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an architect, other than a naval architect or a landscape architect, who is registered under this Act;

a professional engineer who is registered under this Act; or

a quantity surveyor who is registered under this Act;

“architectural services” includes selling or supplying for gain or reward any architectural plan, drawing, tracing or the like for use in the construction, enlargement or alteration of any building or part thereof;

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“Board” means the Board of Architects, Professional Engineers and

Quantity Surveyors established under section 4(1);

“building” means any permanent or temporary building or structure and includes —

a hut, shed or roofed enclosure which includes a kiosk or stall, movable or otherwise;

an earth retaining or stabilising structure, whether permanent or temporary;

a dock, wharf or jetty;

a floating structure, not being a boat or vessel, constructed or to be constructed on a floatation system that —

is or is to be supported by water;

a culvert, crossing, access road, bridge, underpass or tunnel;

a sewage treatment plant, sewer, drain, swimming pool or any non-proprietary type of concrete tank for the storage of any solid, liquid or gaseous product; and

such other erection or structure (whether permanent or temporary) as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare to be a building;

“building authority” means any person empowered to approve plans of building works;

“building works” means —

the erection, extension or demolition of a building;

the alteration, addition or repair of a building;

the provision, extension or alteration of any air-conditioning service or ventilating system in or in connection with a building;

site formation works (which includes earthworks such as levelling, cutting and filling) which may or may not be connected with or carried out for the purpose of paragraph (a), (b) or (c); and

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structural works.

“certificate of registration” means the certificate of registration issued under section 20(1);

“licence” means a licence to supply architectural, professional engineering or quantity surveying services in Brunei Darussalam granted under section 27;

“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for development;

“practising certificate” means an annual certificate issued under section 25 authorising the holder thereof to engage in the practice of architecture, professional engineering or quantity surveying in

Brunei Darussalam;

“professional engineering services” means consultancy or advisory services that require a person to engage in professional engineering work;

“professional engineering work” includes any service, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or responsible supervision of construction or operation in connection with any public or privately owned public utilities, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works or projects wherein the public interest and welfare, or the safeguarding of life, public health or property is concerned or involved, and that requires the application of professional engineering principles and data;

“register of architects” means the register of architects referred to in section 8(1)(a);

“register of licensees” means the register of licensees referred to in section 8(1)(e);

“register of practitioners” means the register of practitioners referred to in section 8(1)(d);

“register of professional engineers” means the register of professional engineers referred to in section 8(1)(b);

“register of quantity surveyors” means the register of quantity surveyors referred to in section 8(1)(c);

“registered architect” means a person registered as an architect under section 17;

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“registered professional engineer” means a person registered as a professional engineer under section 17;

“registered quantity surveyor” means a person registered as a quantity surveyor under section 17;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 9.