Architectural Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 44 of 2000)Board NoticesRequirements for Recognition and Maintenance of Recognition of a Voluntary Association2. Requirements for recognition as a Voluntary Association |
A Voluntary Association shall have a Constitution that provides for:
| (a) | a management structure, nomination procedure, and requirements with which members nominated for office shall comply; |
| (b) | the association’s powers in general and for the enrolment of members, termination of membership and associated matters; |
| (c) | the requirements for membership in different categories and rules for cancellation and re-instatement thereof; and |
| (d) | a Code of Conduct for its members which aligns with the Council’s Code of Conduct as per Board Notice 7 of 2021, or such other Notice as may be applicable from time to time, and which provides for disciplinary procedures which observe the rules of natural justice and which provide for appropriate sanctions for contraventions of the Code of Conduct; |
| (e) | the submission to the Council of all validated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities to enable SACAP to upload the information on the SACAP website. |
| (f) | a Voluntary Association that complies with the requirements for recognition and maintenance of recognition which shall be issued with it, a certificate of recognition as provided for in section 25(3) of the Act. |