4. Powers of Board

Subject to this Act, the Board may —

(a)

issue, suspend, cancel, alter, extend, renew or replace any licence;

(b)

classify any licence as an “electrical worker’s licence” or as an “electrical contractor’s licence” or in such manner as it determines;

(c)

specify —

(i)

the nature of the electrical work in respect of which a licence is issued and restrict such work to any type or class of electrical work or any type or class of electrical installation; or

(ii)

the circumstances or manner in which the holder of a licence may perform or carry out electrical work;

(d)

attach any exemptions to any licence or impose any terms, conditions or restrictions thereon; or

(e)

do any act or thing which is prescribed or is necessary or convenient for carrying out the objects of this Act or incidental thereto.

Terms defined in s 2

Board
Defined · s 2
“Board” means the Public Utilities Board constituted under section 3 of the Public Utilities Act;
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electrical contractor
Defined · s 2
“electrical contractor” means a person —(a)who, in the course of or in connection with or for the purposes of any trade or business carried on by him, performs or carries out any electrical work on any electrical installation or who offers to perform or carry out such work or who causes or arranges such work to be performed or carried out; or(b)who, for profit or reward, offers his services to other persons as an electrical contractor;
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electrical installation
Defined · s 2
“electrical installation” includes a supply installation and means any appliances, wires, fittings or other apparatus placed in, on, over or under any premises and used for or for purposes incidental to the conveyance, control or use of electricity supplied or intended to be supplied by the Board or any other person, and whether the appliances, wires, fittings or apparatus are or are not supplied by the person contracting or undertaking to install the same, and includes additions, alterations and repairs to an electrical installation, but does not include —(a)any electricity supply main or service line of the Board;(b)any appliances, wires, fittings or apparatus connected to and beyond any electrical outlet socket which is installed for the purpose of connecting portable electrical appliances, fittings or apparatus and at which fixed wiring terminates; or(c)any appliances, wires, fittings or apparatus which are placed in, on, over or under any premises owned or occupied by the Board and which are not used for the consumption of electricity on such premises or solely for purposes incidental to the conveyance or control of electricity as consumed;
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electrical work
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“electrical work” means any work performed or carried out on any electrical installation and includes the installing, constructing, erecting or repairing thereof or the altering of the structure thereof or the replacing of any part thereof or the adding of any part thereto or the carrying out of any work thereon for the maintenance thereof, but does not include work in relation to —(a)the manufacturing of any electrical installation or the assembling thereof in the course of or in connection with its manufacture for the purpose of producing a new article; or(b)the oiling, greasing, cleaning or painting of any electrical installation;
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electrical worker
Defined · s 2
“electrical worker” means any person whose trade or occupation requires or includes the personal performance by him of electrical work or a person who is otherwise competent or qualified personally to perform electrical work;
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licence
Defined · s 2
“licence” means any licence issued by the Board under this Act;
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Report

Read on from s 5