Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

ENTH CONG)
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 2134

Introduced by: HON, CARLOS M. PADILLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This legislative measure was previously filed as HB 2264 during the
Fourteenth Congress and was subsequently substituted as House Bill No. 6795
as reported in Committee Report No. 2343 on September 9, 2009. While said
bill was approved on 3rd reading by the House, it failed to get the imprimatur of
the Senate during the last Congress.

This measure seeks to regulate the practice of interior design and to
institute reforms to conform with the international standards in the practice of
the profession. It is also aimed at providing safety nets for the practice of
interior design against practitioners engaged in illegal acts.

It is observed that the existing Philippine Interior Design Law or Republic
Act 8534 is no longer efficient and effective in promoting the interest of the
Filipino professionals in the field of interior design. In this time when our
country has to legally adopt the open trade policy on professional services as
embodied in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS), there is a
necessity to revisit RA 8534 and to consolidate policies, guiding principles and
courses of action under a single law responsive to the times.

Approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
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RLOS M. PADILLA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No__ 2134

Introduced by Honorable Carlos M. Padilla

AN ACT TO REGULATE AND MODERNIZE THE PRACTICE OF
INTERIOR DESIGN IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 8534 (RA NO. 8534) KNOWN AS

“THE PHILIPPINE INTERIOR DESIGN ACT OF 1998”,
APROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Pbilippines in Congress
assembled:

ARTICLE I
TITLE, POLICY, OBJECTIVES, TERMS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE

SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Interior Design.
Act of 2010”.

SEC. 2. Statement of Policy. ~ Tbs ves the important role of the
interior design profession in nation-building. Towards this end, the State shall promote the
sustained development of professional interior designers, whose technical competencies
have been determined by honest and credible licensure examinations and whose standards of
professional service and practice ate internationally recognized and considered globally
competitive, brought about by regulatory measures and human resource programs and
activities that foster their professional growth and advancement.

, SEC. 3. Objectives. — This Act provides for and shall govern:
(@) The examination, registration and licensure of professional interior designers;

(b) The supervision, control and regulation of the practice of interior design;


(©) The development of the professional competence of interior designers through
continuing professional education; and

(d) The integration of the interior design profession.

SEC. 4, Definition of Terms. ~ For purposes of this Act, the following terms are

hereby defined:

(a) Interior design refi

rs to the science and art of planning, specifying, s

lecting and
organizing the surface finishes and materials including furniture, furnishings and fixtures and
other interior design elements for the purpose of the interior space allocations t0 suit,

enhance and meet the intended function, movement and character for which the interior of

the building is designed.

(b) Professional interior designer refers to a natural person who holds a valid certificate of
registration and a valid professional identification card issued by the Board and the
Commission pursuant to this Act.

SEC. 5. Scope of the Professional Practice of Interior Design. - ‘The practice of
interior design is the act of planning, designing, specifying, supervising and providing general
administration and responsible direction to the functional, orderly and aesthetic arrangement
and enhancement of interior spaces. It shall include, but not be limited to, the following
activities:

(@) Consultation, advice, direction, evaluation, budgetary estimates and appraisals;

(b) Schematic interior design development, design development, execution of
professional contract documents and programming of construction phases;

(© Preparation of interior design plans, design drawings, interior construction details,
and technical specifications;

(@ Interior constuction administration, supervision coordination of alteration,

preservation or restoration of interior spaces; and

(©) All other works, projects and activities which require the professional competence of
the interior designer, including teaching of interior design subjects.

‘The Board, subject to approval by the Commission, may revise, exclude from, ot add to, the
above-enumerated acts or activities as the need arises to conform to the latest trend in the
practice of interior design.


ACTICLE IT
THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF INTERIOR DESIGN

SEC. 6. Creation and Composition of the Board of Interior Design. ~ There is
hereby created a Professional Regulatory Board of Interior Design, hereinafter referred to as
the Board, under the administrative control and supervision of the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC), hereinafter referred co as the Commission, to be composed of a
airperson and two (2) members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines from
a list of two (2) recommendees for each position submitted by the Commission, and from a
lise of three (3) nominees for each position recommended by the duly accredited professional
organization of interior d s. The new Board shall be created within six (6) months
from the effectivity of this

igne

SEC. 7. Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members. — The Chairperson and

members of the Board shall, at the time of their appointment, poss

the following
qualifications:
(a) Must be a (delete “natural born”) citizen and resident of the Philippines,
(b) Must be a degree holder of Bachelor of Science in Interior Design (BSID),
Bachelor of Interior Design (BID) or Bachelor of Fine Arts (BPA), major in
Interior Design,_or_an_ equivalent degree conferred by a school, academy,

college or unive

ity in the Philippines or abroad that is recognized and/or
accredited by the Philippine government;

