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The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) is the regulatory authority for the architectural profession as provided for under the Architectural Profession Act,no 44 of 2000. The Act provides for the creation of 4 categories in which a person may register in the architectural profession — Professional, which is divided into — (i) Professional Architect; (ii) Professional Senior Architectural Technologist; or (iii) Professional Architectural Technologist; or (iv) Professional Architectural Draughtsperson. Candidate, which is divided into – (i) Candidate Architect; (ii) Candidate Senior Architectural Technologist; or (iii) Candidate Architectural Technologist; or (iv) Candidate Architectural Draughtsperson

A person may not practise in any of the categories described above unless he or she is registered with SACAP in that category. A person who is registered in the category of candidate must perform work in the architectural profession only under the supervision and control of a professional of at least the same category.

Demarcation of Architectural Work is regulated by Identification of Work (IDoW) framework in terms of Section 26 of the Architectural Profession Act.

In South Africa the profession is regulated by the South African Institute of Architectural Technologists SAIAT. Senior architectural technologists (10 years or more in practice) enjoy the same statute than architects. The South African Institute of Architects SAIA explains that: "Architecture can be practiced in one of four categories of registered person, namely professional architect, professional senior architectural technologist, professional technologist or professional draughtsperson. The possibility of progression from one category to the next has been provided for in the Regulations."