its protest and claimed that BAM's clarification on 'Appendix C'
to all local authorities contravened the earlier agreement of the two Boards and had
resulted in many plans that were submitted by Engineers being rejected by the local
authorities.
All Architects will be informed accordingly once a decision on this matter has been
made.
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By Order of the Board,
Registrar
20 November 1989.
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APPENDIX A :
No person shall submit any Building Plans, reports, and specifications for the
underlisted works and/or services, unless he is an Architect, except for any
engineering works required, (excluding any standard engineering works), such
engineering plans and specifications shall be submitted by a Profesional
Engineer.
Bowling centres
Bus terminal buildings Motels
Music halls
Cafeteria/Canteens Memorials
Cultural centres Mosques
Conference Halls/Centrds Mausoleums
Civic Centres Markets (open-air, closed)
Community centres
Cabarets Neighbourhood housings
Casinos (housing schemes)
Cinemas (Drive-ins,covered) Nursing homes
Clinics
Cable car terminals Old-age homes
Colleges (Secretarial, Technical, Vocational) Orphanages
Churches Office buildings
Crematoria Opera houses
Creches
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Flats Research & laboratory testing centres
Fire brigades
Ferry terminal buildings
Funeral parlours
Gymnasia Shophouses
Grandstands Supermarkets
Golf clubs Shopping centres
Showrooms
Hotels Sports complexes
Space needles
Swimming clubs
Skating rinks (ice rollers)
Sanatoria
School (Primary, Secondary, Vocational)
Suraus
Town halls
T.V. Radio centres
Telecom buildings
Tourist promotion projects
Theatres
Trade centres
Temples
University complexes
Yacht clubs
Zoos
Definition :
3. Standard engineering works : Standard engineering works means any such works of
proprietary make specifically designed by Professional
Engineers for repetitive use without modifications.
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APPENDIX B :
No person shall submit any Engineering Plans, reports and specifications for the
underlisted works and/or services, unless he is a Professional Engineer, except
for any architectural works required, such architectural plans shall be submitted
by an Architect.
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Grinding plants Structural systems
Gasworks Surface railways
Gravity retaining walls & gabions Slipways
Solid waste disposal plants
Harbours Shipyards
Taxiways
Tunnels
Transmission towers
T.V. transmission towers
Underground railways
Ventilation systems
Wharves
Waterworks
Definition :
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APPENDIX C :
No person shall submit any plans, reports and specifications for the underlisted
works and/or services unless he is either an Architect or a Professional Engineer.
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Marines Tanneries
Mills Timber works (sawmills)
Manufacturing, assembling, Textile plants
processing, repair plants Timber structures
& associated buildings
& facilities Underground railway stations
Utilities buildings
Vegetable Oil mills and refinery factories
Definition:
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
It has come to the Board's attention recently that there have been a number of
instances of Architects having been invited to submit conceptual or other
proposals for development projects either without any cost or obligation
whatsoever on the part of the party wishing to obtain proposal. The Board feels
it advisable to issue this Advisory for the information and guidance of
Architects.
1. In almost all cases known to the Board, the exercise described in the
invitation is in fact an architectural competition. As such, anybody
responding to such request would be subject to the provision of the Code
of Professional Conduct for Architects under the Architects Rules 1996.
The Board is concerned that if Architects, in their anxiety to secure work, were
to respond to such invitations, this will not only be in breach of the Rules but
just as importantly will undermine the profession as it will be equivalent to
providing free services on speculation. Therefore, if this trend is not curbed, it
could lead to the degeneration of the status of the profession.
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Architects are urged to advise the issuers of such invitations of the provisions
of the law and at the same time to also keep the Board informed so that
appropriate action can be taken to help educate the public.
Registrar
31 March 1997.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
GUIDELINES ON ADVERTISING
BY ARCHITECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 These guidelines are issued pursuant to the provisions in the Code of Conduct
for Architects under the Architects Rules 1996 to elaborate on and provide
guidance to Architects on various activities which may be deemed to be
described as advertising".
1.2 The purpose of advertising irrespective of whether or not the cost is borne by the
Architect, is to enable Architects to inform the public of the availability of his
professional services. In so doing, it may also be necessary to disclose all other
relevant information connected therewith. It is an essential activity of marketing
and promotion undertaken either directly or indirectly by the Architect and is
considered to be in the public interest. In addition, Architects are encouraged to
take pride in their works and to accept continuing responsibility by disclosing this
fact in sales brochures and other related documents issued to potential
purchasers as well as to acknowledge authorship by signing their completed
building in a permanent manner.
2. FACTUAL INFORMATION
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3. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR TENDER INVITATIONS, PROFESSIONAL
APPOINTMENTS, ETC.
The range of directories and other publications in which Architects are permitted
to pay for shall comprise any publication of the Board, Pertubuhan Akitek
Malaysia (PAM), Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA), International
Union of Architects (UIA) and the Commonwealth Association of Architects
(CAA) either directly or through any of their respective authorised publishers as
well as any directory, newsletter, magazine or trade or professional journal for
which specific prior approval of the Board has been granted.
5. SIGNING OF BUILDINGS
Architects are encouraged to sign buildings for which they are the Architects.
Such signage should be in a visible location and should be in a form which will
be permanently displayed and should include useful information such as the year
in which the building was completed and the Architect's registration number.
Architects are permitted to affix onto their office premises the names of their
practices in such a manner, of appropriate size and incorporating their logos to
provide the desired identity. Project signboards providing the information
required by any legislation may be erected on sites and may be of an
appropriate size and style, and incorporating the logo of the Architect's practice
for convenient legibility to the public.
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8. SALES AND PROMOTIONAL BROCHURES AND ADVERTISEMENTS
The publication of the names and particulars of the Architects (including their
registration numbers) of works intended for sale to the public, in sales and
promotional brochures and advertisements is encouraged by the Board. This is
in line with the principle of disclosure of essential information to potential
purchasers or users.
9. ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Architects may pay for and utilise all available forms of electronic media for the
promotion of their services provided the criteria as set out in sub-paragraphs 1.2
and 1.3 above are fully complied with.
This General Circular shall come into force from the date of this Circular.
Registrar
9 December 1997
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
At its recent meetings the Board had decided that it can do more to improve the
effectiveness of the contribution by Architects and registered Building Draughtsmen to
the building industry. The measures which the Board intends to take include being more
proactive in improving the environment in which registered persons practise by
formulating proposals to streamline the approval process, forward planning of human
resource requirements, rationalising any proposed legislation which gives an impact on
the industry and such like. However, to enable the Board to develop the proposed
measures, it is necessary for the Board to have available the basic information on the
current status of the involvement in the industry by Architects and registered Building
Draughtsmen.
The Board therefore decided that, as a first step, all Architects and registered Building
Draughtsmen will be required to furnish the Board with the basic information. This is
achieved by completing and returning the enclosed forms by not later than 31 January
1998, to cover all applications submitted to local authorities during the period from
July to December 1997. The information to be returned are as explained on the
forms. Thereafter, returns are to be submitted to the Board within one month after
the end of every half year.
The Board will also be seeking the cooperation of all local authorities to provide details of
all applications received from registered persons.
The data supplied by both registered persons and local authorities will be entered in a
database and updated periodically. Essential information can then be extracted and
used for the various measures being planned by the Board to achieve its objectives.
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5. Confidentiality of data
All data submitted to the Board will be treated with confidentiality and the sources will not
be revealed to third parties.
All registered persons shall be required to complete and submit their returns to
the Board by using Forms A1 and A2 for Architects, and Forms B1 and B2 for
registered Building Draughtsmen, within the period stated.
The Board looks forward to the cooperation of all registered persons in responding promptly to
these requirements.
Registrar,
9 December 1997.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Board of Architects Malaysia
(PEKELILING AM BIL. 4/1997)
1. Lembaga ingin merujuk kepada Pekeliling Am Bil. 4/1997 bertarikh 9 Disember 1997
mengenai keperluan untuk mengemukakan kepada LAM Laporan setiap 6 bulan mengenai
permohonan yang dikemukakan kepada penguasa tempatan untuk kelulusan. Semua maklumat
yang diperlukan adalah seperti di dalam Borang A1 dan A2 yang telah ditetapkan.
