Animals do NOT wear pants. Please.

A very interesting discovery.

Setion 8.(2) of the Architects Act (Act 117) states this:

(2)Nothing contained in any other written law shall prevent any Professional Architect or architectural consultancy practice from

(a) making valuations of buildings and structures, and of plants, machinery and equipment related to the buildings or structures connected with his or its professional practice;

(b) preparing and submitting applications for planning approvals, conversions, subdivisions and amalgation layout drawings;

(c) carrying out planning studies, environmental impact studies relating to land use; and

(d) preparing planning reports for any person or authority in Malaysia.

Which means, those b***** architects in Malaysia could do the jobs of land valuers, town planners, land surveyors (partly), etc.

What?

Then what should those people do?

Oh wait.

Architects making valuations? ROFL. LOL. LAWL. LOLZ. ETC.

Architects carrying out environmental studies??? ROFL. LOL. LAWL. LOLZ. ETC.

Of course, there is this:

(3)Nothing in subsections (1) and (2) shall affect the right of any quantity surveyor, engineer, licensed land surveyor, valuer, appraiser and any other professionals for the time being registered under the relevant laws relating to such professions, to carry out any activity connected with his professional practice.

Still, who the hell do architects think they are to be able to do the jobs of other professions?

Where was the opposition to this? Where were the voices of dissent?

Then again, the Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) is not known to speak up, are they?

It's corrupt. It's dirty. It's evil. It's unfair. It's oppressive. It's hegemony. It's all because of some politically-connected fellow in the Architect's Association. Right?

P/S. I have nothing against architects. Just those who came up with such laws. =D

This time, there is a relation to the title. =D