May 20.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Regulations under Section 27 of the Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act, 1925.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

By his Deputy,

CHARLES PERRIN SKERRETT.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 8th day of May, 1926.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. G. COATES, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

In pursuance and exercise of the power and authorities conferred upon him by the Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act, 1925 (hereinafter called "the said Act"), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations for the purposes of the said Act.

REGULATIONS.

1. DEFINITIONS.

A. In these regulations the following words and phrases shall have the meanings attached to them respectively:-

"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Electrical Wiremen's Registration Board:

"Electrical wireman" means an electrical wireman registered under the said Act:

"Gazette" means the New Zealand Gazette:

"Inspector of electrical wiring" means an Inspector of electrical wiring appointed or employed by an electrical-supply authority:

"Member" means a member of the Electrical Wiremen's Registration Board:

"Register" means the Register of Electrical Wiremen or the Register of Inspectors of Electrical Wiring, as the case may be:

"Registered" means registered under the said Act:

"Registrar" means the Registrar of Electrical Wiremen.

B. These regulations may be cited as the Electrical Wiremen's Registration Regulations, 1926.

2. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF INSPECTORS AND WIREMEN.

Inspectors.

A. Notification to the Board for purposes of registration of the appointment of any person by an electrical-supply authority as an Inspector of Electrical Wiring shall be in accordance with Form A in the First Schedule hereto.

Wiremen.

B. Application for registration as an electrical wireman shall be in accordance with Form B in the First Schedule hereto, save that in any application made after the expiration of nine months from the commencement of the said Act the provisions of the said form relating to a certificate from an electrical-supply authority official may be omitted.

Provisional license.

C. An application for a provisional license to carry out electrical wireman's work shall be in accordance with Form C in the First Schedule hereto.

Change of address.

D. Every applicant for registration and every registered electrical wireman shall notify the Board from time to time of any change of the address at which notices may be served on him in accordance with section 13, subsection (2), of the said Act.

Notification to applicants.

E. Any notification required by the said Act or these regulations to be given to any applicant for registration (whether before or after registration) shall be sufficient if signed by the Registrar and addressed to the applicant at the address stated by him in his application or any fresh address notified by him as hereinbefore provided and sent by registered post.

Evidence to be furnished by applicants.

F. The Board may require evidence to be furnished to it by written statement, declaration of identity, statutory declaration, or otherwise, of the age, the good character and reputation, the competency, the employment or training as an electrical wireman, or the being engaged in the work of an electrical wireman, as the case may require, of any applicant for registration, or of any other matters as to which the Board is required to be satisfied under the said Act as regards any applicant for registration.

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3. REGISTRATION OF INSPECTORS AND WIREMEN.

Inspectors' Register.

A. The Register of Inspectors of Electrical Wiring referred to in section 21 of the said Act shall be kept in accordance with Form D in the First Schedule hereto.

Wiremen's Register.

B. The Register of Electrical Wiremen referred to in section 7 of the said Act shall be kept in accordance with Form E in the First Schedule hereto: Provided always that the last column of the said form shall for the purposes of section 14 of the said Act not be deemed to be a part of the Register.

Order of entries.

C. The entries in the respective registers shall be made in the order in which the directions to make the entries given under section 9, subsection (2), of the said Act are received by the Registrar.

Alphabetical index.

D. The Registrar shall also keep an alphabetical index of the names of the persons entered in each respective register, and such index shall be deemed to be a part of such register.

Direction to Registrar.

E. The direction in writing of the Board referred to in section 9, subsection (2), of the said Act shall be sufficient if signed by the Chairman and given pursuant to a resolution of the Board.

Inspection of registers.

F. Any person may inspect the registers on payment of the fee hereinafter prescribed.

Copy of entry.

G. Any person may, on payment of the fee hereinafter prescribed, obtain a copy, certified under the hand of the Registrar, of the particulars entered in the register in respect of any person.

Inspector's certificate.

H. A certificate shall be issued under the hands of the Chairman and Registrar of the registration of any person as an Inspector of electrical wiring under section 21, subsection (2), of the said Act, and such certificate shall be in accordance with Form F in the First Schedule hereto. Every such certificate shall remain the property of the Board and shall be surrendered on demand.

Wiremen's certificate.

J. The certificate of registration for electrical wiremen issued under section 12 of the said Act shall be in accordance with Form G in the First Schedule hereto.

License to inspect.

K. The license to make inspections issued under section 21, subsection (2), of the said Act may be issued under the hand of the Registrar, and shall be in accordance with Form H in the First Schedule hereto.

Wireman's provisional license.

L. The provisional license to carry out electrical wireman's work issued under section 16, subsection (1), of the said Act shall be issued under the hand of the Registrar, and shall be in accordance with Form J in the First Schedule hereto.

Purging of registers.

M. For the purpose of purging the register in accordance with section 13, subsection (2), of the said Act, a notice shall be forwarded to all electrical-supply authorities, requesting them to state the names of all Inspectors of electrical wiring employed as such by them, and a notice shall be forwarded to every registered wireman requesting him to state, within three months of the date of the notice, that he desires his name to be retained on the Register.

Such notices shall be forwarded on the 31st day of March, 1929, and on the 31st day of March in each third year thereafter.

In the event of no reply being received within three months after date of notice, served on any person registered as an electrical wireman, the name of such person shall be removed from the register forthwith.

Supply authority to notify re provisional license.

N. Any electrical-supply authority shall, on being so required by the Board, cause the Board to be notified by its engineer or other responsible official immediately before, or on, the expiration of a provisional license issued under section 16, subsection (1), of the said Act, as to whether the person named in the said license has satisfactorily carried out any work of an electrical wireman during the currency of the said license, of which such electrical-supply authority or its engineer or other responsible official has knowledge.

The notification shall be in accordance with Form K in the First Schedule hereto.