Licensed Building Practitioners Rules 2007: General
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1 Title
These rules are the Licensed Building Practitioners Rules 2007.
2 Commencement
These rules come into force on 1 November 2007.
3 Interpretation
(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,–
Act
means the Building Act 2004
area of practice
means a category of building work of the type set out in Schedule 2
area of practice information
means information about every area of practice in respect of which a licensed building practitioner has demonstrated that he or she has met the minimum standards of competence for that licensing class
assessment
means an assessment of whether or not an applicant meets–
(a) the minimum standard for licensing
(b) the minimum standard for demonstrating current competence
assessment date for current competence
means the date fixed for assessment of current competence in accordance with rule 21
assessor
means an assessor appointed under rule 10
class or classes of licence
for an application to be licensed, or licensing, means an application to be licensed, or licensing, in a licensing class
current competence
has the meaning given to it under rule 19(1)
late charge
means the late charge referred to under rule 14 and prescribed by regulations made under the Act
licensing class
means a licensing class designated by the Building (Designation of Building Work Licensing Classes) Order 2010
minimum standard of competence
means the minimum standard set out in rule 4
minimum standard for demonstrating current competence
means the minimum standard set out in rule 19(2)
person
means a natural person
prescribed fee or fees
means the applicable fee(s) and charge(s) (including the part of those fees for which a refund applies)prescribed by regulations made under the Act.
prescribed levy
means the applicable annual levy for each class of licence prescribed by regulations made under the Act
recognised qualification,
in relation to a licensing class, means a qualification of a kind listed in Schedule 2 as a recognised qualification for licensing in that licensing class.”
(2) Terms or expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act have the same meanings as they have in the Act.