Electricity Safety Act 1998
160Transitional provisions—electrical contractors and mechanics
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160 Transitional provisions—electrical contractors and mechanics
S. 160(1) amended by No. 11/2024 s. 85.
(1) Any person who was registered as an electrical contractor under Part V of the Former SEC (Residual Provisions) Act 1958 immediately before the commencement of this section is deemed on that commencement to be registered as an electrical contractor under Division 1 of Part 3 of this Act for the remainder of the registration period.
S. 160(2) amended by No. 11/2024 s. 85.
(2) Any person who was licensed as an electrical mechanic in respect of a grade of electrical wiring work under Part V of the Former SEC (Residual Provisions) Act 1958 immediately before the commencement of this section is deemed on that commencement to be licensed under Division 2 of Part 3 of this Act as an electrical worker in respect of an equivalent class of electrical work for the remainder of the licence period.