2. Lembaga kini telah membuat pindaan terhadap Borang-Borang tersebut. Borang A1 dan A2
yang baru adalah seperti yang disertakan bersama-sama ini.
3. Tuan / Puan diingatkan supaya mengemukakan laporan mengenai permohonan yang telah
dibuat oleh praktis tuan / puan kepada semua penguasa tempatan bagi tempoh Januari hingga
Jun 2006 dengan menggunakan Borang A1 dan A2 yang baru ini. Bagi mereka yang sudahpun
mengemukakan Laporan tersebut, tuan / puan tidak lagi perlu berbuat demikian tetapi
dikehendaki menggunakan Borang A1 dan A2 yang baru untuk Laporan pada masa-masa akan
datang.
4. Semua Borang A1 dan A2 untuk tempoh Januari hingga Jun 2006 hendaklah dikemukakan
kepada LAM selewat-lewatnya pada 15 Oktober 2006. Borang tersebut boleh dimuaturun
daripada laman web Lembaga di www.lam.gov.my.
1. The Board wishes to refer to its General Circular No. 4/1997 dated 9 December 1997 on the
requirements to submit to the Board every 6 months a report on all applications submitted to
the local authorities for approval. The required information is as shown in the Forms A1 and
A2 as stipulated.
2. The Board has made amendments to the said Forms. The new Forms A1 and A2 are herewith
enclosed.
3. You are reminded to submit a report on the applications submitted by your practice to all local
authorities for the period of January to June 2006 by using the new Forms A1 and A2. Those
who had already submitted the said Reports need not do so but you are required to use the new
Forms A1 and A2 for future submission.
4. All submission for the period of January to June 2006 must be submitted to the Board by not
later than 15 October 2006. The Forms may be downloaded from the Boards website at
www.lam.gov.my.
1. Name of Practice ..
2. Address ..
..
6. Email ...
DECLARATION
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge, the particulars submitted are factual.
.
Signature of Registered Person submitting these particulars Date : ...
...
...
3. Category of Client a. Individual b. Corporation c. Institutional d. Charity
(Please X) e. Privatisation project f. Govt. Agency g. Statutory Body
NOTES : 1. Approx. Total Cost of Works excludes cost of the site, fees and finance charges on which the fees are based.
2. Please make copies of this Form and use one Form per project.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
1. It has come to the Board's notice that there are a number of end-users who are
capitalising on the current economic situation by exploiting Architects, which if left
unchecked, will seriously damage the long-term future of the entire profession.
2. The modus operandi of such end-users intent on taking advantage of the situation
comprises a number of steps including -
Inviting Architects to submit design proposals totally free of charge and without
compensating the Architect for his effort.
Reserving the right to negotiate fees and conditions of engagement with the Architect/s
after their design has been selected.
Stipulating a mode of payment of fees only upon successful sales and deferring the
bulk of the fees to the end.
Imposing conditions such as the provision of performance bond and liquidated and
ascertained damages for delays allegedly caused by the Architect without any
corresponding provisions for extension of time.
3. All Architects are hereby advised that if specific complaint is received, the Board will not
hesitate to take specific action against those who have deviated from complying with the
Scale of Fees as legislated under the Architects (Scale of Minimum Fees) Rules 1986. It
is now known that there are in fact current invitations issued to Architects for some
projects incorporating some or all of the unacceptable conditions as listed under para 2
above. Whoever accepts a commission from the known developers will be deemed to
have violated the relevant provisions in the Code of Professional Conduct. In such cases,
the Board will require the Architect/s concerned to show cause why disciplinary action
should not be taken against them for violating the Code.
4. The Board hopes that such disciplinary measures will not be necessary and urges
all Architects who have been invited for such illegal competitions to decline the
invitations and to report the sponsors to the Board so that the Board can
communicate directly with the lay parties to advise them of the provisions of the
law.
The cooperation of all Architects is very much desired in the interest of the profession.
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(ZAINAB MOHAMED)
Registrar
27 April 1999.
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BOARD OF ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA
(P.O. Box 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur)
IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUITY
OF REGISTRATION
All persons registered by the Board should note the importance of ensuring that their registration
by the Board is maintained continuously without interruption. The Board has recently obtained
legal advice on this matter as there have been instances that the Board has had to address this
problem.
The instances arose from persons who have allowed their registration to lapse when they fail to
apply for and pay the prescribed annual renewal fee. Thus the Board has, in compliance with
section 16(b) of the Architects Act 1967, removed the persons name from the Register within a
month of the due date. This is a mandatory action and over which the Board has no option.
The consequence of such action on Architects, Architectural Graduates and registered Building
Draughtsmen is far reaching and affects both the registered person as well as the work for which
they may be involved.
For example, should say, an Architect fail to renew his registration by 31 January of any given
year, his name will be removed effective 1 February of that year. Then, should the Architect pay
up his dues on say, 1 March and is reinstated effective on that date, this will leave a period of a
month when the Architect is not registered. This will mean that all actions taken by him as an
Architect will be illegal for the period when his name is not in the Register. This will be applicable
to all certificates issued (e.g. under the Sale and Purchase Agreement, certificates under a
building contract, certificates issued to local authorities, etc.). The impact of this will have far
reaching consequences not only on the Architects own practice but also on his client, the public
as well as the approving authority.
As for Architectural Graduates, should their names be removed from the Register, the period
when they are off the Register will then be excluded from the period of practical experience. This
may impact on their eligibility to sit for the Part III Examination.
For registered Building Draughtsmen, the impact would be the same as for Architects.
In view of the above, all registered persons are reminded to ensure that they do not allow
their registration renewal to lapse.
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(ZAINAB MOHAMED)
Registrar
1 June 2000
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BOARD OF ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA
(P.O. Box 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur)
This is to inform all Architects and registered Building Draughtsmen that the Ministry of
Housing and Local Government has recently amended the Uniform Building By-Laws
(UBBL) 1984 to allow the implementation of the following :
(b) for other buildings, CFO would be deemed to have been issued by
the local authorities within 14 days from the receipt of application
in Form E and registered by the local authorities.
However the above provisions could only be enforced in the relevant states which have
taken action to adopt and gazette the said UBBL amendments. As at 1 October 2000,
only Pahang, Terengganu, Melaka and Johor had done so while the remaining states
are in the process of gazetting them.
Under the new procedure, a Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC) will be
issued by the Architect or registered Building Draughtsmen who is the submitting person
for the individually built detached house after having satisfied that the house is fit and
safe for occupancy. The process to implement the change is illustrated in the flowchart
below :
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Flow chart showing the process involved
in the issuance of the CCC
Architect/RBD
Technical Agencies
Architect/RBD
The Board would like to remind all Architects and registered Building Draughtmen
that this is indeed a test case towards self certification by the submitting persons.
All Architects and registered Building Draughtsmen must therefore ensure that all
requirements of the UBBL have been met and the building is actually ready and fit
for occupation before issuing the CCC. Stern disciplinary action will be taken by
the Board against registered persons who defaulted.
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(ZAINAB MOHAMED)
Registrar
30 September 2000.
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APPENDIX
CHECKLIST
REF NO:
Before a Certificate of Completion and Compliance is issued, all Architects and Registered
Building Draughtsmen must ensure the following actions have been taken :-
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Note :
1. When changes are made by the owner, Architects and registered Building Draughtsmen are required to
submit asbuilt plans in compliance with UBBL requirement before issuing the CCC.
2. In cases when amendment plans are required to be submitted, the approvals from the local authority must
be obtained prior to the issuance of the CCC.
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Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
2. Several meetings were held thereafter with the Ministry of Finance Malaysia.
By its letter dated 26 October 2001, the Ministry of Finance has agreed on the
following :-
4. The above is circulated for the information of all registered Architects and
Architectural Graduates.
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(ZAINAB MOHAMED)
Registrar
12 November 2001
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Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
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(ZAINAB MOHAMED)
Registrar
12 November 2001
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Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
1. The Board finds it necessary to issue this General Circular which follows on
General Circular No. 1/2001.
