Clerks of Works Amendment Act 1963
Clerks of Works Amendment Act 1963
Clerks of Works Amendment Act 1963
Clerks of Works Amendment Act 1963
Public Act |
1963 No 80 |
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Date of assent |
23 October 1963 |
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An Act to amend the Clerks of Works Act 1944
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1 Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Clerks of Works Amendment Act 1963, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Clerks of Works Act 1944 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).
2 Board and Council
(1)
Section 3 of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting from subsection (4) the words “one year”
, and substituting the words “three years”
.
(2)
Section 14 of the principal Act is hereby amended—
(a)
By omitting from subsection (1) the words “of whom one shall be a member of the Institute appointed by the Minister before each annual general meeting of the Institute”
:
(b)
By omitting from subsection (1) the words “other than the member appointed by the Minister”
:
(c)
By omitting from subsection (3) the words “The member of the Council appointed by the Minister shall hold office for one year”
.
3 Registration
(1)
The principal Act is hereby amended by repealing section 19, and substituting the following section:
“19
(1)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, every person shall be entitled to be registered under this Act who satisfies the Board—
“(a)
That he is not less than thirty years of age and has passed the prescribed examinations, and has had such practical experience in building or engineering construction in New Zealand or elsewhere as in the opinion of the Board will enable him to perform efficiently the duties of a clerk of works; or
“(b)
That he is not less than thirty years of age and is the holder of a recognised certificate (as defined in subsection (2) of this section), and has had such practical experience in building or engineering construction in New Zealand as in the opinion of the Board will enable him to perform efficiently the duties of a clerk of works.
“(2)
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section, the expression ‘recognised certificate’ means a certificate, diploma, degree, or licence granted by a University, College, board, or other authority, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere, and recognised by the Board as furnishing sufficient evidence of the possession by the holder thereof of the requisite knowledge for the efficient performance of the duties of a clerk of works.
“(3)
Subject to the provisions of section 41 of this Act as to appeals, no person shall be registered under this Act if, in the opinion of the Board, he is not a fit person to be registered by reason of the fact that he is not of good character and reputation.”
(2)
Section 27 of the principal Act is hereby repealed.
This Act is administered in the Ministry of Works.