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Architects Act 1986 5. The Architects
Registration Council shall consist of seven members as follows. (a) one member being a registered architect, nominated by the Minister (b) one member nominted by the Dean or other
head of faculty of Engineering of Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone or where a Faculty of Architecture is established
in that College, nominated by the Dean or other head of that Faculty,
(c) four members nominated by the Sierra Leone institute of Architects, and (d) a legal adviser appointed by the Attorney-Genclal and Minister of Justice. (2) The Council shall elect a registered architect among the members to be Chairman of the Council. Functions of Council 6. The Council shall be concerned with the practice of architectyre in Sierra Leone and shall be responsible for— (a) prescribing or approving courses of study and tne conduct and standards or qualifying examinations for registration of any person as a registered architect under this Act, (b) maintaining and publishing or a register of al chltects, (c) prescribing standards of professional conduct and ethics fer architects and (d) controlling the practice of architecture. 1.1 The Ministry of Works, Housing and Infrastructure
is responsible for the construction and maintenance of all Government Buildings including the Airport. It key functions include:
Developing regulations for buildings and civil engineering standards; Identifying Quarrying sites;
Registration of all civil works Contractors; Developing and implementing a National Housing Policy; Providing
housing for Public servants and Low cost housing for the communities; Approving Building Plans and issuing
Building permits; Ensuring compliance with building regulations; Collaborating with other MDAs/Institutions
to develop a National Infrastructural Policy; Providing professional advice to all MDAs/Institutions/Non-state involved
in infrastructural development (These include for example electricity, water, sewage and sanitation); Providing oversight
responsibilities for the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation (SALHOC) and the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA). 1.5 The Ministry has undergone several cosmetic structural changes over the years, resulting in changes in
nomenclature. While the changes occurred, the operational structure had little or no change until in 2002 when the Sierra
Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) was created by an Act of Parliament, hiving-off the largest operational unit, i.e., the Roads
component, from the Ministry. Despite this major restructuring, very little was done by way of reviewing the new functions
and human capacity needs of the Ministry. For example, the Roads Division had plants, machinery and fleets of vehicles,
with a functioning Mechanical Engineering Division. When the roads component was hived-off, much was not done to adapt the
Mechanical Division to the new challenges. To date, there is only one qualified engineer overseeing a dysfunctional
Mechanical Engineering Division. 1.6 With the hiving-off of the Roads component, the Ministry was left with the following Divisions: Civil Engineering; Architectural Design and Construction; Housing; Mechanical Engineering; and Administration. Up to the period of this review the newly added Housing Division was in the process of being properly incorporated into the Ministry and the Building Inspectorate Unit was moved only quite recently over from the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment. The
main strategies identified in the National Housing Policy are: To achieve the objective of ensuring an orderly and more efficient use of urban land, Government will: Revise land laws to ensure efficient land management and promote land equity in the country. Institute the appropriate machinery to speedily produce urban development plans and detailed planning schemes to guide the development of Freetown and the provincial urban centres, and to ensure effective land use control. In this regard, Government will ensure that the process of preparing a Structure Plan for Greater Freetown which was interrupted in 1997 due to the civil conflict, be revived and completed as a matter of priority. In the short term, and in view of the lack of sufficient town planners and the required support staff and equipment, seek donor technical assistance to assist in the preparation of a national planning framework for the country and the preparation of town plans for the main urban settlements; Ensure greater co-ordination between the Surveys and Lands, Country Planning and Environment and other agencies including the Ministry of 16 Works, Housing and Technical Maintenance and the Office of the Administrator and Registrar General. Ensure that land use is sustainable and will not result in environmental degradation; Adopt, in relation to the various residential areas, appropriate plot sizes for residential development and upgrading to facilitate access to land by low-income groups through smaller plot sizes with a view to maximize land use and enhance affordability. 2.5 Functions The key functions of the Ministry currently include: Development of appropriate policies and programmes for the improvement of public infrastructure including housing. Construction and maintenance of Government Buildings. Oversight of the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA). Regulation of civil Building and Civil Engineering Standards. Registration of Civil Works Contractors Sea face Protection Identification and approval of Quarry Sites Implementation of the National Housing Policy Provision of housing for public servants Establishing Low cost Housing Schemes Development of local building materials 17 Approval of Building Plans an issuance of Building Permits Enforcement of development control and building regulations Develop a National Infrastructure Policy Provide advice to all MDA’s involved in infrastructural developments Enter content here Enter content here Enter content here |
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