Clause 1: |
The Members shall at all times: |
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act with integrity so as to uphold the standing and reputation of the Institute; |
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act faithfully and honourably in their professional responsibilities; |
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rely solely on merit to secure commissions and appointments; |
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not seek directly or indirectly to injure the professional reputation of another; and |
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not knowingly misrepresent the views of the Institute or their professional qualification. |
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Clause 2: |
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Only Professional Members shall describe themselves as qualified Manager of Building Information Modelling and use the designation MBIM; |
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Only Professional Members shall practice as sole practitioners, partners or directors and advertise their membership of the Institute as a professional qualification. |
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Clause 3: |
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Those Members in private practice shall take reasonable precautions to ensure that no conflict of interest arises between their clients and themselves; |
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Employed Members shall take reasonable precautions to disclose to their employer any conflict of interest which arises between themselves and their employer; |
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Any Members perceiving a potential conflict of interest shall report that conflict in writing to their client or employer at the earliest opportunity. |
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Clause 4: |
Only those Members awarded the suffix MBIM shall describe themselves as Manager of Building Information Modelling unless : |
(a) |
the Committee approves either generally or specifically the use of any other description, or; |
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those Members possess other qualifications or perform other functions which allow the use of other descriptions. |
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Clause 5: |
The Members in private practice as sole practitioners, partners or directors shall obtain formal registration by complying with the Institute. |
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Clause 6: |
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The Members who provide services directly to a client shall obtain and maintain adequate professional indemnity insurance; |
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Those Members who are directors of companies which provide services directly to a client shall ensure that adequate professional indemnity insurance is obtained and maintained on behalf of that company. |
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Clause 7: |
The Members in providing a professional service shall: |
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on accepting instructions from clients, endeavour to ensure that services offered are appropriate to the clients’ requirements; |
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before commencing work on any commission, endeavour to ensure that their terms of engagement have been given in writing to the client and shall satisfy themselves that those terms have been accepted; |
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endeavour to ensure that the clients’ existing professional advisors (if any) have been consulted and that all responsibilities to those persons have been appropriately discharged; |
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not misrepresent the services available; |
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decline to provide a service to their clients if they knowingly lack adequate resources or, if appropriate, advise or recommend the necessity of assistance from a suitably qualified professional; and |
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if desired, obtain an Institute licence for the use of its logo. |
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Clause 8: |
The Members shall: |
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keep themselves informed of current practices and developments appropriate to the type and level of their responsibilities; and |
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be able to provide evidence that they have complied with the current guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). |
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Clause 9: |
The Members shall report to the Institute any alleged breaches of this Code by themselves of which they become aware. |
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Clause 10: |
The Members who are the subject of an investigation by the Institute of an alleged breach of this Code shall use their best endeavours to assist in that investigation. |
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Clause 11: |
Immediately upon ceasing to be Members of the Institute, Members shall return their certificate of membership and/or membership card to the Institute and they shall take all reasonable steps to avoid third parties describing them as remaining members. |
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