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Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM)
(BQSM)
The Board of Architects Malaysia
The Board of Quantity Surveyors (Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia – LAM) is
a statutory body under the Ministry of
Malaysia (BQSM) was established Works to enforce the provisions under
the Architects Act 1967. The Board
under the Parliament Act which is the is responsible for conducting the
registration of Professional Architects,
Quantity Surveyors Act 1967. BQSM is Graduate Architects, Interior Designers
and Building Draughtsman. In addition,
responsible for enforcing the Act and LAM also register architectural and
interior design consultancy practices
the performance of its functions as which consists of sole proprietorship,
partnership, corporation and various
provided under Section 4 of the Act, practical disciplines. LAM also plays a
role in establishing and regulating the
including processing of applications professional code of ethical conduct for
Architects, Building Draughtsman and
for registration and updating the list Interior Designers. LAM also set the scale
of professional fees that may be charged
of Quantity Surveyors and Consulting by the practical architectural architects
and interior designers. LAM has also
Quantity Surveyor companies, established the Malaysian Accreditation
Council and Architectural Studies (Majlis
accreditation programs conducted Akreditasi dan Pengajian Senibina
Malaysia – MAPSM) which is responsible
by higher education institutions both for matters related to architectural and
interior design studies, and the Malaysian
locally and abroad, establishment Architectural Arts Examination Council
(MPSM) whose role is to provide all
of the BQSM Examination Council to professional examinations for eligible
entry into the field of architecture and
conduct examinations for the purpose interior design.

of eligibility in entering the Quantity Board of Architects Malaysia

Surveying profession in this country, 17th Floor, Block F, JKR Headquarters,

governing the conduct and ethics of Jalan Sultan Salahuddin,

the profession of Quantity Surveyors 50582 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-26982878 | Fax: 03-26936881
and decide on disputes relating to Website: www.lam.gov.my

professional misconduct of Quantity

Surveyors, to determine from time to

time the schedules and scale of the

fees for payment services of Quantity

Surveyors, act as a ‘stakeholder’ in the

contract for the services of Quantity

Surveyors, provide professional

development programs for registered

Quantity Surveyors and provide other

facilities to develop and promote

learning and education in relation to

quantity surveying.

Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia

17th Floor, JKR Headquarters,

Jalan Sultan Salahuddin,

50582 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-26967999 | Fax: 03-26925680
Website: www.bqsm.gov.my
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