May 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2107

thirteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twenty-fifth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the regulations hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding the revocation of the first-mentioned regulations the period of six months referred to in paragraph (d) of section sixteen of the said Act shall, in the case of the districts or localities specified in the Fourth Schedule to those regulations, be computed as from the date of the coming into force of the said regulations.

REGULATIONS.

EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION.

1. (1.) THE Board shall from time to time, at intervals of not less than three months or more than twelve months, hold, at such convenient places as the Board may decide, examinations of candidates for registration as plumbers under paragraph (a) of section 7 of the said Act.

(2.) The Board shall, by advertisement in such newspapers published in New Zealand as it thinks fit, give due notice of the dates and places at which such examination will be held.

2. Every candidate must give notice in the form provided by the Board of his intention to present himself for examination, and such notice, accompanied by the fee prescribed in subclause (1) of Regulation 5 hereof, must be sent so as to reach the Chairman of the Board at least twenty-eight days before the date of the examination:

Provided that the Board may, if it thinks fit, on payment of the sum of 5s. in addition to the prescribed fee, permit any person who has not given the prescribed notice to present himself for examination under these regulations.

3. The subjects in which a candidate shall be examined are those set out in the syllabus in the First Schedule hereto.

4. (1.) The examination shall consist of two parts, namely,—

(a.) A written examination, for which not less than three hours shall be allowed; and

(b.) A practical test of workmanship.

(2.) The material for the practical test shall be supplied by the Board, but each candidate shall provide his own tools.

(3.) The examination may be passed in two parts or as a whole; but no candidate shall be allowed to present himself for the written examination until he has served at least five years of his apprenticeship, or has been engaged in the plumbing trade for not less than seven years; nor shall any candidate be allowed to present himself for the practical test until he has served an apprenticeship of not less than six years, or has been engaged in the plumbing trade for not less than seven years. No candidate shall receive credit for having passed the practical test unless at the same or at a previous time he has passed the written examination, or, not having passed, has gained at least two-thirds of the marks required for passing such examination.

5. (1.) The fee for examination or re-examination, including registration, shall be 17s. 6d., if taken as a whole, or 7s. 6d. for the written examination and 12s. 6d. for the practical test if taken in parts.

(2.) The fee for registration under section 8 of the said Act shall be 5s., except where the candidate has passed an examination prescribed by the Board.

(3.) The fee for the annual publication of the name of any registered person in the Gazette pursuant to section 11 of the said Act shall be 2s. 6d., and on payment of such fee the Board shall issue a certificate of registration in the form in the Third Schedule hereto; provided that the previous certificate has been returned to the Board, or that it is proved to the satisfaction of the Board that such previous certificate has been lost or destroyed.

(4.) The fee for a certificate under the hand of the Chief Health Officer of the entry of the name of any person in the Register pursuant to section 12 of the said Act shall be 5s.

6. Every person passing an examination under the said Act and these regulations shall be entitled, without payment of any fee, to a certificate in the form in the Second Schedule hereto. Such certificate shall be signed by the Chairman and two other members of the Board, and shall also be signed by the holder thereof.

7. Every certificate of registration issued pursuant to section 9 of the said Act, or to subclause (3) of Regulation 5 hereof, shall be in the form in the Third Schedule hereto. Such certificate shall have stamped or printed on the face thereof, in large figures, the reference to the year in which it is issued, shall be in form suitable for carrying in the pocket, and shall be signed by the holder thereof.

8. The districts or localities within which no sanitary plumbing may be done except by persons registered under the said Act are those referred to in the Fourth Schedule hereto.

9. If any person commits a breach of any by-law made by a local authority relating to sanitary plumbing, it shall be the duty of that local authority (whether or not proceedings are taken in respect of such breach) to give to the Board full particulars of such breach and of the name of the person committing the same.

APPEAL.

10. In the event of the Board refusing to cause the name of any person to be entered in the Register, or of the Board removing any person’s name from the Register, the Board shall forthwith inform such person clearly of the reason for such refusal or removal.

11. Any person wishing to appeal under section 14 of the said Act shall give notice of appeal in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule hereto, and shall specify thereon the name of the person whom he appoints to act as assessor on his behalf at the hearing of his appeal.

12. Within twenty-one days after receipt of such notice of appeal the Board shall inform the appellant of the name of the Magistrate before whom the appeal will be heard, and of the assessor appointed by the Board, and shall at the same time forward a copy of the Board’s decision and the notice of appeal therefrom to such Magistrate.

13. The Magistrate and assessors shall hear and determine such appeal at such convenient place and time as may be decided by the Magistrate, to be not more than forty-two days from the receipt by the Board of the notice of appeal. The Magistrate shall cause at least five days’ previous notice of such place and time to be given to the assessors, the Board and the appellant.

14. At the hearing of the appeal the appellant may himself appear or may be represented by some other person on his behalf, and the Board may be represented by any member thereof appointed by the Board, or by some other person appointed by the Board; but no solicitor or counsel shall appear or be heard.

15. The order made in respect of the appeal shall be in writing, signed by the Magistrate and the assessors, and a copy of such order shall be given to the appellant and to the Board; and the Board shall at once give effect to such order.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

SYLLABUS OF THE EXAMINATION.

(A.) Written Examination.

1. Workshop arithmetic, geometry, and drawing as applied to plumbing-work.

2. The properties and uses of metals and other materials, tools, and appliances relating to general plumbing-work, hot- and cold-water supplies, and sanitary plumbing.

3. General plumbing practice.

4. A knowledge of the design and construction of sanitary appliances, and of the principles relating to the flushing, ventilation, and disconnection of sanitary fittings, wastes, drains, &c.

5. The testing of soil-pipes, vent-pipes, and waste-pipes, and of drains and sanitary fittings.

6. An elementary knowledge of the scientific principles applicable to plumbing-work.

7. An elementary knowledge of the properties and of the principles affecting the storage, conveyance, and distribution of water.

(B.) Practical Test in Workmanship.

This part will be of an advanced character, and will be such as to show that the candidate can execute in a satisfactory manner within a reasonable time any piece of plumbing-work without the use of lamp or gas-jet or blowpipe.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

(N.Z.)

The Plumbers Registration Act, 1912.

EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE.

THIS is to certify that ........................ has passed the examination held by the Plumbers Board of New Zealand in the theory and practice of plumbing, and has satisfied the Board that he is fully competent to perform the duties of a sanitary plumber.

In witness whereof this certificate has been awarded to him, whereby he is entitled to registration as a plumber under the Plumbers Registration Act, 1912.

Dated this ............ day of ................, 19 ....

Registered No.: ........................

Chairman of the Plumbers Board of New Zealand.

........................

Members of the Plumbers Board of New Zealand.

Signature of holder: ........................