Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991

Subject to these regulations, the Board shall consist of 8 members appointed by the Minister, of whom —

one shall be a person appointed to be chairperson; and

one shall be a person selected by the Minister from a panel consisting of 3 names submitted to the Minister by each approved body that represents the interests of employees who are licensed electrical workers; and

one shall be a person selected by the Minister from a panel consisting of 3 names submitted to the Minister by each approved body that represents the interests of electrical workers who carry out electrical work authorised by a restricted licence; and

one shall be a person selected by the Minister from a panel consisting of 3 names submitted to the Minister by each approved body that represents the interests of electrical contractors; and

one shall be a person selected by the Minister from a panel consisting of 3 names submitted to the Minister by each approved body that represents the interests of consumers that are large businesses; and

one shall be a person selected by the Minister from a panel consisting of 3 names submitted to the Minister by each approved body that represents the interests of consumers that are small businesses; and

one shall be a person selected by the Minister from persons who —

are residential consumers; and

have applied to be appointed to the Board;

one shall be a person who is a public service officer, within the meaning of the Public Sector Management Act 1994, subordinate to the Director nominated for appointment by the person holding or acting in the office of Director.

In subregulation (1) —

The following provisions apply to and in relation to an appointment under subsection (1) —

a person shall not be appointed under subregulation (1)(b) unless he or she —

is, or has been, the holder of an electrician’s licence issued under Part 3 for not less than 5 years; and

is not the holder of a licence issued under Part 4;

a person shall not be appointed under subregulation (1)(c) unless he or she has, in the opinion of the Minister, experience in the work carried out by persons who hold a restricted licence;

a person shall not be appointed under subregulation (1)(d) unless that person —

is, or has been, the holder of an electrician’s licence issued under Part 3 for not less than 5 years; and

is, or has been, the holder of a licence issued under Part 4;

a person shall not be appointed under subregulation (1)(e) or (f) unless he or she has, in the opinion of the Minister —

experience in using the services of electrical contractors; or

experience, otherwise than as an electrical contractor, in employing licensed electrical workers.

For the purposes of subregulation (2)(d)(ii) —

a person is taken to be the holder of a licence issued under Part 4 if the person is a partner in a firm, or an officer of a body corporate, that holds a licence issued under Part 4; and

a person is taken to have been the holder of a licence issued under Part 4 if the person was a partner in a firm, or an officer of a body corporate, at a time when the firm or body corporate held a licence under Part 4.