(©) Must be a registered interior designer with a valid certificate of registration and
professional identification card and an active practitioner of interior design for
not less than ten (10) years prior to appointment;

(® Must not be a member of the faculty of any school, where a regular course in
Interior Design is being taught, or have pecuniary interest in, or administrative
supervision over any such institution of learning;

(© Must not be connected with a review center or with any group giving review
classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination;

() Must be a member in good standing of the duly accredited professic

organization of interior designers but not a trustee or officer thereof, and

(g) Has never been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or a civil and/or

criminal offense.


SEC. 8. Term of Office. —"The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of
three (3) years from the date of appointment or until their successors shall have been
appointed and qualified. They may be reappointed for another term of three (3) years
immediately upon the expiration of their term: Provided, That no member shall hold office for
more than six (6) years

Of the members to be appointed for the first Board under this Act, one (1) member shall
hold office as Chairperson for three (3) years; one (1) member for two (2) years; and one (1)
member for one (1) year. Fach member of the Board shall take the proper oath prior to
assumption of duty.

SEC. 9. Compensation of the Board Members. ~ The Chairperson and members
of the Board shall receive compensation and allowances comparable to the compensation
and allowances received by existing regulatory boards under the Commission as provided for
in the General Appropriations Act

SEC. 10. Powers, Functions, Duties and Responsibilities of the Board. ~ The

Board shall exercise the following specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities:

(@) Adopt, promulgate and administer the rules and regulations necessary for carrying
out the provisions of this Act;

(b) Supervise and regulate the registration, licensure and practice of the professional
interior designers in the Philippines;

(©) Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;

(@ Issue, suspend, revoke or reinstate the certificate of registration or professional
license for the practice of the interior design profession;

(©) Adopt an official seal of the Board;

() Monitor the conditions affecting the practice of interior design and adopt such
measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement of the profession
and/or the maintenance of high professional, ethical and technical standards;

(®) Ensure, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
that all other educational instructions offering interior design comply with the
policies, standards and requirements of the course prescribed by the CHED in the
areas of curriculum, faculty, library and facilities;

(h) Prescribe and/or adopt a Code of Ethical and Professional Standards for the

practice of the Interior Design profession;


(@ Hear and ty administrative cases involving violations of this Act, its
implementing rules and regulations (IRR), the Code of Ethics for Professional
Interior Designers and, for this purpose, to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum
to secure the appearance of witnesses and the production of documents in
connection therewith;

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Prescribe guidelines in the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) program in

coordination with the accredited profe:

ional organization of interior designers;

(k) Prepare, adopt and issue the syllabi of the subject for examination by determining
and preparing the questions, which shall strictly be within the scope of the syllabi
of the subject of examination; and

@

Discharge such other duties and functions as may be deemed necessary for the
enhancement of the interior design profession and the upgrading, development

and growth of interior design education in the Philippines.

SEC. 11 Grounds for Removal or Suspension of Board Chairperson/Member.
~ The President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Commission, after
giving the Chairperson or the member of the Board an opportunity to defend
himself/herself in an administrative investigation conducted by the Commission, may
remove of suspend him/her on any of the following grounds:
(a) Gross neglect, incompetence or dishonesty in the discharge of his/her duty;
(b) Violation of any of the causes/grounds and the prohibited acts provided in this Act
and the offenses in the Revised Penal Code, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices
Act, and other laws; and
(©) Manipulation or rigging of the licensure examination for interior designers results,
disclosure of secret and confidential information on the examination questions prior
to the conduct thereof, or tampering of grades.
The Commission, in the conduct of the investigation, shall be guided by Section
7(8) of Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise known as the PRC Modernization Act
of 2000, the rules on administrative investigation and the applicable provisions of
the new Rules of Court.


SEC. 12. Administrative Supervision of the Board, Custodian of its Records,
Secretariat and Support Services. - The Board shall be under the administrative
supervision of the Commission. All records of the Board, including applications for
examination, administrative and other investigative cases conducted by the Board shall be
under the custody of the Commission. The Commission shall designate the secretary of the
Board and shall provide the secretariat and other support services to implement the

provisions of this Act.