2. This is because even within the first month of the new year, the Board has received
information that is of extremely serious concern to the profession. The information
relates to the incorrect or apparently fraudulent certification by Architects that will
have far-reaching consequences on innocent purchasers of housing units of various
types.
3. The Board has already incurred much time and effort in dealing with complaints and
disposing of them within the provisions of the Architects Act 1967. This has resulted
in the imposition of the maximum penalty of RM5,000 with or without reprimand for
those found guilty of improper certification.
4. However, as the serious damage suffered by the innocent purchasers far exceed
the penalty imposed on the Architects concerned, the Board has decided that the
monetary penalty is inappropriate. Henceforth, as provided in the Act, the Board
will not hesitate to impose a suspension or remove the names from the
register of all Architects found guilty of improper or fraudulent certification.
The Board has no choice but to impose such hard measures because past
reminders and similar exhortations have not had the desired effect. In adopting this
policy, the Board recognises that it will still not be the solution to the shortcomings
in the housing delivery system. But at least, the offending Architect will no longer
continue to be a hazard to the innocent public.
5. As a reminder, the unacceptable practices most commonly encountered include :-
(a) Premature certification including providing undated signed certificates to
developers and before proper application has been made for the Certificate
of Fitness for Occupation (CFO) together with all prior clearances from
subsidiary approving authorities.
(b) Inaccurate certification when aspects of work still remain incomplete.
(c) Delegating a part of the Architects duty to others (especially to the
developer or his nominees) in satisfying himself that the work has been
completed in accordance with the Sale and Purchase Agreement
notwithstanding that this may have been authorised in writing.
6. The Board hopes that all Architects will take this reminder seriously to avoid
causing damage to the reputation and credibility of the architectural profession as a
whole.
Thank you.
This General Circular is issued to inform all registered members that the Architects
Act 1967 had recently been amended. The amendments had been gazetted and come into
force on 1 December 2002.
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7. Section 24 - Empowering the Board to alter the restrictions imposed
on any registered Building Draughtsman as it deems fit.
10. New Section 34A - Failure to comply with orders of the Disciplinary
Committee, Board, Appeal Board or Minister.
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Zainab Mohamed
Registrar
25 January 2003
* Copies may be obtained from LAM at RM 15.00 each (RM 17.00 inclusive of postage)
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, Peti Surat 12695
50786 Kuala Lumpur
The Guidelines which have been issued vide the Boards General Circular No. 4/2003
dated 15 December 2003 have taken into consideration the amendments to the Housing
Development (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989 which came into force from
1 December 2002. All Professional Architects have been advised to be familiar with
these Guidelines before certifying works in respect of housing projects undertaken in
West Malaysia. Since the issuance of the Guidelines, many queries have been received
by both the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM) and the Malaysian Institute of
Architects (PAM) relating to the description of works which need to be completed or
otherwise for the different stages of works.
The Board therefore sees the need to revise the Guidelines after taking into account the
practical reasons and for clarity.
This revised General Circular shall come into force with immediate effect. LAM wishes
to remind all Professional Architects that every proven unprofessional act relating to the
issuance of stage payment certificates will be seriously dealt with by LAM under the
provisions of the Architects Act 1967.
Thank you.
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Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
GUIDELINES ON ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTANCY PRACTICES
1. An Act to amend the Architects Act 1967 cited as the Architects (Amendment) Act
2002 introduced, among others, a new section 7B pertaining to the registration of a
body corporate providing architectural consultancy services, professional engineering
services and/or quantity surveying services (hereinafter referred to as multi-
disciplinary practices or MDP).
2. Section 7A of the Act was also amended to empower the Board to register
architectural consultancy practices subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may
deem fit to impose.
4. All Professional Architects are hereby reminded on the requirements of Code 1(5) of
the Code of Professional Conduct under the Second Schedule of the Architects Rules
1996 which stipulates the following :
5. The Board has decided that at any one time, a Professional Architect is allowed to set
up architectural consultancy practices as follows :
5.1 any two different types of practices of different composition but shall not
include a multi-disciplinary practice (MDP);
5.2 any three different types of practices of different composition including one
multi-disciplinary practice (MDP).
6. In forming and naming their practices, Professional Architects are required to abide by
the following guidelines :
6.1.1 Being the sole principal of the firm, Professional Architects shall
preferably use their individual names in full;
6.2 Partnership
(Section 7A of the Act)
6.2.3 Preferably the names of firms shall comprise the actual names of the
partners or the acronyms of their initials.
6.3.3 The shares shall be held by members of the board of directors solely or
with any other persons who are Professional Architects;
6.3.5 Preferably the names of firms shall comprise the actual names of the
directors or the acronyms of their initials.
6.4.2 The shares shall be held by persons mentioned in paragraph 6.4.1 and
any of the following persons and/or bodies corporate where
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(i) the Professional Architects, Professional Engineers, registered
Quantity Surveyors, bodies corporate providing architectural
consultancy services, bodies corporate providing professional
engineering services and/or bodies corporate practising as
consulting Quantity Surveyors hold a minimum combined share
of 70% of the overall equity of that body corporate, of which the
Professional Architects and/or bodies corporate providing
architectural consultancy services hold a minimum share of
10%; and
7.1 An architectural consultancy practice shall, within thirty days of the occurrence
of any change of its sole proprietorship, or the composition of its partners,
board of directors or shareholders, furnish to the Board a true report in writing
giving full particulars of the change.
that body corporate shall, as soon as possible but not later than three months
after such change in shareholdings or within any extended period of time as
may be approved by the Board, increase the respective shareholdings so as to
comply with the percentage as stipulated in paragraph 6.4.2(i), and if that body
corporate fails to do so within the stipulated time, the Board shall cancel its
registration under this Act.
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8. Description of Practice
All descriptions of practice shall accurately convey the composition and expertise of
the firms or bodies corporate.
8.1 If the principals are all Professional Architects, the practice shall be described
as "Architects" and shall not be described as "Architects, Engineers and
Surveyors";
8.2 If the practice also has directors from other disciplines, it shall be so described,
9. Letterheads
All letterheads must list the name of the principal, names of partners and names of
the directors together with their professional qualifications and status.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
Tel 03-26982878 / 26967087 Faks : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam@gov.my, Laman Web : http://www.lam.gov.my
This General Circular replaces General Circular No. 2/2003 dated 25 January 2003
and shall be read in conjunction with the Guidelines on Continuing Professional
Development.
The above requirement shall be mandatory for the annual renewal of registration
beginning from year 2005. A transition period of one year from 1 January 2003 to 31
December 2003 has been allowed and the credit points accumulated in year 2003 can be
brought forward to year 2004 for the purpose of calculating the mandatory minimum credit
points required for the renewal of registration for year 2005.
All Professional Architects and registered Architects are advised to refer to the
Guidelines on Continuing Professional Development (revised September 2004) which are
herewith enclosed. These Guidelines have incorporated several amendments to the
previous Guidelines circulated vide General Circular No. 2/2003, amongst which are as
follows :-
(i) the term CPD Credit Hours is substituted with CPD credit points wherever
it appears in the Guidelines;
(ii) no limit is imposed on the maximum credit points allowed for each type of
CPD event;
(iii) all CPD events in year 2003 and 2004 will qualify for the same number of
credit points as per the amended Guidelines;
(iv) any excess CPD credit points accumulated for that year can be carried
forward in full to the following subsequent year;
(v) all Professional Architects and registered Architects who are 65 years of age
and above are only required to complete a minimum of five (5) CPD credit
points for their yearly renewal of registration from year 2005.
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The revised Guidelines and the List of Approved CPD events are also posted on
the Boards website. For attendance at any non-approved CPD event, application for
recognition of such event may be submitted to the Board using CPD Form B as per
Appendix E to the Guidelines.
Also enclosed for your information is the CPD Status Report for the year 2004
which has been updated up to 30 August 2004 based on your submissions to the Board.
All Professional Architects and registered Architects are reminded to comply with
the minimum CPD requirements according to these Guidelines.
Thank you.
