Clause 21

Except as expressly provided by this section, this section applies without affecting section 16 of the Interpretation Act (Cap. 1).

Every application under the repealed provision for a water service worker licence that is pending on the date of commencement of section 8 is deemed to be an application for a plumber’s licence made under section 40I of the Amended Act.

Despite this Act, an individual who, immediately before the date of commencement of section 9, is both —

Despite this Act, an individual who, immediately before the date of commencement of section 9, is a licensed water service worker may continue to carry out any limited WSI design works or WSI works without a plumber’s licence as if the individual were a licensed plumber until the earlier of the following events:

Despite this Act, an individual who, immediately before the date of commencement of section 9, is a specified sanitary plumber may continue to carry out any sanitary works without a plumber’s licence as if the individual were a licensed plumber until the earlier of the following events:

This Act does not affect any investigation started, before the date of commencement of section 8, under the principal Act in respect of a person who carries out any water service work, and every such investigation may be continued and everything in relation to such investigation may be done in all respects after that day as if section 8 had not been enacted.

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

In this section —

“Amended Act” means the principal Act as amended by this Act;

“licensed water service worker” means the holder of a valid water service worker licence granted under the repealed provision;

“repealed provision” means section 40 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 8;

“specified sanitary plumber” means —

“water service work” and “water service worker licence” have the same meanings as in section 2 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 8.