Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Bill

Clause 6

No person to perform any electrical work or contract or perform such work or hold himself out as an electrical contractor or worker, etc., unless licensed under this Act

(1)

Except as provided by this Act, no person shall —

(a)

perform or carry out personally any electrical work or offer or undertake to perform or carry out personally any such work unless he is licensed as an electrical worker in respect of that electrical work;

(b)

advertise or otherwise hold himself out as an electrical worker, or as a licensed electrical worker, or as a person competent or qualified or legally permitted personally to perform or carry out electrical work, unless he is licensed as an electrical worker in respect of that electrical work;

(c)

carry on any trade or business, or advertise, or otherwise hold himself out, as an electrical contractor unless he is licensed as an electrical contractor in respect of all electrical work performed, or carried out or intended to be performed or carried out in the course of or in connection with or for the purposes of his trade or business; or

(d)

cause or arrange for any electrical work to be performed or carried out or offer or undertake to perform or carry out such work unless he is licensed as an electrical contractor in respect of all electrical work carried out or intended to be carried out pursuant to that arrangement, offer or undertaking.

(2)

No person shall, except with the consent of the Board —

(a)

make any connection with wires or by other means between an electrical installation and any electrical installation of the Board; or

(b)

tamper or interfere in any way with any electrical installation of the Board.

(3)

Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.