3 September 2004
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(Board of Architects Malaysia)
GUIDELINES ON
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
for Professional Architects, registered Architects and
registered Building Draughtsmen
1.0 FOREWORD
The relevant Code of Conduct under the Architects Rules 1996 impose an obligation
on Professional Architects, registered Architects and registered Building
Draughtsmen to exercise a reasonable standard of skill and diligence normally
expected and accepted by the profession. Towards this requirement, the Board
encourages Professional Architects, registered Architects and registered Building
Draughtsmen to advocate CPD as the responsibility of each individual.
2.0 INTERPRETATION
4.2 The completion of the required minimum of credit points will enable the
respective registered persons to be eligible for the renewal of their registration.
This requirement may be reviewed at the discretion of the Board.
4.3 The following categories of registered persons must comply with the CPD
requirements under Clause 4.1 above:-
4.4.2 The Board has the discretion to approve or reject such applications and
its decision is final.
5.2 Professional Architects and registered Architects who are 65 years of age and
above must successfully complete five (5) credit points, ensuring that at least
two (2) of the five (5) credit points are from events which are architecturally
related.
5.3 Registered Building Draughtsmen must successfully complete four (4) credit
points, ensuring that at least two (2) of the four (4) credit points are from
events which are architecturally related.
5.4 Registered Building Draughtsmen who are 65 years of age and above must
successfully complete two (2) credit points, ensuring that at least one (1) of the
two (2) credit points is from event which is architecturally related.
5.5 The number of CPD credit points alloted to the various CPD events are shown
in Appendix A1 for Professional Architects and registered Architects, and in
Appendix A2 for registered Building Draughtsmen.
5.6 There is no limit to the number of events and total credit points that a
Professional Architect, registered Architect and registered Building
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5.7.1 All registered persons who have accumulated more than the minimum
requirement of credit points for the year can carry forward in full the
excess credit points to the subsequent year.
5.7.2 Such excess credit points can be carried forward for one year only.
5.8.1 In the event that the credit points accumulated are less than the
stipulated minimum requirement for the year, the Board shall remove
the names of the Professional Architects, registered Architects or
registered Building Draughtsmen from the Registers for failure to
comply with the conditions stipulated under Clause 3.1 or Clause 3.2.
5.8.2 Any person whose name has been removed and desires to be reinstated
must satisfy the minimum requirement of credit points for
reinstatement as a Professional Architect, registered Architect or
registered Building Draughtsman. For this purpose, he can utilise the
accumulated credit points specified under Clause 5.8.1 by topping up
to fulfill the minimum requirement of credit points for the
reinstatement of registration.
5.8.4 In respect of those who are 65 years of age and above, he shall be
required, upon reinstatement, to accumulate a further minimum of five
(5) credit points (for Professional Architect and registered Architect),
and a further minimum of two (2) credit points (for registered Building
Draughtsman) for the purpose of renewing his registration for the
following year.
6.1 CPD events are the activities that are approved by the Board which qualify for
the CPD credit points.
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7.2 Applicants must complete and submit the CPD Submission Form as per
Appendix B for Professional Architects and registered Architects, and as per
Appendix C for registered Building Draughtsmen, together with all
supporting documents for the Boards verification and approval.
7.3 The Board shall not approve an application for the renewal of registration if
the applicant does not comply with the CPD requirements as stated in Clause
4.1.1, Clause 4.1.2, Clause 4.1.3 and Clause 4.1.4.
7.4 The Board shall revoke the registration of any Professional Architect,
registered Architect and registered Building Draughtsman at any time if the
Board is satisfied that the renewal of registration has been obtained by
submission of fraudulent documents.
8.1 The above requirements shall be mandatory for all Professional Architects,
registered Architects and registered Building Draughtsmen with effect from
1 January 2005.
8.4 Credit points accumulated during the year 2004 can be further carried forward
to year 2005 for the purpose of calculating the minimum requirements of
credit points for the renewal of registration of year 2005.
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10.1 The activities that will qualify for CPD credit points must be related to the
career of a Professional Architect, registered Architect and registered Building
Draughtsman. These comprise both technical and non-technical topics. Non-
technical topics include management, accounting, law, economics, foreign
languages and others which will assist the Professional Architects, registered
Architects and registered Building Draughtsmen in performing their duties.
10.3.6 Others
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Credit Point
No. CPD Events Description
Per Event
b Research & Post 1. Full time study for minimum of twelve (12) 10
Graduate Studies months duration or more on subject related
to architecture
2. Full time study for a minimum of six (6) months 5
duration on subject related to architecture
3. Part-time Study/Correspondence / Distance 5
Learning Course for a duration of not less than
two (2) years leading to a Post-Graduate
Degree related to architecture
4. Other studies as approved by the Board **
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Note : * One (1) copy of Thesis/Research, Seminar Paper or Report shall be presented
to the Board for records
** Credit points to be determined by the Board
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No. CPD Events Description
Per Event
Note : * One (1) copy of Thesis/Research, Seminar Paper or Report shall be presented
to the Board for records
** Credit points to be determined by the Board
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Name : _______________________________________________________
Credit
No CPD Events Description Date
Points
Credit Points Brought
i
Forward
Attendance at
conventions, conferences,
a seminars, workshops,
talks, courses, technical
visits, etc.
Research and
b
postgraduate studies
c Presentation of papers
f Others
I hereby declare that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
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Credit
No CPD Events Description Date
Points
Credit Points Brought
i
Forward
Attendance at
conventions, conferences,
a
seminars, workshops,
talks, courses, etc.
b Studies
c Presentation of papers
Publication of books and
d
articles
f Others
I hereby declare that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
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Planning of CPD
Programme
From 1 January
Accumulation of
CPD credit points
Completion of
CPD Submission Form
Checking of
Submissions
Review by
CPD Committee
NO
Approval
of
applications
YES
Renewal of Registration
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Gen. Cir. No. 3/2004 (CPD Guidelines Revised Sept. 2004) 14 / 16
APPENDIX E
YEAR __________
INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT
A. Personal Details
(i) Name of applicant :
(iii) Correspondence :
Address
B. Details of Events
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Gen. Cir. No. 3/2004 (CPD Guidelines Revised Sept. 2004) 15 / 16
(vi) Type of event [Please tick () where applicable] :
. ..
Signature of Applicant Date
Approved Rejected
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur. Tel : 03-26982878 / 26967087
Faks : 03-26936881 E-mel: info@lam.gov.my, Laman Web : www.lam.gov.my
3. The Board had received appeals from several registered Architects pertaining to the
minimum CPD credit point requirement which is presently at par with the requirements for
Professional Architects. The Board had decided that beginning from the renewal of
registration for year 2006, registered Architects are only required to accumulate 6 CPD
credit points annually. However, the minimum CPD credit point requirements for
Professional Architects will remain unchanged.
4.1 the person shall obtain the insufficient CPD credit points before his
reinstatement can be approved;
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6. Enclosed for your information are the CPD Status Report for both years of 2004
and 2005 which had been updated up to 15 August 2005. Kindly inform LAM Secretariat of
any new updates.
Thank you.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-26982878/26967087 Faks : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam.gov.my Web : www.lam.gov.my
1. The present Architects Rules 1996 had been in force since 15 August 1996.
2. Following the last amendments to the Architects Act 1967 which came into
force from 1st December 2002, appropriate action had been taken to make
consequential amendments in the relevant provisions of the Architects Rules
1996.
3. Amongst the main amendments scheduled to take effect from 1 January 2006
are the following :
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3.3 Rule 30(2) : Registration of Architectural Consultancy Practices;
Rule 32(1): Renewal of Registration
4. The amendments to the Architects Rules 1996 are in the final stage of vetting
by the Attorney-Generals Chambers.
5. LAM proposes to enforce the new rates as described under paragraphs 3.1,
3.2 and 3.3 above with effect from 1 January 2006.
6. This notice serves to inform all registered members in advance of the new
rate of fees. You will be informed as soon as approval from the Attorney
Generals Chambers is received and the amendments are gazetted which are
expected in December 2005.
Thank you.
