Public Utilities Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3B · Regulated Works and Wsi Design Works
40J. Grant of plumber’s licence
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An applicant is ineligible for a plumber’s licence if the applicant —
has not completed any course, training, assessment, examination or test on any regulated works as the Board may require;
does not, in the Board’s opinion, have the necessary qualifications or experience to be a licensed plumber;
does not, in the Board’s opinion, have an acceptable knowledge of the requirements imposed by or under this Act or the Sewerage, Drainage and Coastal Protection Act 1999 on a licensed plumber; and
does not satisfy other eligibility requirements (if prescribed) to be a licensed plumber.
In deciding whether an applicant has an acceptable knowledge of the requirements mentioned in subsection (1)(c), the Board may have regard to —
Board
“Board” means the Public Utilities Board reconstituted under the Public Utilities Act in force before 1 April 2001 and continued by section 3;
the results of any assessment, examination or test mentioned in subsection (1)(a) completed by the applicant; and
if the Board considers relevant, the results of any other assessment, examination or test on any regulated works completed by the applicant, whether before, on or after 1 April 2018.
The Board may, after considering the matters mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) and on payment of a licence fee (if prescribed), grant a plumber’s licence to an individual.
A plumber’s licence granted under subsection (3) —
authorises a licensed plumber to carry out any regulated works; and
is subject to any conditions that the Board may impose.
A plumber’s licence continues in force —
for the life of the holder of a plumber’s licence; or
for such period as the Board may specify in the licence,unless the licence is earlier suspended or cancelled under section 40L or earlier surrendered under section 40M.
A plumber’s licence is neither transferable nor assignable, and any purported transfer or assignment of the licence is void.