Registering with Companies Office

Business and Company Name Registration

From 1 December 2015 any person or business applying to the Registrar of Companies to register a company name or business name containing the term "architect" or any grammatical form thereof will require a certificate known as a Notice of Determination from the RIAI stating that the proposed business or company name complies with the requirements of section 18(3) of the Building Control Act 2007. The Notice of Determination process is carried out in accordance with the RIAI’s Rules for Practice Titles established under section 18(6) of the Building Control Act 2007.