Registrar
15 November 2005.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 5086 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-26982878 / 26967087 Faks: 03-26936881
E-Mel: info@lam.gov.my Web: www.lam.gov.my
GUIDELINES ON
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 These Guidelines are issued pursuant to the provisions of the Code of
Professional Conduct for Professional Architects to elaborate and provide
guidance relating to architectural competitions.
1.2 Code 2(7) of the Code of Professional Conduct for Professional Architects
under the Second Schedule to the Architects Rules 1996 stipulates the
following :
1.3 The purpose of these Guidelines is to state the principles upon which
competitions are based and by which promoters should be guided in
organising a competition. These Guidelines serve to protect the interests of
both the promoters and the competitors.
2.0 INTERPRETATION
promoter shall mean the land owner or developer of the land or their
project manager or agent or whoever is in-charge of conducting the
competition for or on behalf of the land owner or developer.
b) There are many tried and tested competitive processes which enable
a promoter to select either an Architect or a design solution :
5.3 Eligibility
8.2 Convener
d) The regulations shall state the number, nature, scale and dimensions
of the documents, plans or models required and the terms of
acceptance of such documents, plans or models. Where an estimate
of cost is required, this must be presented in standard form as set
out in the regulations.
The promoter must obtain LAMs written approval of the requirements for a
competition including the timetable, registration fee and fee for the
assessors before announcing that it is being held under LAMs auspices.
a) The regulations for any competition must state the number of prizes
and the amount of prize-money. This must be related to the size of
the project, the amount of work involved for the competitors and the
resulting expenses incurred by them.
e) The regulations shall state the exact use to which the promoter will
put the winning design. Designs may not be put to any other use or
altered in any way except by the agreement with the author, who
shall retain the intellectual proprietary rights.
a) The author of any design shall retain the copyright of his work; no
alterations may be made without his formal consent.
b) The design awarded first prize can only be used by the promoter
upon his commissioning the author to carry out the project. No other
design, whether it has been awarded a prize or not, may be used
wholly or in part by the promoter except by agreement with the
author.
8.8 Assessors
i) The assessors must make awards. The awards shall be final and
shall be made public by a date agreed with LAM and stated in the
competition. The fees, travel and subsistence expenses of assessors
shall be paid by the promoter.
All drawings and plans, other than those which have received prizes or
been purchased and are retained by the promoter shall be returned to the
competitors (at their own cost), unless provision is made to the contrary in
the regulations for the competition. Where models are required, they will be
returned to the author at the expense of the promoter within a month from
the close of the public exhibition.
The assessors are the sole arbiters at all stages, up to the final prize
giving. All competitors shall agree to abide by the assessors decision.
The promoters are advised to contact the LAM Secretariat, which will give
information and advice in the light of the nature of the envisaged
competition.
8.13 Prizes
This fee varies according to the complexity of the competition program and
regulations.
The LAMs fees will be based on the services required by the promoter.
All Architects are required to take note of this General Circular and ensure that
your participation is only in those competitions which have been sanctioned by the
Board.
Further to the General Circular No. 1/2005 dated 15 November 2005, this General Circular
is issued to inform all registered members that the amendments to the Architects Rules
1996 had been gazetted and come into force on 29 December 2005.
All Professional Architects, registered Architects and registered Building Draughtsmen are
advised to obtain a copy of the amended Architects Rules 1996 which may be downloaded
from the Boards website. The document may also be purchased from the Boards office.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-26982878/26967087 Faks: 03-29636881
E-mel : info@lam@gov.my, Laman Web : http//www.lam.gov.my
(i) The provision that requires applicant applying for the second and third time to
submit additional log sheets and job diaries has been deleted;
(ii) The period of practical experience in a Professional Architects firm shall not
be less than one (1) year at any one time;
(iii) The Syllabus for the Part III Professional Examination has been updated to
reflect current requirements of practice as indicated in Appendix 1 of the
Handbook.
The new Practical Experience Log Book shall replace the existing Practical
Training Log Book. Candidates will be required to acquire working experience to
cover the Architects full scope of architectural consultancy services.
The Handbook for the Part III Professional Examination and the Practical
Experience Log Book shall be applicable for all candidates taking the Part III
Professional Examination effective from year 2008.
These documents can be downloaded from LAMs website at www.lam.gov.my.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur. Tel : 03-26982878 / 26967087 Fax : 03-26936881
E-mail : info@lamgov.my, Web: www.lam.gov.my
1. The Code of Professional Conduct for Professional Architects under the Second
Schedule (Part One) to the Architects Rules 1996 allows Professional Architects to
be involved in other trades or business subject to various conditions. Hence, the
following provisions -
A Professional Architect whilst practising his profession may also actively participate
in any of the following activities:-
(a) as a developer or a director or shareholder of a property development
company in which he is also appointed as the Consultant Architect;
(b) as a building contractor or a director and/or a shareholder of a building
contracting company where he has been appointed as the Consultant
Architect for the project;
(c) as a director or shareholder of a company manufacturing or acting as agents
for any building materials, components or systems associated with the
projects where he or his practice is appointed as the Consultant Architect;
(d) as a director or shareholder of a financial institution;
(e) as a director or shareholder of a project management company or valuation
company,
PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT
(i) prior to being in any position of conflict, he must declare in writing to his
clients and potential clients and other affected parties such as the financial
institutions and contractor of the project his interests and affiliations;
(ii) he must comply with the provisions of the Code of Professional Conduct for
Professional Architects under the Second Schedule (Part One) of the
Architects Rules 1996 whilst providing architectural consultancy services.
2. A Professional Architect involved in housing/commercial projects must include his
name in the sales brochures if he has interest in the development company.
3. Should there be any doubt as to the permissibility of their intentions, Professional
Architects are advised to seek a ruling from the Board of Architects Malaysia
4. General Circular No. 2/1982 is hereby repealed.
3 May 2007
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur, Tel : 03-26982878 / 26967087 Fax : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam.gov.my , Web : www.lam.gov.my
1. This General Circular replaces the current General Circular No. 1/1998 pertaining to the
above Guidelines.
(Note 1 : registered proprietor shall mean individuals, group of individuals, trustees, agencies,
statutory organisation, corporations or any other legal entities whose names and/or legal
identities are endorsed on the title of the land or any other instruments which provide legal
ownership to the land.)
(Note 2 : bona fide agent shall mean individuals, group of individuals, trustees, agencies, statutory
organisations, corporations or any other legal entities who have been empowered by the
registered proprietor to represent him in relation to the development of the land.)
3. The words "has been engaged" referred to in paragraph 2 above is as defined under
paragraph 7 of the Conditions of Engagement of a Professional Architect under the
Third Schedule (Part One) of the Architects Rules 1996 as follows :
7(1) A Professional Architect shall obtain the written agreement of the client in
respect of his remuneration for architectural consultancy services to be
provided by him pursuant to subparagraph 1(1) (Note 3) within sixty days from
the date the notification regarding such remuneration is duly served on the
client;
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"A Professional Architect who carries on business as an architectural consultancy
practice shall provide architectural consultancy services as described in the scope
of services incorporated in the Memorandum of Agreement between the
Professional Architect and the client).
4. Listed below are the circumstances when a Letter of Release is not required :
4.2 When the registered proprietor engages a Professional Architect for a mixed
development as the overall planner only and the development would be
implemented in phases where the registered proprietor wishes to engage other
Professional Architects for the various phases (Note 4);
(Note 4 : In this case the Professional Architect should clarify his appointment at the inception
to avoid disputes with the registered proprietor).
5. The Board may use its discretion to waive the requirement for a "Letter of Release".
Listed below are examples of circumstances under which the Board may exercise
such discretion :
5.1 When the first Professional Architect refuses to issue a Letter of Release after
his engagement has been terminated by the client and all outstanding fees
and disbursement settled in full;
5.2 When there is a dispute on the quantum of fees and disbursement payable to
the Professional Architect and such dispute has been submitted for
determination by mediation, arbitration or other means of dispute resolution.
