The Architects Act, 1972.
14.Recognition qualifications granted by
authorities in India.-
(1) The qualifications included in the
Schedule or notified under section 15 shall be recognized qualifications for
the purposes of this Act.
(2) Any authority in India which grants an
architectural qualification not included in the Schedule may apply to the
Central Government to have such qualification recognized, and the Central
Government, after consultation with the Council, may, by notification in the
Official Gazette. Amend the Schedule so as to include such qualification
therein, and any such notification may also direct that an entry shall be made
in the Schedule against such architectural qualification declaring that it
shall be a recognized qualification only when granted after a specified date :
Provided that until the first Council is
constituted, the Central Government shall, before issuing any notification as
aforesaid, consult an expert committee consisting of three members to be
appointed by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette.