Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10350]
AN ACT TO REGULATE AND MODERNIZE THE PRACTICE OF THE INTERIOR DESIGN IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 8534, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF INTERIOR DESIGN IN THE PHILIPPINES”, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
ARTICLE I
TITLE, POLICY, OBJECTIVES, TERMS
AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE
SECTION 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Interior Design Act of 2012″.
SEC. 2. Statement of Policy. – The State recognizes the important role of the interior design profession in nation building. Towards this end, the State shall promote the sustained development of professional interior designers, whose technical competencies have been determined by honest and credible licensure examinations and whose standards of professional service and practice are internationally recognized and considered globally competitive, brought about by regulatory measures and human resource programs and activities that foster their professional growth and advancement.
SEC. 3. Objectives. –This Act provides for and shall govern:
(a) The examination, registration and licensure of professional interior designers;
(b) The supervision, control and regulation of the practice of interior design;
(c) The development of the professional competence of interior designers through continuing professional education; and
(d) The integration of the interior design profession.
SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. – For purposes of this Act, the following terms are hereby defined:
(a) Interior design refers to the science and art of planning, specifying, selecting and organizing the surface finishes and