The Board may, pursuant to paragraph (ea) of section 4(1) of the Architects
Act 1967, act as a stakeholder for fees in dispute to be deposited with it until
the award of the mediation, arbitration or any dispute resolution is made. The
Board shall determine the quantum of fees to be deposited based on the
documents submitted by both parties. Any benefits accrued from such deposit
shall be retained by the Board;
5.3 When the first Professional Architect has commenced legal proceedings for
the recovery of his fees or to contest the termination;
5.4 When the party who has commissioned the Professional Architect for a project
refuses the Professional Architect's claim for fees in the event of termination
and decided to proceed with legal action instead of mediation or arbitration
and counterclaim against the Professional Architect;
5.5 When a Professional Architect has been appointed to only provide advisory
services for the development of a site even when other Professional
Architects may also have been appointed to provide similar services;
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5.6 When the party who has commissioned the Professional Architect for a project
has been declared insolvent by the court and placed under receivership (Note 5);
(Note 5 : This excludes projects that are completed under any form of rescue arrangements
as may be arranged with approval of Bank Negara for which a Letter of Release
will still be necessary).
5.7 When the Professional Architect has been engaged by the registered
proprietor to provide basic services and turnkey contractors are invited to
submit tenders for design and build including financing where several
Professional Architects were engaged by the respective tenderers provided
the first Professional Architects services have been terminated and his fees
fully paid;
5.8 When there is a change in ownership of the site or part of the site with a
transfer of liability to the new registered proprietor;
Provided always that the fees and other disbursement that are due to the
Professional Architect in respect of the project concerned, up to the time of his
suspension or the removal of his name from the Register of Professional
Architects, have been paid to the Professional Architect. In the event of a
dispute arising on either the quantum or validity of the Professional Architects
claim, the matter shall be submitted to the Board for determination by
mediation, arbitration or other means of dispute resolution;
5.10 When the Professional Architect has terminated his appointment with the
client after construction work on the project has already started, has notified
the approving authority and received the approving authoritys agreement to
his withdrawal as the submitting person;
5.11 When the Professional Architect dies or is incapacitated and his architectural
consultancy practice has no legal capacity to carry out his services and
responsibility.
6. The procedure that must be followed in meeting the requirements of these Guidelines
shall comprise the following steps: -
6.1 The Professional Architect shall be required to take the initiative to write to the
first Professional Architect to enquire if his services have been properly
terminated and all outstanding fees settled. If this has been completed, the
first Professional Architect shall be obliged to issue a Letter of Release to
enable the second Professional Architect to accept the commission;
6.2 The first Professional Architect, upon receipt of the enquiry from the second
Professional Architect, shall ensure that a reply be given promptly and in any
case within fourteen (14) days of the date of receipt of the second
Professional Architect's letter. The first Professional Architect shall not
unreasonably withhold the issuance of the letter of release;
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6.3 In the event the first Professional Architect claims that there are outstanding
fees due to him, he must reply to the enquiry within fourteen (14) days of
receipt of the letter, which shall be sent either by registered post or recorded
delivery, and to advise the second Professional Architect on the position of his
claims;
6.4 Upon receiving the first Professional Architects reply, the second Professional
Architect must advise the client on the relevant provisions of the Code of
Professional Conduct and Conditions of Engagement as provided under the
Second and Third Schedules of the Architects Rules 1996 respectively;
6.5 In the event a reply is not received by the second Professional Architect within
the time limit provided in paragraph 6.3 above, the matter may be referred to
the Board who shall have the sole discretion of waiving the necessity for a
Letter of Release or stipulating conditions to be fulfilled prior to the waiver
being granted.
(a) Immediately notify his client in writing of the situation and of his obligations
under these Guidelines,
This General Circular shall come into effect on the date of this General Circular.
21 May 2007.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur, Tel : 03-26982878 / 26967087 Fax : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam.gov.my , Web : www.lam.gov.my
This General Circular is issued to inform all registered members that the Architects Act 1967
had recently been amended. The amendments had been gazetted and come into force on
1 April 2007.
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6. Section 34 - Increase of fine from RM5,000 to RM10,000 on any
person, sole proprietorship, partnership or body
corporate who contravenes the provisions of the Act
and its regulations where there is no penalty expressly
provided.
All Professional Architects, Graduate Architects and Building Draughtsmen are advised
to obtain a copy of the amended Architects Act 1967 which can be obtained from the
Boards office/website.
21 May 2007.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur, Tel : 03-26982878 / 26967087 Fax : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam.gov.my , Web : www.lam.gov.my
1. In April 2007 the Government had launched the improvement to the building delivery
system to enhance the competitiveness of Malaysia globally. This includes the
issuance of the Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC) by Professional
Architects and Professional Engineers as well as Building Draughtsmen registered
with the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM) to replace the Certificate of Fitness for
Occupation (CFO) issued by the local authorities. This new system is an effort
towards self-certification and self-regulation approach in the construction industry.
3. The salient features of this new system under CCC are as follows:
(i) Building plans are still required to be submitted to and approved by the local
authorities;
(ii) CFO by the local authorities will be replaced by the Certificate of Completion
and Compliance (CCC) by the Principal Submitting Persons (PSP) who is the
Professional Architect, Professional Engineer and Building Draughtsman who
submitted the building plans;
(iii) CCC can only be issued by the Principal Submitting Person (PSP) after the
following have been secured:
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(iv) The local authorities still maintain their rights and power to enter the site
during construction and issue an order to stop the issuance of CCC by the
PSP if the construction on site is found to have breached the approved
building plans and/or against the provision of UBBL or conditions of building
plans approval on health and safety issues until such time the fault is
corrected.
(v) The issuance of CCC is restricted to only technical issues concerning health,
safety and essential services. The non-technical issues such as bumiputra
quota, low cost provision and contribution for public facilities etc are outside
the purview of PSP and will have to be resolved between the Owner and the
Local Authorities at the planning and building plans approval stage or via
other mechanism.
(vi) There will be only CCC (Form F) and Partial CCC (Form F1). There will not
be any Temporary CCC similar to Temporary CF.
(vii) The issuance of CCC will only apply to projects in which building plans are
submitted after CCC came into force.
4. The following are the 21 FORM Gs included in the UBBL covering various scopes
of works: -
5. To facilitate initial implementation of CCC, it has been agreed with the Ministry of
Housing and Local Government that PSP shall notify the local authority through
OSC (in writing or using prescribed forms) after the Form G1-G3 are certified (ie,
after completion of earthwork, setting up and foundations)
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6. In the issuance of CCC, all Professional Architects and Building Draughtsmen
registered with LAM are required to use the FORM F (Certificate of Completion and
Compliance) and FORM F1 (Partial Certificate of Completion and Compliance)
printed by LAM. Each Form F or F1 to be issued shall be in 4 copies as follows:
(i) Original copy to be addressed to the House Owner in respect of a singly built
detached house or to be addressed to the Developer in respect of other
buildings;
7. The Forms F and F1 referred to above can be purchased from LAMs office at a cost
of RM 5.00 per set excluding cost of postage.
8. The success of CCC will depend largely on the professionalism and integrity of
Professional Architects. As such, members shall be reminded on the trust and
confidence which have been placed on the professionals and we should ensure our
professionalism and integrity are upheld at all time.
9. Fraudulant and wrongful issuance of CCC is a very serious offence and there is no
reason for any professional to succumb to pressure by any party to flaunt the
independent certifying role that has been entrusted to the profession. The members
must carry out their duties with due care and diligence and together with the other
parties including fellow professionals and the registered contractors ensure that
CCC works for the good of all.
21 January 2008
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur, Tel: 03-26982878 / 26967087 Fax: 03-26936881\
E-Mel: info@lam.gov.my, web: www.lam.gov.my
The Ministry of Housing and Local Government had, on 17 June 2008, gazetted the
Housing Development (Control and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 which
shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 December 2007. The recent
Regulation was gazetted to rectify the error in the previous Housing Development
(Control and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2007.
Amongst the corrections made by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government were
the substitution of the word Building with the word Parcel under item 2(b) in the Third
Schedule of the Sale and Purchase Agreement under SCHEDULE H.
Following the aforesaid rectification, the Board have amended its Guidelines on the Third
Schedule[Clause 4(1)] of the Standard Sale and Purchase Agreement for Sub-divided
Building (SCHEDULE H).
