7 (1) Subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council and with prior review by the Minister, the Council may make regulations, 1.  fixing the number of members to be elected to the Council under clause 3 (2) (a) and defining constituencies, and prescribing the number of representatives of each constituency; 2.  respecting and governing the qualifications, nomination, election and term or terms of office of the members to be elected to the Council, and controverted elections; 3.  prescribing the conditions disqualifying elected members from sitting on the Council and governing the filling of vacancies on the Council; 4.  providing for the election of a president, vice-presidents and a treasurer from among the elected members of the Council; 5.  respecting the composition of the committees required by this Act, other than the Complaints Committee and the Discipline Committee, the mechanism of the appointment of members of the committees and procedures ancillary to those specified in this Act in respect of any committee; 6.  respecting matters of practice and procedure before committees required under this Act not inconsistent with this Act and the Statutory Powers Procedure Act; 7.  prescribing the quorums of the committees required by this Act, except the Complaints Committee and the Discipline Committee; 8.  prescribing classes of persons whose interests are related to those of the Association and the privileges of persons in the classes in relation to the Association; 9.  respecting any matter ancillary to the provisions of this Act with regard to the issuing, suspension and revocation of licences, certificates of practice and temporary licences, and the requirements and qualifications therefor, including but not limited to regulations respecting, i.  the scope, standards and conduct of any examination or courses of study set or approved by the Council as a licensing requirement, ii.  the curricula and standards of professional training programs and courses of study offered by the Council, iii.  the academic, experience and other requirements for admission into professional training programs and courses of study, and iv.  the academic and experience requirements for the issuance of a licence; 10.  prescribing terms and conditions of licences, certificates of practice and temporary licences; 11.  prescribing forms of applications for licences, certificates of practice and temporary licences and requiring their use; 12.  prescribing a proportion greater than 51 per cent for the purposes of clauses 14 (1) (b) and (2) (c) and subsection 15 (1); 13.  requiring the making of returns of information in respect of the holdings of shares and the officers and directors of corporations that apply for or hold certificates of practice and in respect of the interests of partners that apply for or hold certificates of practice, and prescribing and requiring the use of forms of such returns; 14.  requiring and governing the signing and sealing of documents and designs by members of the Association and holders of temporary licences, specifying the forms of seals and respecting the issuance and ownership of seals; 15.  requiring the making of returns of information by members of the Association and holders of certificates of practice and temporary licences in respect of names, addresses, telephone numbers, associates, partners, employees and professional liability insurance, and prescribing and requiring the use of forms of such returns; 16.  governing the use of names and designations in the practice of architecture by members of the Association and holders of certificates of practice and temporary licences; 17.  providing for the maintenance and inspection of registers of persons permitted to engage in the practice of architecture; 18.  prescribing and governing standards of practice and performance standards for the profession; 19.  respecting the advertising of the practice of architecture; 20.  prescribing a code of ethics; 21.  defining professional misconduct for the purposes of this Act; 22.  defining classes of specialists among members and holders of certificates of practice and temporary licences, prescribing the qualifications required, providing for the suspension or revocation of any such designation and for the regulation and prohibition of the use of terms, titles or designations indicating specialization by a member or a holder of a certificate of practice or a temporary licence in the practice of architecture; 23.  providing for inspection programs related to the practice of architecture, including programs for the inspection of records, other than financial records, of members of the Association, holders of certificates of practice and holders of temporary licences, but such a program does not authorize inspection of records of a holder of a certificate of practice or temporary licence who is also a holder of a general certificate of authorization unless the inspection of the records, other than financial records, is recommended by the Joint Practice Board; 24.  providing for the compilation of statistical data on the supply, distribution and professional activities of members of the Association and holders of temporary licences and professional activities related to the practice of architecture of holders of certificates of practice and on remuneration for the practice of architecture and requiring members of the Association and holders of certificates of practice and temporary licences to provide the information necessary to compile such statistics, but persons engaged in the administration of this Act shall maintain secret the names of persons providing the information as a matter that comes to their knowledge in the course of their duties under this Act; 25.  requiring members, holders of certificates of practice or holders of temporary licences, or all of them, to obtain and to maintain insurance against liability that may be incurred in the practice of architecture, respecting the terms and conditions and prescribing the minimum amounts of such insurance, requiring such members and holders to provide to the Registrar proof of the insurance coverage, and respecting the form of the proof and the times when the proof shall be provided; 26.  exempting any class of members, holders of certificates of practice or holders of temporary licences from the requirement to be insured in respect of professional liability, and classifying members, holders of certificates of practice or holders of temporary licences for the purpose of such exemption; 27.  prescribing provisions of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 that apply to the Association; 28.  Repealed:  2001, c. 9, Sched. B, s. 1 (4). 29.  prohibiting or regulating the practice of architecture where there is a conflict of interest and defining the activities that constitute a conflict of interest for the purpose; 30.  providing for a program of continuing education of members of the Association; 31.  respecting the duties and authority of the Registrar; 32.  prescribing qualifications and requirements that shall be complied with to obtain the reinstatement of a licence, certificate of practice or temporary licence that was cancelled by the Registrar; 33.  classifying and exempting any class of holders of licences, certificates of practice or temporary licences from any provision of the regulations under such special circumstances in the public interest as the Council considers advisable; 34.  specifying acts within the practice of architecture that are exempt from the application of this Act when performed or provided by a member of a prescribed class of persons, and prescribing classes of persons for the purpose of the exemption.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 7 (1); 2001, c. 9, Sched. B, s. 1 (4); 2010, c. 15, s. 213 (1); 2010, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 1 (3). Distribution of regulations (2) A copy of each regulation made under subsection (1), (a)  shall be forwarded to each member of the Association and to each holder of a certificate of practice or temporary licence; and (b)  shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Association.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 7 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 9, Sched. B, s. 1 (4) - 15/01/2003 2010, c. 15, s. 213 (1)
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