SEC. 13. Annual Report. - The Board shall, at the close of each calendar year,
submit an annual report to the President of the Philippines, through the Commission, giving
a detailed account of its proceedings and accomplishments during the year and making
recommendations for the adoption of measures that will upgrade and improve the

conditions affecting the practice of interior design.

ARTICLE UI
EXAMINATION. REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION, AND LICENSURE
SEC. 14. Passing of Licensure Examination Requirement. ~ Except as otherwise
specifically allowed under this Act, applicants for registration for the practice of interior
design shall be required to pass a licensure examination as provided for in this Act in such
places and dates as the Commission may designate in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7(d) of Republic Act No. 8981.
SEC. 15. Qualifications of Applicants. — An applicant for the licensure
examination for interior designers shall satisfactorily prove that he/she possesses the

following qualifications:

(a) Citizen of the Philippines or a foreign citizen whose country state has reciprocity
with the Philippines in the practice of interior design;

(b) Of good moral character;

(©) A holder of a bachelor’s degree in interior design of its equivalent degree duly

recognized or accredited by the CHED and conferred by a


school/college/university duly authorized by the government or its equivalent

degree obtained by either a Filipino or foreign citizen from an institution of
learning in a foreign country/state: Pronided, That it is duly recognized and/or
accredited by the CHED; and

(@ Not convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by a court of competent

jurisdiction.

SEC. 16. Subjects for Licensure Examination. ~ The examination for interior
design shall basically cover the following subjects:

(a) Interior Design;

(b) Furniture Des

(©) Materials for Decoration and Color Theory;

ign and Construction;

(@ History of Arts and Interior Design;
(©) Interior Detailing and Construction; and
() Professional Practice and Ethics.

‘The said subjects and their syllabi may be

ended by the Board so as to conform to
technological changes brought about by continuing trends in the profession, in coordination

with the accredited council of interior design educators.

SEC. 17. Rating in the Licensure Examination.
the Board

To be qualified as having passed

mination for interior designers, a candidate must obtain a weighted general

average of seventy percent (70%).

SEC. 18. Report of Ratings. ~ The Board shall submit to the Commission the ratings
obtained by each candidate within twenty (20) days after the examination unless extended by
the Commission for just cause. Upon the release of the results of the examination, the Board
shall send by mail the rating received by each examinee at his given address using the mailing

envelope submitted during the examination.


SEC. 19. Oath. — All successful candidates in the examination shall be required to
take an oath of profession before the Board or any government official authorized by the
Commission to administer oaths prior to entering the practice of the interior design

profession

SEC. 20. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card.
— A certificate of registration shall be issued ro applicants who pass the examination for
interior designers subject to payment of registration fees

‘The certificate of registration as prof

sional interior designer shall bear the
signatures of the Chairperson of the Commission and Board members, stamped with the
official seal, indicating thar the person named therein is entitled 10 practice the profession
with all the privileges appurtenant thereto. ‘This certificate shall remain in full force and

effect until withdrawn, suspended or revoked, in accordance with this Act.

A certificate of registration bearing the registration number, date of issuance and

expiry date, duly signed by the Chairperson of the Board, shall likewise be issued t0 every

registrant who has paid the required fees. This license will serve as

vidence that the license

can lawfully practice his/her profession.

A profe:

ional identification card, whether new or for renewal, shall be released by
the PRC upon compliance with the requirements for the application or renewal of
identification card and upon presentation of the updated receipt of payment of annual

membership dues of the accredited professional organization and proof of completion of the

CPE requirements.

Once registered, the interior designer may use “IDr.” As his official appendage title.

SEC. 21. Refusal to Register. ~ The Board shall not register any successful applicant
for registration with or without licensure examination who has been:
(@) Convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by a court of competent
jurisdiction;

(b) Found guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct by the Board;


(© Summarily adjudged guilty for violation of the General Instructions to Examines by
the Board; and

(@) Declared of unsound mind by a court of competent jurisdiction.

In refusing such registration, the Board shall give the applicant a written statement setting,

forth the reasons therefore and shall file a copy thereof in its records.

