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BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 221D

Plumbing work only to be carried out by licensed or registered plumbers

S. 221D(1) amended by Nos 75/1998 s. 5(b), 33/2010 s. 32, 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 33).

    (1)     A person must not carry out any plumbing work of a particular class or type unless he or she is licensed or registered by the Authority to carry out work of that class or type.

Penalty:     500 penalty units.

S. 221D(2) amended by Nos 75/1998 s. 5(b), 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 33).

    (2)     Despite subsection (1), a person who is not licensed or registered by the Authority may—

        (a)     repair a tap in any dwelling that the person owns and occupies; and

        (b)     carry out any other plumbing work that the regulations state is plumbing work that may be carried out by a person who is not licensed or registered.

    (3)     Subsection (2)(a) does not permit a person to repair any thermostatic mixing valve, tempering valve or backflow prevention device.

S. 221D(4) amended by Nos 75/1998 ss 5(b), 7(2), 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 33).

    (4)     Despite subsection (1), a person who is being trained to carry out work that may be carried out by the holder of a restricted licence may carry out that work without being licensed or registered by the Authority if the work is carried out under the supervision of a person who is licensed to carry out that type of work.

S. 221D(5) amended by Nos 75/1998 s. 5(b), 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 33).

    (5)     Despite subsection (1)—

        (a)     a sheetmetal worker, first class may carry out sheetmetal work in connection with the manufacture, installation, maintenance or repair of ventilation or air conditioning plant or equipment;

        (b)     a metal worker may carry out pipework in connection with the fabrication, installation, maintenance or repair of industrial pipework;

S. 221D(5)(c) repealed by No. 75/1998 s. 8(a).

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S. 221D(5)(d) substituted by No. 75/1998 s. 8(b).

        (d)     an apprentice may carry out any work referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) under the supervision of a person referred to in that paragraph;

S. 221D(5)(e) amended by No. 36/2008 s. 16.

        (e)     a plumbing apprentice acting under the supervision of a licensed plumber may carry out plumbing work

without being licensed or registered by the Authority.

S. 221E (Heading) inserted by No. 31/2007 s. 4(1).

S. 221E inserted by No. 39/1996 s. 5.



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