Electricity (Electrical Workers) Regulations

Authority conferred by licence

5.—(1) The holder of an electrician’s licence shall, subject to any condition imposed by the Authority under regulation 8(3), be entitled to —

(a)	design, install, repair, maintain, operate, inspect and test an electrical installation where the operating voltage of such installation does not exceed 1,000 volts and the approved load of such installation does not exceed 45 kVA, except that the limitation of 1,000 volts shall not apply in the case of an Electric Discharge Lighting Circuit;
(b)	install, repair, maintain and operate, under the supervision of an electrical technician, an electrical installation where the operating voltage of such installation does not exceed 1,000 volts and the approved load of such installation is more than 45 kVA but does not exceed 500 kVA; and
(c)	carry out any work as instructed by or under the supervision of an authorised high voltage switching engineer.

(2) The holder of an electrical technician’s licence shall, subject to any condition imposed by the Authority under regulation 8(3), be entitled to —

(a)	install, repair, maintain, operate, inspect and test an electrical installation where the operating voltage of such installation does not exceed 1,000 volts and the approved load of such installation does not exceed 500 kVA;
(b)	design and submit plans and drawings of an electrical installation where the operating voltage of such installation does not exceed 1,000 volts and the approved load of such installation does not exceed 150 kVA, except that the limitation of 1,000 volts shall not apply in the case of an Electric Discharge Lighting Circuit; and
(c)	carry out any work or switching operation as instructed by or under the supervision of an authorised high voltage switching engineer.

(3) The holder of an electrical engineer’s licence shall, subject to any condition imposed by the Authority under regulation 8(3), be entitled to design, install, repair, maintain, operate, inspect, test and take full charge and responsibility for any electrical installation.

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