Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Preliminary and key provisions - Key provisions - Miscellaneous provisions concerning exemptions

26: Board may cancel application of exemption to any person

You could also call this:

"The Board can cancel a special rule that applies to you, but they must tell you why and give you a chance to respond."

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The Board can cancel an exemption that applies to you. They must send you a written notice with the date the exemption will end. The exemption will stop applying to you from the date in the notice. The Board can only cancel the exemption if they tell you why they might do it. They must also give you a chance to respond in writing or speak to them. You can have someone represent you when speaking to the Board. The Board's notice will say when the exemption will stop applying to you under sections 13 to 25. You will know when the exemption ends because it will be in the notice. The exemption will cease to apply to you from the specified date.

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25: Exemption for drainlaying under supervision, or

"Doing drainlaying work with a supervisor who checks your work"

27: Work done under exemptions must be done in accordance with regulations, or

"Follow the rules when doing exempt work"

Part 1Preliminary and key provisions
Key provisions: Miscellaneous provisions concerning exemptions

26Board may cancel application of exemption to any person

The Board may, by notice in writing to a person, cancel the application of any exemption under sections 13 to 25 to the person from a date specified in the notice.
The exemption referred to in the notice under subsection (1) ceases to apply to the person from the date specified in the notice.
The Board may not cancel the application of an exemption under subsection (1) unless it has first—
informed the person concerned why it may cancel the application of the exemption; and
given the person a reasonable opportunity to make written submissions and be heard on the question, either personally or by his or her representative.