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Electricity Act 1992

Electrical codes of practice

41: Citation of code

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“How to refer to the rules for safe electrical work”

When rules are made about electrical work, they can mention an electrical code of practice. An electrical code of practice is a set of rules about how to do electrical work safely. When the rules mention a code, they can use the title that WorkSafe gave it and the date it was made. This way of mentioning the code means the latest version of the code that was in force when the rules were made, unless the law says otherwise.

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Part 4 Electrical codes of practice

41Citation of code

  1. In any regulations made under section 169, any electrical code of practice or amendment of an electrical code of practice may, without prejudice to any other method of citation, be cited by the title or reference given to it by WorkSafe and by its date of issue; and such citation shall be deemed, subject to section 40(5), to include and refer to the latest electrical code of practice or amendment in force when the regulations were made.

Compare
  • 1968 No 125 s 24E
  • 1983 No 123 s 6
Notes
  • Section 41: amended, on , by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).