The Architects Act, 1972.
20.Withdrawal of recognition.-
(1) When upon report by the Executive
Committee it appears to the Council-
(a) that the courses
of study and examination to be undergone in, or the proficiency required from
the candidates at any examination held by, any college or institution, or
(b) that the staff,
equipment, accommodation, training and other facilities for staff and training
provided in such college or institution, do not conform to the standards
prescribed by regulations, the council shall make a representation to that
effect to the appropriate Government.
(2) After considering such representation the
appropriate Government shall forward it along with such remarks as it may
choose to make to the college or institution concerned, with an intimation of
the period within which the college or institution, as the case may be, may
submit its explanation to the appropriate Government.
(3) On receipt of the explanation or where no
explanation is submitted within the period fixed, then on the expiry of that
period, the State Government, in respect of the college or institution referred
to in clause (b) of sub-section (5), shall make its recommendations to the
Central Government.
(4) The Central Government-
(a) after making such
further enquiry, if any, as it may think fit, in respect of the college or
institution referred to in sub-section (3), or
(b) on receipt of the
explanation from a college or institution referred to in clause (a) of
sub-section (5), or where no explanation is submitted within the period fixed,
then on the expiry of that period, may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, direct that an entry shall be made in the Schedule against the
architectural qualification awarded by such college or institution, as the case
may be, l declaring that it shall be a recognized qualification only when
granted before a specified date and the Schedule shall be deemed to be amended
accordingly.
(5) For the purposes
of this section, "appropriate government" means-
(a) in relation to any
college or institution established by an Act of Parliament or managed ,
controlled or financed by the Central Government, the Central Government, and
(b) in any other case
the State Government.