[ELE 10,175] Wiring person’s licence35
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- (a)has completed a certificate, diploma or degree on the trade of electrical fitter and mechanic at an institution recognised by the Company or licensed supplier, and has 2 years continuous working experience in electrical wiring;
- (b)has completed an apprenticeship in the trade of electrical fitter and mechanic, or satisfies the Company or licensed supplier that he or she has had at least 4 years’ experience in electrical wiring work and, in either case, has passed the wiring person’s licence examination prescribed by regulation 40;
- (c)is the holder of a degree, diploma or other qualification in electrical engineering granted by a university or similar institution in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland or of a degree, diploma or other qualification in electrical engineering of any other university or similar institution which, in the opinion of the Company or licensed supplier, is equivalent to a similar degree, diploma or other qualification of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland;
- (d)has obtained from a country other than Fiji, qualifications that in the opinion of the Company or licensed supplier are equivalent to a certificate, diploma or degree in the trade of electrical fitter and mechanic from an institution in Fiji that is recognised by the Company or licensed supplier, and has 2 years continuous working experience in electrical wiring;
- (e)has been a licensed wiring person but whose licence has expired and not been renewed; or
- (f)has been a licensed wiring person but whose licence has been cancelled or suspended under regulation 39 and in whose case the Company or licensed supplier, in its discretion, thinks it proper to grant a new licence,
to submit himself or herself for, and pass, an oral test conducted by a person appointed by the Company or licensed supplier, of his or her knowledge of the Wiring Rules.
(2) Every application must be accompanied by the appropriate fee for the issue of a wiring person’s licence set out in Schedule 1, and the fee must be refunded by the Company or licensed supplier to the applicant if the application is not granted.
(3) If the Company or licensed supplier requires, the applicant must supply to the Company or licensed supplier before the issue of his or her wiring person’s licence 2 small photographs of himself or herself.
The Laws of Fiji