SEC. 22. Revocation or Suspension of the Certificate of Registration and
Cancellation of Temporary/Special Permit. ~The Board shall have the power, upon
notice and hearing, to revoke or suspend the certificate of registration of a registered and
licensed interior designer or to cancel a temporary/special permit granted to foreign interior
designer, for violation of any of the grounds or causes in Section 22 of this Act, except (©)
thereof and any of the following grounds:

(@) Violation of a provision of this Act, its IRR, Code of Ethics, the Code of Good
Governance, the Code of Technical Standards for the practice of interior design,
policy, and measure of the Board and/or the Commission;

(b) Perpetration or use of fraud in obtaining his/her certificate of registration,
professional identification card or temporary/special permit;

(© Gross incompetence, negligence or ignorance resulting to death, injury or damage;

(@ Refusal to join or to remain a member in good standing of the Accredited
Professional Organization (APO);

(©) Neglect or failure to pay the annual registration fees for five (5) consecutive years;

() Aiding or abetting the illegal practice of a non-registered and licensed person by
allowing him/her to use his/her certificate of registration and/or professional
identification card ot his/her temporary /special permit;

(g) Mlegally practicing the profession during his/her suspension from the practice
thereof;

(h) Addicted to a drug or alcohol abuse, impairing his/her ability to practice his/her
profession or declared with unsound mind by a court of competent jurisdiction; and

(@ Noncompliance with the CPE requirement, unless he/she is exempted therefrom, for

the renewal of his/her professional identification card.


‘The Board shall periodically evaluate the aforementioned grounds and revise or
exclude or add new ones as the need arises, subject to approval of the Commission.

Any person, firm of association may file charge/s in accordance with the provision of
this section against any registrant, or the Board may investigate violation of any of the
abovementioned causes. Affidavit-complaint shall be filed together with the affidavits of
witnesses and other documentary evidence with the Board though the Legal and
Investigation Office. The motu proprio move to conduct an investigation shall be embodied in
a formal charge to be signed by at least majority of the members of the Board. The rules on
administrative investigation issued by the Commission shall govern the hearing or
investigation subject to applicable provisions of this Act, Republic Act No. 8981 and the

Rules of the Court.

SEC. 23. Reissuance of Revoked Certificate of Registration, Replacement of
Lost or Damaged Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card or
Temporaty/Special Permit. — The Board may, upon petition, reinstate or reissue a
revoked certificate of registration after evo (2) years from the effectivity of the period for
revocation, which is the date of surrender of the said certificate and/or the professional
identification card if still valid to the Board and/or the Commission. The Board may not
require the holder thereof to take another licensure examination. The petitioner shall prove
to the Board that he/she has valid reason/s to practice his/her profession. For the grant of
his/her petition, the Board shall issue a Board Resolution subject to approval by the
Commission.

A duplicate copy of lost certificate of registration, professional identification card or
temporary/special permit may be reissued in accordance with rules thereon and upon

payment of the prescribed fee therefor.

SEC. 24. Nonpayment of the Annual Registration Fees. — ‘The Board shall
suspend a registered interior designer from the practice of his/her profession for
nonpayment of the annual registration fees for five (5) consecutive years from his/her last ot

previous year of payment. The resumption of his/her practice shall take place only upon


payment of the delinquent fees plus surcharges and interest and in accordance with the rules
of the Commission. The running of the five (5)-year period may be interrupted upon written
notice about the discontinuance of his/her practice and surrender of his/her certificate of

registration to the Board and/or the Commission.

SEC. 25. Vested Rights. ~ All practicing interior designers who are registered at the
time of the passage of this Act shall automatically be registered and issued certificates of

registration.

ARTICLE IV
PRACTICE OF INTERIOR DESIGN
SEC. 26. Lawful Practitioners of Interior Design. — The following persons shall

be authorized to practice the interior design profession:

(a) Natural persons who are:
(1) Duly registered and licensed as interior designers and holders of valid
certificates of registration and valid professional identification cards issued by the
Board and the Commission pursuant to this Act; and
(2) Holders of valid temporary/special permits issued by the Board and the
Commission to foreign licensed interior designers pursuant to this Act.
(b) Juridical persons:
(1) Single proprietorship whose owner is a registered interior designer,
(2) Partnership duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) as professional partnership pursuant to the Civil Code and composed
of all partners who are all duly registered interior designers; and
(8) Corporation whose key chief executive officers (CEOs) and majority of the
Board of Directors are all registered and licensed interior designers may be
duly registered with the SEC as engaged in the practice of interior design.
Jutidical persons shall also be registered with the Board and the Commission in

accordance with the rules and regulations thereon.


