This Act may be cited as the Electricians Amendment Act 1976, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Electricians Act 1952(hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2 Experience gained in assisting to do electrical wiring work

Section 11f of the principal Act (as inserted by section 5 of the Electricians Amendment Act 1969) is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “sections”, the expression “11a”.

3 Provisional licences

(1)

Section 16 of the principal Act (as substituted by section 8 of the Electricians Amendment Act 1969) is hereby amended by inserting, before the words “The Board”, the expression “(1)”.

(2)

Section 16 of the principal Act is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:

“(2)

Any such licence may at any time during the currency thereof be withdrawn by the Board if the conditions thereof have not been met.”

4 Persons who may do electrical wiring work

Section 20(2) of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the words “The authorised person who carries out the inspection, testing, and supervision shall be either the person who undertakes the work or a full-time employee of that person”, and substituting the words “Where any authorised person is employed part time, a register shall be kept of all such inspections and tests and shall be available for scrutiny by any person authorised in writing by the Board”.

5 Electrical wiring work which may be done by any person

Section 20a of the principal Act (as inserted by section 2 of the Electricians Amendment Act 1960) is hereby amended by adding, after subsection (3), the following subsection:

“(4)

Where the Board considers it desirable to do so, the Board may authorise any person or class of persons to undertake the work specified in subsection (1) of this section during the course of his or their employment and such authority shall be on such conditions as imposed by the Board. Any such authority may at any time during its currency be withdrawn at the discretion of the Board.”

6 Persons who may assist in doing electrical wiring work

(1)

Section 21(2) of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, before the words “section 11c” (as substituted by section 7 of the Electricians Amendment Act 1975), the words “section 11a or”.

(2)

Section 21(2) of the principal Act is hereby further amended by adding the words “Any permission to assist in doing electrical wiring work granted under this section may be withdrawn by the Board if the conditions are not met.”

7 Work dangerous to life

(1)

Section 31 of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the expression “$400” (as substituted by section 19 of the Electricians Amendment Act 1969), and substituting the expression “$2,000”.

(2)

The Electricians Amendment Act 1969 is hereby consequentially amended by repealing section 19.

8 False or fraudulent representations to Board

(1)

Section 32 of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the expression “$200” (as substituted by section 20 of the Electricians Amendment Act 1969), and substituting the expression “$500”.

(2)

The Electricians Amendment Act 1969 is hereby consequentially amended by repealing section 20.

9 Other offences

(1)

Section 33(1) of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the expression “$200” (as substituted by section 21(a) of the Electricians Amendment Act 1969), and substituting the expression “$500”.

(2)

Section 33(2) of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the expression “$80” (as substituted by section 21(b) of the Electricians Amendment Act 1969), and substituting the expression “$500”.

(3)

The Electricians Amendment Act 1969 is hereby consequentially amended by repealing paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 21.

This Act is administered in the New Zealand Electricity Department.

Electricians Amendment Act 1976