Guidelines
for Implementation of TOPREC Directives on Professional Stamps
INTRODUCTION
The
use of membership stamps by professionals is an age long practice among members
of Certified/Registered professional bodies. The stamp which is usually accompanied
by member’s seal and signature is an evidence of the members qualification or
license to practice. It is only chartered or registered members of a
professional body that are qualified to use them. The advantages include:
control and standardization of professional practice, regulation of
professional practice by members, prevention of quackery, and protection of
qualified professionals who are registered to practice and uniformity and
harmony in practice. The use of professional stamps is common among
professional such as ICAN, ARCON registered Architects, and COREN registered
members to mention few.
It
is in the light of the above that TOPREC, as the regulatory body for the
practice of urban and regional planning in Nigeria, Nigeria to be affixed on
all documents prepared by them. TOPREC specifically directed the practitioners
to purchase these stamps for use on documents such as Site Analysis Report and
plans SAR & P, E.I.A Report, Technical Planning Report, TIA R, Layout
Plans, Master Plan and others.
A
registered Town plan is obliged to purchase the stamps through the NITP state
chapters for implementation of the directives. The state chapter of the
institute is to serve as agent of TOPREC for sale and monitoring of compliance.
Other stakeholders like ATOPCON and respective planning offices are to be
involved in the implementation of the directive.
The
implementation in Lagos state:
Upon
the issuance of the stamps to the state chapter in 2010, the process of
implementation was initiated by the erstwhile chairman, Tpl. Makinde Ogunleye,
fnitp who held several meetings among stakeholders with a view to ensuring
smooth takeoff. Among the stakeholders consulted were: ATOPCON Lagos state
ministry of physical planning and urban development, LASPPDA and notable
practicing professionals.
The
stakeholders were unable to build consensus on the implementation due to some
obvious reasons bordering on pricing, types of documents, qualification of
users, control of the stamps/practice and sharing formula. Various issues
raised in respect of the above were subsequently considered and further
discussed at various levels with a view to resolving them.
STAMP PRICES
|
S/N
|
Types of Stamp
|
Price
|
Types of Document
|
|
1
|
Green
|
N 25,000
|
EIAR, TIAR Technical Report
|
|
2
|
Blue
|
N 50,000
|
Devt. Guides, Layouts, Private Estate.
|
|
3
|
Red
|
N 250,000
|
Model City/ Master Plans
|
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