SEC. 27. Seal, Issuance, and Use of Seal. — A duly registered interior designer shall
sign and affix the seal duly approved and provided by the Board of Interior Design on all
plans, specifications and contract documents prepared by, or under his/her direct
supervision during the validity of his/her certificate of registration.

Officers or employees of the government, chartered cities, provinces, municipalities
now or hereafter charged with the enforcement of the laws, ordinances or regulations
relating to the construction or alteration of the interiors of buildings shall accept only those
interior plans, specifications and contract documents which have been prepared, signed and
sealed by a duly licensed interior designer and submitted in full accord with the provisions of
this Act, plans and specifications of which have not been so prepared, signed and sealed by a
duly licensed interior designer.

Violation of the foregoing shall be ground for administrative and/or criminal action.

ate of

SEC. 29. Foreign Reciprocity. — No foreign interior designer shall be issued a cert

registration to practice the interior design profession or be entitled to any of the rights and

privileges under this Act unless the country of which he/she is a subject or citizen

specifically permits Filipino interior designers to practice within its territorial limits on the

same basis as the subjects of citizens of such foreign state or country.

SEC. 30. Practice Through Temporaty/Special Permit, ~ (a) Foreigners

intending to work in the Philippines to perform professional servic

as interior designers or
consultants whether employed through official foreign-funded or foreign-assisted projects
initiated by the government, or engaged by private Filipino, foreign contractors or firms shall
first secure a temporary/special permit from the PRC through the Board of Interior Design
specifically authorizing him/her to practice on the special project or commission named

therein: Provided, further, That:

(1) He/She is legally and professionally qualified and registered to practice interior

design in his/her own country;


 His/Her expertise is unique and useful co the Philippines, resulting in the
transfer of information and technology. The establishment of international
standards in design, and of sharing of other specialized skills; and
@) Duly licensed foreign nationals shall be required to work with a Filipino
counterpart who has been in continuous practice of interior design for at least
ten (10) years. Professional fees and services, and expenses of documentation
pertaining to the project shall be shared by both foreign and Filipino interior
designers, including liabilities and taxes due to the Philippine government, if any,
according to their participation in, or professional services rendered to the
project

(b) A foreign interior designer shall be required to work in every case with a duly licensed
Filipino counterpart whose competence and integrity have been established by the
Board of Interior Design on the basis of uniform standards contained in their IRR.

(©) Foreign and Filipino firms working jointly on a special project shall divide the
professional fees and other charges collected from said project equitably. Similarly, all
documentation expenses, taxes and other liabilities incurred on the shared project
shall also be borne equally by both foreign and Filipino firms.

(@ Foreigners working jointly with Filipino firms shall sign contracts, designs and other
credits together with his/her Filipino counterpart. Both foreign and Filipino firms shall at all
times be acknowledged in international tri-media on proprietarial and intellectual property
rights. All residual earnings shall also be equitably shared between foreign and local firms.

(© Foreign design firms or individuals practicing in the Philippines before the
promulgation of this Act are required to comply with the requirements established by the
Board of Interior Design in its [RR within the timetable it stipulates therein.

( Any violation of these requirements or other illegal practices undertaken by either
foreign design firms or their Filipino counterparts shall be punishable by law or under the

IRR of the Board of Interior Design.


SEC. 31. Indication of Numbers: Certificate of Registration, Professional Tax
Receipt and APO Membership. ~ The interior designer shall be required to indicate
his/her certificate of registration number and date of issuance, the expiry of his/her current
professional identification card, the professional tax receipt number and date, and his/her

APO membership number and dace with official receipt number and date of membership

payment (annual/lifetime) on the documents he/she signs, uses or issues in connection with

the practice of his/her interior design profi

ion

SEC. 32. Roster of Interior Designers. ~The Board shall prepare and maintain a
roster of the names, residence and/or office address of all registered interior designers which
shall be updated annually in cooperation with the APO, indicating therein the status of the
certificate of registration, professional identification card and APO membership, whether

valid, delinquent,

spended or revoked or inactive due to death or other reasons. The said
roster shall be conspicuously posted within the premises of the Commission and the

information therefrom made available to the public upon inquiry or request.

