50Application of Part to former holders and others

50 Application of Part to former holders and others

50 Application of Part to former holders and others

(1) In this Part, a reference—

(a) to the holder of a contractor licence includes a reference to an individual, or a partnership or corporation, who or that ceased to hold a contractor licence within the relevant period, and

(b) to the holder of a supervisor or tradesperson certificate includes a reference to an individual who ceased to hold such a certificate within the relevant period, and

(b1) (Repealed)

(c) to a member of a partnership includes a reference to an individual or a corporation who or which ceased to be such a member within the relevant period, and

(d) to an officer of a corporation includes a reference to an individual who ceased to be such an officer within the relevant period.

(2) In this section, relevant period means the period of 5 years before a complaint is made under this Part.

(3) In this section, a reference to a contractor licence or a supervisor or tradesperson certificate includes a reference to an instrument—

(a) granted or issued under the Builders Licensing Act 1971, the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainers Act 1979 or the Electricity Act 1945, and

(b) declared by the regulations to be the equivalent of a contractor licence or a supervisor or tradesperson certificate.

s 50: Am 1990 No 33, Sch 1 (13); 1996 No 122, Sch 3 [3]; 2001 No 51, Sch 3 [14] [15]; 2009 No 61, Sch 2 [44] [45].