ELECTRICAL WIRING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 28 September 1934, Page 5

ELECTRICAL WIRING

TIGHTENING UP REGULATIONS : MEASURES AGAINST,FAULTY WORK (By Telegraph) . . * (From “The Mail’s” Parliamentary Reporter) . ■>> WELLINGTON, 27th September. "-'A A number of minor alterations and ), machinery provisions are contained m the Electrical Wireman’s Registration, Amendment Bill, which was introduced in the House of Representatives to-day.' The principal provisions increase the penalty for offences under the principalAct from £2O to £SO, and e,\teusioif)6f" the period in which action may be taken for laulty work from one year to three",.') y e;u ' s - ” . .. In explaining provisions of the ... Bill, the. Hon. J. Bitcliener .said the' "; amendments were "mainly to facilitate the working of the main Act; Quite a';,) number of proposals were the result of suggestions made by the ‘ Electrical. Wiremen’s Union, and these had been approved by tlie Public Works Depart- ‘ ment. Alterations in the law had also; been suggested by the Registration Board and by.the Department itself.- • Provision had been made for 'supply authorities to nominate their representative on the Registration Board, as at. present lie could he appointed without reference to the supply authorities, said ~ the Minister. ' : ’

Accident insurance companies were, to be given the-right of joint lepresenta-' yj tive on the Board with fire insurance companies, at the present - tin# fire' 'ill- ’. Eurance companies alone having a representative. The present requirement, “ that the electrical traders representative • should be a registered, electrical eqgi-’ “. Beer is being removed, as there were many suitable men among' the.) traders who were not registered engineers.- v There was also an alteration to. .ensure -that the wiremen’s representatives - 1 should be registered wiremen. False representations for the purpose of securing a provisional certificate were to be made liable to a fine' of £SO. ■“

IrT referring to the proposal to raise the penalty for offences 1 under the' Act from £2O to £SO, the Minister said' it was considered that the present penalty/ was inadequate to impress upon-the pub- - - lie and Magistrates the seriousness qt U offences such as wiring work being carried out by an unlicensed wiremah.,' He:"'" added there was nothing a contentious nature in any of the proposed clauses, J r -