Electricity Act 1992

106 Renewal of practising licence

  • (1) A registered person is entitled to a renewal of his or her practising licence if the Board is satisfied that—

    • (a) the person has complied with the application requirements in section 105; and

    • (b) the person complies with the current applicable minimum standards for registration; and

    • (c) there is no reason to believe that the person has breached any term or condition of the licence during the period before the licence is renewed; and

    • (d) the person is a fit and proper person to hold a practising licence; and

    • (e) the person has satisfied the requirements of a competence programme that the person is required to complete under subsection (5).

    (2) If the Board is satisfied that the registered person is entitled to a renewal of his or her practising licence, the Board must direct the Registrar to—

    • (a) renew the licence for the period (not exceeding 5 years) that the Board thinks fit; and

    • (b) send to the person notification of the Board's decision; and

    • (c) enter details of the renewal in the register.

    (3) If the Board is not satisfied that the registered person is entitled to a renewal of his or her practising licence, the Board must notify the person of—

    • (a) the Board's decision; and

    • (b) the person's right of appeal to a District Court against the decision.

    (4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), the Board may, if it thinks fit, disregard a breach of a term or condition of the practising licence.

    (5) The Board may require a registered person to complete a competence programme before it renews that person's practising licence (regardless of whether or not the Board is satisfied of the matters referred to in subsection (1)(a) to (d)) if the person is required to complete a competence programme when applying for a renewal of the licence in accordance with a condition or requirement imposed by a notice published under section 85.

    (6) Despite subsection (1), if any fee or other money payable to the Board under this Act by the registered person has not been paid, the Board may refuse to renew that person's practising licence until that fee or other money is paid.

    Section 106: substituted, on 1 April 2010, by section 13 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).