Singapore legislation
Clause 82
Clause 82
Licensing of electrical worker
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), no person shall —
carry out or caused to be carried out any electrical work, unless he holds a valid electrical worker licence;
advertise or otherwise holds himself out as an electrical worker, or as a licensed electrical worker, or as a person competent or qualified by any written law to perform or carry out electrical work, unless he holds a valid electrical worker licence; or
engage knowingly any person who is not a licensed electrical worker to carry out any electrical work.
(2)
The Authority may —
issue an electrical worker licence permitting a person to carry out such electrical work as is specified in the licence and suspend, cancel, alter, extend, renew or replace any such licence;
classify any electrical worker licence in such manner as it may determine;
specify the nature of the electrical work in respect of which an electrical worker licence is issued and restrict such work to any type or class of electrical work or any type or class of electrical installation;
specify the circumstances or manner in which licensed electrical workers may carry out electrical work; or
attach any exemption to or impose any term, condition or restriction on any electrical worker licence.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
(4)
Notwithstanding any provision in this section, but subject to any other written law, it shall not be unlawful for —
a person to replace any lamp that is connected in his own electrical installation;
a person to replace any fuse in his own electrical installation similar to that of a household;
an officer or employee of the Authority to carry out personally any electrical work in the course of his employment or in the discharge of his duties as such officer or employee;
the Authority to do any act or thing on or in connection with its own electrical installation;
a person, other than an electrical worker, whose trade or occupation normally includes the performance of work on any appliance, plant or machinery driven, or operated by, or incorporating any electrical installation, to carry out that work in the normal course of his trade or occupation or for purposes incidental thereto, so long as he does not carry out work on any part or circuit which is, or may be, connected to a source of electricity supply; and
a trained person to carry out any work in accordance with the written instructions of the licensed electrical worker in charge of the relevant electrical installation.
(5)
For the purpose of subsection (4)(f), a “trained person” means any employee who is —
recognised by his employer and the licensed electrical worker in charge of the relevant electrical installation to have the necessary knowledge and experience to avoid danger; and
capable of carrying out the work specified in the written instructions of the licensed electrical worker.
(6)
Any electrical worker licence issued under the Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Act (Cap. 89), in force immediately before the appointed day shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with this Act, continue in force until suspended or revoked and shall be deemed to have been issued under this Act.