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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Preliminary and key provisions - Key provisions - General exemptions

14: Board may issue limited certificate for purposes of section 13

You could also call this:

"The Board can give you a special certificate for a limited time."

Illustration for Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

You can get a limited certificate from the Board for the purposes of section 13. The Board can give you this certificate if you pay the fee. The Board decides the terms and conditions of the certificate. You get the certificate for a certain period, up to 5 years. The Board can renew it for another 5 years if you want. The Board can also refuse to renew your certificate if it wants to. The Board can cancel your certificate if you do not meet the terms and conditions. It can also cancel your certificate after it decides on your application for registration or a practising licence. The Board can change or add to the terms and conditions of your certificate at any time.

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Part 1Preliminary and key provisions
Key provisions: General exemptions

14Board may issue limited certificate for purposes of section 13

  1. The Board may, on payment of the prescribed fee (if any), issue to any person a limited certificate for the purposes of section 13.

  2. The Board may issue the limited certificate subject to any terms and conditions that the Board thinks fit.

  3. The Board may, by written notice to a person, revoke, amend, or add to any term or condition imposed in relation to that person’s certificate.

  4. A limited certificate issued under this section, unless it is sooner cancelled, is in force for the period, not exceeding 5 years, specified in the certificate, but it may from time to time be renewed for a further term not exceeding 5 years.

  5. The Board may, if it thinks fit, refuse to renew any limited certificate.

  6. A limited certificate issued under this section may be cancelled by the Board—

  7. if the Board considers that any of the terms or conditions of the certificate have not been met; or
    1. following the determination of an application for registration as a registered person or for a practising licence.