In order to avoid confusion among members, the whole Guidelines are reissued for ease
of reference.
For any Sale and Purchase Agreement signed prior to 1 December 2007, General
Circular No. 4/2003 (Revised 2005) is still applicable.
All Professional Architects are advised to be familiar with and abide strictly to these
Guidelines before certifying works in respect of housing projects undertaken in West
Malaysia. In respect of housing projects in Sabah and Sarawak, works should be
undertaken in accordance with the relevant laws. In the absence of any specific
guidelines in respect of works in Sabah and Sarawak with regard to details of works that
must be completed, Professional Architects should refer to the attached Schedules.
This General Circular replaces the current General Circular No. 2/2008 pertaining to the
above Guidelines.
Thank you.
27 November 2008
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SCHEDULE G
GUIDELINES ON THE THIRD SCHEDULE [CLAUSE 4 (1)] OF THE STANDARD SALE
AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR LAND AND BUILDING
2(c) The walls of the said * All non structural walls * Metal frames
Building with door
and window frames * All party walls inclusive of * Installation of door leaves,
placed in position wall stiffeners window (fixed or openable)
or louvres
* Timber door and window
(10%) frames where there are * Parapet walls, boundary
no subframes walls and fence walls
2(d) The roofing, electrical * Roof framings, roof * Ceiling boards or panels
wiring, plumbing coverings and flashing
(without fittings), gas including car porches * Switch boxes, socket
piping (if any) and outlets, switches and
internal telephone * All gas pipings (if any) electrical fixtures and
trunking and cabling fittings (if any)
to the said Building * All internal telephone
trunkings and cablings * Sanitary fittings including
(10%) sinks, taps, basins, bath
* All electrical wirings tubs and shower heads
* All linings/boards/panels
to framed partitions
and/or ceiling (if any)
2(g) The drains serving * Drains and main drains * Metal gratings and covers
the said Building connected to the outfall over drains
(The alignment of the
(5%) drains and the outfall may
be permanent or
temporary as approved
by the local authority)
2(h) The roads serving * Paved road leading to * Footpaths and roadside
the said Building the Building from an tables
existing road. The
(5%) alignment of the road * Final wearing course to
may be a permanent or pre-mixed roads
temporary access
approved by the local * Road markings and
authority. signages
* Closing up of temporary
openings for construction
purposes.
SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
2.0 These guidelines define as comprehensively as possible the work that must be
completed at each stage before certification. They also clarify the work items that
need not be completed for reasons of construction sequence, practicality etc.
However, the work items deferred would need to be completed at a later stage,
depending on the logic of construction. For example, in Stage 3 all temporary
openings for construction purposes must now be completed.
3.0 For all constructional systems other than the conventional framework, the
developer should refer to the Controller of the Ministry of Housing and Local
Government for modification [Refer to Clause 11(3) of the Housing Development
(Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989].
4.1 Request for a copy of the Sale & Purchase Agreement including all
schedules as specified in the S & P Agreement of each housing type to be
sold in the development for which certification is required.
4.2 Check the details specified in the Sales Brochure approved by the Ministry
of Housing & Local Government to ensure they correspond to the
specifications in the building contract. The check list should include the
approved layout plans, the building plans and the specifications of the
houses. These details must also conform to those specified in the Fourth
Schedule.
4.3 Check that the above corresponds to the approved Building Plan which is
cited in the preamble of this S & P Agreement.
4.4 Request the Developer to advise on any deviations in the Sale & Purchase
Agreement from the Standard Sale & Purchase Agreement and also of
any special conditions imposed by the Ministry of Housing on the
development.
4.5 Establish with the Developer the time frame for certification, to be on a
monthly basis or fortnightly basis or when requested by the Developer.
6.0 The Professional Architect shall request the Engineer for the project to confirm in
writing his concurrence with the satisfactory completion of Stages 2(a), 2(b), 2(d)
where applicable, 2(f), 2(g) and 2(h) before he certifies.
For stage 2(b), it is prudent for the Professional Architect to wait until the side
formworks are removed to visually ensure that there are no major
honeycomb/defects on the structure before certification.
For stage 2(c), the Professional Architect shall ensure that the openings are
properly formed to receive the metal frames and completed with lintols (where
applicable) before this is certified.
For stage 2(f), there may be instances where there is no sewerage treatment
plant and the sewerage works from the scheme is connected to an existing public
main as approved by the relevant authority.
7.0 In view of the rampant vandalism and theft of loose fittings experienced in most
of the sites, at Stage 3, should the developer desire for the electrical, water,
sanitary fittings and fixtures to be deferred until the purchaser moves in to
minimise theft and vandalism, these items need not be fitted subject to the
following :-
(b) The list of deferred items shall be stipulated clearly in the vendors notice
requesting the purchaser to take possession of the said property.
(c) The deferred items shall only include loose fittings/fixtures such as w.c.
seat cover, tap fittings, shower rose, manhole cover, m.s. gratings, ELCB
fuse switches, which can be easily removed. Items such as w.c, basins,
sink, switch and power sockets are not considered as loose
fittings/fixtures.
(d) All these loose fittings/fixtures are already available at the site before
certification.
2(a) The work below ground * All foundation works below * Retaining walls if it is not
level of the said the lowest floor level part of the foundation
Building comprising the
said Parcel including - Piling and pilecaps * Backfilling
foundation of the said (if any)
Building * Lowest floor slab if it is
- Raft slabs (if any) not part of the foundation
(10%)
- Footings (if any) * Ground beams
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SCHEDULE H
GUIDELINES ON THE THIRD SCHEDULE (CLAUSE 4 (1)) OF THE STANDARD
SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR SUB-DIVIDED BUILDING
2(d) The roofing, electrical * Roof framings, roof * Ceiling boards or panels
wiring, plumbing coverings and flashings to
(without fittings), gas the said Parcel (if any) * Switch boxes, socket
piping outlets, switches and
(if any) and internal * Bare soffits of the floor slab electrical fixtures and
telephone trunking and to the Parcel above fittings (if any)
cabling to the said
Parcel * All electrical wirings within * Sanitary fittings including
the said Parcel sinks, taps, basins, bath
(10%) tubs and shower heads
* All water pipings including
bends and joints within the * Hot water heaters
said Parcel
* Water tanks
* All sanitary pipings
including bends, joint and * Rain water downpipes and
traps within the said Parcel gutters
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SCHEDULE H
GUIDELINES ON THE THIRD SCHEDULE (CLAUSE 4 (1)) OF THE STANDARD
SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR SUB-DIVIDED BUILDING
* All linings/boards/panels to
framed partitions and/or
ceiling (if any)
2(f) The sewerage works * Sewerage works including * Testing and commissioning
serving the said manholes from the Building
Building containing the said Parcel * Water and electricity
connected to a completed connection
(5%) sewerage treatment system
(The treatment system may Note :
be permanent or temporary Please refer to the
as approved by the relevant diagrams on Pages 16/16
authority) for illustration.
2(g) The drains serving * Drains and main drains * Metal gratings and covers
the said Building connected to the outfall over drains
(The alignment of the
(5%) drains and the outfall may
be permanent or temporary
as approved by the local
authority)
2(h) The roads serving * Paved road leading to the * Footpaths and roadside
the said Building Building containing the said tables
Parcel from an existing
(5%) road. * Final wearing course to
The alignment of the road pre-mixed roads
may be a permanent or
temporary access approved * Road markings and
by the local authority. signages
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SCHEDULE H
GUIDELINES ON THE THIRD SCHEDULE (CLAUSE 4 (1)) OF THE STANDARD
SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR SUB-DIVIDED BUILDING
(3) On the date the * All other works inclusive but * Electrical, water,
Purchaser takes vacant not limited to all items not sanitary and other loose
possession of the said completed in Stage 2(a) to fittings and fixtures
Parcel with water and 2(h).
electricity supply ready (Refer to Para 8 of
for connection * External works including Supplementary Notes)
fencings, gates and turfing
(12.5%) (if any) * Minor defects
* Closing up of temporary
openings for construction
purposes.
