Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Electricity (Electrical Workers) Regulations

Regulation 4

Qualifications

Amended byS 22/2015 wef 01/02/2015S 22/2015 wef 01/02/2015S 22/2015 wef 01/02/2015S 862/2018 wef 01/01/2019S 862/2018 wef 01/01/2019S 862/2018 wef 01/01/2019S 22/2015 wef 01/02/2015

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 22/2015 wef 01/02/2015S 22/2015 wef 01/02/2015S 22/2015 wef 01/02/2015S 862/2018 wef 01/01/2019S 862/2018 wef 01/01/2019

An electrician’s licence may be issued to any person who —

(a)

satisfies the Authority that he —

(i)

possesses a National Institute of Technical Education Certificate which curriculum is relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1), or such other qualification as may be acceptable to the Authority; and

(ii)

has not less than 2 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1); (aa)satisfies the Authority that he has not less than 10 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1); (ab)satisfies the Authority that he —

(i)

has not less than 5 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1); and

(ii)

has successfully completed a course of instruction specified on the approved courses webpage that is relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1); or

(b)

had been registered as an electrical contractor by the Public Utilities Board before 1st January 1975.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 862/2018 wef 01/01/2019

An electrical technician’s licence may be issued to any person who —

(a)

satisfies the Authority that he —

(i)

possesses a diploma majoring in electrical power engineering relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2), or such other qualification as may be acceptable to the Authority; and

(ii)

has not less than 2 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2);

(b)

satisfies the Authority that he —

(i)

possesses a diploma majoring in electrical power engineering relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2), or such other qualification as may be acceptable to the Authority;

(ii)

has not less than one year practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2); and

(iii)

has successfully completed a course of instruction specified on the approved courses webpage that is relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2); or

(c)

satisfies the Authority that he —

(i)

possesses an electrician’s licence;

(ii)

has not less than 5 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1), beginning on the date the electrician’s licence was issued to him; and

(iii)

has successfully completed a course of instruction specified on the approved courses webpage that is relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2).

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 22/2015 wef 01/02/2015

An electrical engineer’s licence may be issued to any person who satisfies the Authority that he —

(a)

is a registered professional engineer in electrical engineering under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253); and

(b)

has not less than 2 years post-graduate experience in Singapore in electrical power engineering relevant to the electrical work which an electrical engineer is authorised to perform under regulation 5(3).