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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Discipline and offences - Discipline - Interim suspension or disqualification

102: Interim suspension or disqualification

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"The Board can temporarily stop you from working as a plumber, gasfitter, or drainlayer to keep the public safe."

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The Board can make an order to stop you from working as a plumber, gasfitter, or drainlayer for a little while. This can happen before or after you get a notice about a problem under section 101. The Board does this to keep the public safe. The order can suspend your licence or stop you from doing certain work. You are not allowed to do work that you would normally be allowed to do with a licence. The Board makes this order if it thinks it is necessary. The order stays in place until the investigator decides not to look into the complaint or the Board decides not to use its disciplinary powers under section 106. It also stays in place until the Board takes action under section 106. The Board can make this order because it wants to or because the investigator recommends it. The Board does not have to tell you that it is going to make this order. This is different from what is said in section 112. The Board can make this decision without giving you notice.

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Part 3Discipline and offences
Discipline: Interim suspension or disqualification

102Interim suspension or disqualification

  1. The Board may make an order under subsection (2)—

  2. before or after a notice has been served on a person under section 101; and
    1. if it is satisfied that it is necessary to do so having regard to the need to protect the safety of members of the public.

      1. An order under this subsection is either—

      2. an order suspending the person’s practising licence or provisional licence; or
        1. an order disqualifying a person from doing, or assisting in doing, sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, or drainlaying work that the person would otherwise be authorised to do or assist in doing.

          1. An order under subsection (2) continues in force until—

          2. the investigator determines that the complaint should not be considered by the Board; or
            1. the Board determines that it should not exercise its disciplinary powers under section 106; or
              1. the Board does any of the things authorised by section 106.

                1. The Board may make an order under subsection (2) on the recommendation of the investigator or on its own motion.

                2. Despite section 112, the Board is not required to give any notice to a person that it intends to make an order under subsection (2) in respect of that person.