Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Registration and licensing of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers - Plumber, gasfitter, and drainlayer registration and licensing - Exemptions from registration and licensing requirements and conditions

52: Board may grant exemptions from registration and licence requirements and conditions

You could also call this:

"The Board can excuse plumbers, gasfitters, or drainlayers from some rules."

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The Board can let you off from following some rules about being a plumber, gasfitter, or drainlayer. They can do this by sending you a written notice, which means you do not have to meet the usual standards to be registered or get a licence. The Board can also exempt a whole group of people from these rules by giving notice, and they can set their own conditions for this exemption. The Board can choose to exempt you from following the terms and conditions that are usually required, as outlined in section 30. They can also exempt a group of people from these terms and conditions. When the Board gives a notice to a group of people, it is considered secondary legislation, which has its own set of rules, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The Board has the power to grant exemptions with any conditions they think are suitable. This means they can decide what rules you need to follow, even if you are exempt from some of the usual requirements. You should be aware of these conditions if you are granted an exemption.

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51: Renewal of practising licence, or

"How to renew your plumber, gasfitter, or drainlayer licence"

53: Review of registered person’s competence, or

"Checking if a plumber, gasfitter, or drainlayer is doing their job safely and well"

Part 2Registration and licensing of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers
Plumber, gasfitter, and drainlayer registration and licensing: Exemptions from registration and licensing requirements and conditions

52Board may grant exemptions from registration and licence requirements and conditions

The Board may,—
by written notice to a person, exempt the person from compliance with—
1. the minimum standards for registration that the person must meet in order to be registered as a registered person or issued with a practising licence or to obtain a renewal of a practising licence; and
2. any terms and conditions imposed by notices published under section 30 that must be complied with by the person; and
by notice, exempt any class of persons from compliance with—
1. the minimum standards for registration that those persons must meet in order to be registered as registered persons or issued with practising licences or to obtain renewals of practising licences; and
2. the terms and conditions imposed by notices published under section 30 that must be complied with by those persons.

The Board may grant an exemption subject to any terms and conditions that it thinks fit.
A notice under subsection (1)(b) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 52(1)(b): amended, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
Section 52(3): replaced, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).