Gen. Circular 3/2008 - Sub-Divided Building - 11/16
27.11.2008
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SCHEDULE H
SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
1.0 Certification of stage completion by the Professional Architect is required in the Standard
Sale & Purchase Agreement (SPA) specified under the Housing Development (Control &
Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 to enable the Developer to request payment
from the Purchaser. The stages of completion are set out in the Third Schedule of the SPA.
2.0 These guidelines set to define as comprehensively as possible the work that must be
completed at each stage before certification. They also clarify the work items that need not
be completed for reasons of construction sequence, practicality etc. However, the work
items deferred would need to be completed at a later stage, depending on the logic of
construction. For example, in Stage 3 all temporary openings for construction purposes must
now be completed.
3.0 For all constructional systems other than the conventional framework, the developer should
refer to the Controller of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government for modification
[Refer to Clause 11(3) of the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Regulations
1989].
4.0 Building refers to the structure (containing the said Parcel) which has been approved by
the local authority referred to in the preamble of the S & P Agreement and is capable of
obtaining a certificate of occupation (Final or Temporary) from the approving authority upon
its completion.
5.0 Professional Architects are recommended to observe the following before commencement
of construction work :
5.1 Request for a copy of the Sale & Purchase Agreement including all schedules as
specified in the S & P Agreement of each housing type to be sold in the development
for which certification is required.
5.2 Check the details specified in the Sales Brochure approved by the Ministry of Housing
& Local Government to ensure they correspond to the specifications in the building
contract. The check list shall include the approved layout plans, the building plans and
the specifications of the houses. These details must also conform to those specified in
the Fourth Schedule.
5.3 Check that the above corresponds to the approved Building Plan which is cited in the
preamble of the S & P Agreement.
5.4 Request the Developer to advise on any deviations in the Sale & Purchase Agreement
from the Standard Sale & Purchase Agreement and also of any special conditions
imposed by the Ministry of Housing on the development.
5.5 Establish with the Developer the time frame for certification, to be on a monthly basis
or fortnightly basis or when requested by the Developer.
Gen. Circular 3/2008 - Sub-Divided Building - 12/16
27.11.2008
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SCHEDULE H
5.6 Establish the quantum of units to be certified, to be block by block, floor by floor or
parcel by parcel. It will be very time consuming for the Professional Architect to be
certifying on a parcel by parcel basis and it is recommended that there be a set
minimum number of parcels for each certification.
7.0 The Professional Architect shall request the Engineer for the project to confirm in writing his
concurrence with the satisfactory completion of Stages 2(a), 2(b), 2(d) where applicable,
2(f), 2(g) and 2(h) before he certifies.
For stage 2(b), it is prudent for the Professional Architect to wait until the side formworks are
removed to visually ensure that there are no major honeycomb/defects on the structure
before certification.
For stage 2(c), the Professional Architect shall ensure that the openings are properly formed
to received the metal frames and completed with lintols (where applicable) before this is
certified.
For stage 2(f), there may be instances where there is no sewerage treatment plant and the
sewerage works from the scheme is connected to an existing public main as approved by
the relevant authority.
8.0 In view of the rampant vandalism and theft of loose fittings experienced in most of the sites,
at Stage 3, should the developer desire for the electrical, water, sanitary fittings and fixtures
to be deferred until the purchaser moves in to minimise theft and vandalism, these items
need not be fitted subject to the following :-
(a) Prior consent from the purchasers to be secured by the developer. However, in the
event prior consent from the purchasers are not secured, an undertaking letter from
the developer to hand over these loose fittings/fixtures to the purchasers and to
install them as per purchasers request shall be secured prior to certification.
(b) The list of deferred items shall be stipulated clearly in the vendors notice requesting
the purchaser to take possession of the said property.
(c) The deferred items shall only include loose fittings/fixtures such as w.c. seat cover,
tap fittings, shower rose, manhole cover, m.s. gratings, ELCB fuse switches, which
can be easily removed. Items such as w.c, basins, sink, switch and power sockets
are not considered as loose fittings/fixtures.
(d) All these loose fittings/fixtures are already available at the site before certification.
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur, Tel : 03-26982878 / 26967087 Fax : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam.gov.my , Web : www.lam.gov.my
1. The Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM) has decided that all Professional Architects
shall use a standard rubber stamp specified by LAM for purpose of standardization.
The standard rubber stamp as shown below shall incorporate the following information
and specification :
LAMs logo;
the words Arkitek Profesional;
name of Professional Architect as per registration with LAM;
LAMs Registration No .
30 mm ( signature )
.......
Dato Ar. Nur Haizi bt. Abdul Hai
Arial 9
ARKITEK PROFESIONAL Arial 10 Bold
No Pendaftaran LAM : A/N 49
Arial 9
20 mm
2. All Professional Architects are required to make their own standard rubber stamp as
specified above without modification. Only titles bestowed upon them such as Dato,
Dr., Prof are allowed. Academic qualifications such as B. Arch etc. shall not be
included .
3. The standard rubber stamp shall be used on all practice matters including dealings with
LAM and local authorities and is also allowed to be printed on the title block for building
plans .
4. The usage of the standard rubber stamp shall be under your full control and
responsibility and shall be fully enforced effective from 1st January 2010 .
Thank you.
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(Ar. ZURAINA LEILY AWALLUDIN)
Registrar
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10 November 2009
LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-26982878 / 26967087 Fax : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam.gov.my Web : www.lam.gov.my
3. Form F1 is meant to cater for a building that requires any part/s of the
development to be completed ahead of the rest. An example would be a
complex such as shopping mall with residential or commercial towers above.
Therefore, terrace houses completed in different phases do not fall
under this category.
In the event the developer decides to build certain number of units only due to
market demand, consent from the local authority is also required to demarcate
the phases concerned and to confirm the related infrastructure required to be
completed to serve the respective phases. Form F and not Form F1 can then
be issued for each of these phases when completed as they are distinctly
independent.
7. When issuing the Form F1, the Professional Architects who are Principal
Submitting Persons are required to ensure a copy of the Form F1 together
with Forms G1 to G21 and the necessary clearance letters are sent to the
Local Authorities and to LAM within 14 days from the date of issuance.
8. All Professional Architects are required to comply with the above requirement
and the breach will constitute serious offence under the law.
Thank you.
15 April 2010
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-26982878 / 26967087 Fax : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam.gov.my Web : www.lam.gov.my
Pursuant to the above provision, the Board of Architects Malaysia stipulates the
following guidelines :
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(i) obtain the Boards prior written approval;
4. General
5. The above requirements shall come into immediate effect for all new
offices.
15 April 2010
2 - CD LAM -
LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur, Tel : 03-26982878 / 26967087 Fax : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam.gov.my , Web : www.lam.gov.my
1. This Circular is issued to inform all Professional Architects and Graduate Architects that
the Hon. Minister of Works had approved the Architects (Scale of Mininum Fees) Rules
2010 which had been gazetted to come into force from 1st March 2010.
2. With this enforcement, it is mandatory for all Professional Architects to use the above
document in their dealings with the clients on private sector projects. There are separate
sets of documents including the Scale of Fees being used by the Federal Treasury for
Government projects.
3. The Architects (Scale of Minimum Fees) Rules 2010 may be obtained from the Boards
office at RM 18.00 per set.
Thank you.
10 May 2010
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Note :
Architects (Scale of Minimum Fees) Rules 2010 - RM 18.00
Memorandum of Agreement Between the Client and
the Professional Architect for Architectural Consultancy Services - RM 2.00
Postal Delivery - RM 5.00
Nota :
Architects (Scale of Minimum Fees) Rules 2010 - RM 18.00
Memorandum of Agreement Between the Client and the
Professional Architect for Architectural Consultancy Services - RM 2.00
Bayaran penghantaran melalui pos - RM 5.00
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LEMBAGA ARKITEK MALAYSIA
Tingkat 17, Blok F, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Peti Surat 12695, 50786 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-26982878 / 03-26967087 Fax : 03-26936881
E-mel : info@lam.gov.my Web : www.lam.gov.my
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This General Circular is issued to inform all registered members that the
Architects (Amendment) Rules 2011 had been gazetted to come into force on
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