(1) A District Assembly shall by by-law specify which buildings plans are required to be prepared by or under a registered architect or engineer or an architectural draughtsman licensed under an enactment and shall specify the types of buildings or special areas of a district for the designed plans.

(2) There shall be no restriction as to the person to design or sign the plan of a single-story traditional building characteristic of a rural area or part of an urban area.

(3) A person shall not submit the plan of a building which may be required to be submitted under sub-section (1) unless the plan has been prepared by or under the supervision of and signed by a person registered as an architect or an engineer under any enactment in force to a District Planning Authority.