Consequential Amendments
Schedule 6 Consequential Amendments
Section 106(1), (2) and (3)
Part 1 Building Act 2000 amended
1. Section 3(1) is amended by omitting the definition of "plumber" and substituting the following definition:
| "plumber" means a person who holds a licence under the Occupational Licensing Act 2005 authorising him or her to carry out any plumbing work that is prescribed work within the meaning of that Act; |
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2. Section 12(2) is amended by omitting "Plumbers and Gas-fitters Registration Act 1951" and substituting "Occupational Licensing Act 2005".
3. Section 23(3) is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
| (b) a person carrying out plumbing work which is prescribed work under the Occupational Licensing Act 2005 and which requires a building permit; or |
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Part 2 Building Act 2000 further amended
1. Section 23(3) is amended by omitting paragraph (d) and substituting the following paragraph:
| (d) a person carrying out electrical work which is prescribed work under the Occupational Licensing Act 2005 and which requires a building permit; or |
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Part 3 Electricity Industry Safety and Administration Act 1997 amended
1. The long title is amended by omitting "to ensure that electrical contractors and workers are appropriately qualified and regulated,".
2. Section 3 is amended as follows:
by omitting the definition of "Board";
by omitting the definition of "electrical contractor's business";
by omitting the definitions of "electrical work" and "electrical worker";
by omitting the definitions of "holder" and "licence";
by omitting the definition of "serious electrical accident" and substituting the following definition:
| "serious electrical accident" means an accident involving – |
| electrocution; or |
| electric shock serious enough to cause temporary or permanent disability or to require medical attention; or |
| electricity that produces a burn serious enough to cause temporary or permanent disability or to require medical attention. |
3. Section 4 is repealed.
4. Section 6(2) is amended by omitting paragraph (a).
5. Section 7 is repealed.
6. Section 8(1) is amended by omitting "or the Electrical Licensing Board".
7. Section 12 is repealed.
8. Part 3 is repealed.
9. Section 72(2) is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) "licence," and substituting "licence within the meaning of the Occupational Licensing Act 2005,".
10. Section 90 is amended by omitting subsections (1) and (2).
11. Section 96(1) is amended by omitting paragraph (c).
12. Section 103(2) is amended by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b).
13. Schedule 1 is repealed.
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