SEC. 33. Integration of the Interior Designers. — The interior designers shall be

integrated into one (1) national organization of interior designers that is duly registered with

the 5)

‘The Board of Interior Design, subject to approval by the Commission, shall
accredit the said organization as the one and only integrated and accredited professional
organization of interior designers. All interior designers whose names appear in the Registry
Book of Interior Designers shall ipso facto or automatically become members thereof and
shall receive therefrom all the benefits and privileges upon payment of APO membership

fees and dues.

A membership in an affiliate organization of Interior Designers shall not be barred


ARTICLE V
FINAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 34. Penal Clause. — The following acts shall be punished by a fine of not less
than Three hundred thousand pesos (Php300,000.00) but not more than One million pesos
(Php1,000,000.00) and revocation of certificate of registration or imprisonment of not less
than six (6) months but not more than three (3) years, or both fine and imprisonment at the
discretion of the court.

@) Local Practitioner. ~

(1) Practicing interior design, rendering work and consultations or rendering

equivalent services as interior designer as defined in this Act or using the title

“Interior Designer”, “Interior Design Consultant”, “Interior Design Stylist”, o

“Interior Design” in any signage, calling card, advertisement or any other mode of

publicity without a valid certificate of registration and/or a valid professional

identification card or a valid temporary/special permit;

(2) Attempting to use the seal, certificate of registration and/or professional
identification card of a registered interior designer or temporary/special permit issued to
foreign professional;

3) Abetting the illegal practice of interior design by an unregistered or
unauthorized person;
(4) Impersonating a registered interior designer ot a holder of a temporary/special
permit; and
(©) Violating any provision of this Act or the IRR thereof.

(b) Foreign Practitioner/Firm. —

eign interior design firm or individuals who shall be
found to be illegally practicing their profession shall be penalized with a fine of a minimum
of fifteen percent (15%) of gross fees under Five million pesos (Php5,000,000.00) and a
minimum of ten percent (10%) of gross fees above Five million pesos (Php5,000,000.00) in
addition to payment of back taxes to the Philippine government, imprisonment of not less
than six (6) months but not more than three (3) years, or both fine and imprisonment or

permanent ban from further practice in the Philippines at the discretion of the court.


Section 35. Civil Liability. ~ The Interior Designer shall assume full
responsibility for the tract work within six (6) months from the final acceptance
by the Client and shall be held responsible for any age or destruction of the

works except those occasioned by force majeure, The Interior Designer shall be fully

responsible for the safety, protection, security and convenience of his cli ser,
personnel, third parties, and the public at large, as well as the works, equipment
installation ans ike to be y his work,

The liability period for defects in the projects shall be six (6) months from final
acceptance by the Client, During this period, the Interior Designer shall undertake
the repair works, at his own expense. eof any damage to the projects on account of the
issued a notification of the need to undertake repair. In case of failure or refusal to
comply with this mandate, the client shall undertake such repair works and shall be
entitled to full reimbursement of expenses incurred therein upon demand,

a Tn eden eh! Bileaicoomely_ si er sacend: paragraph shall

aff si re ¢ penal min

SEC. 36. Enforcement. ~ ‘The Commission shall implement the concerned provisions

of this Act, enforce its IRR as adopted by the Board, conduct in

gations on complaints

including violations of the Code of Conduct of the profes

ion and prosecute when so

warranted.

SEC. 37. Appropriations. ‘The Chairperson of the PRC shall immediately include in
the Commission’s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be

included in the annual General Appropriations Act

SEC. 38. Transitory Provisions. ~The incumbent Board shall, in an interim capacity,
continue to function by carrying out the provisions of this Act without the need to issue new
appointments for the Chairperson and members thereof until the first Board created under

this Act shall have been constituted or organized pursuant thereto.


SEC. 39. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~The Board, with the approval of
the Commission, shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations to implement the
provisions of this Act, which shall be effective after fifteen (15) days following its

publication in the Official Gazette or in a major daily newspaper of general circulation,

SEC. 40. Separability Clause. — lf any clause, provision, paragraph or part hereof
shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, invalidate or
impair any other part hereof, but such judgment shall be merely confined to the clause,

provision, paragraph or part dir.

in which such judgment has

been rendered.

SEC. 41. Repealing Clause. ~ Republic Act No. 8534 is hereby repealed. All other
laws, decrees, executive orders and administrative issuances or parts thereof which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby modified, superseded or repealed

accordingly.

SEC. 42. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,