The Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 provides for the creation of categories of electrical work which are designated as Controlled and Restricted Works.
Controlled Works are those works which are required to be tested and certified using an ETCI Completion Cert.
Restricted Works are those works which cannot be carried out by any person other than a Registered Electrical Contractor.
A person other than a Registered Electrical Contractor who engages in such work is in breach of the provisions of the Act and liable to substantial fines and/or imprisonment.
This Section of the Act requires a Ministerial Order or Statutory Instrument to bring it into law. It is expected that the Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, will sign such an Order very shortly.
To provide clarity for RECs, the Commission for Energy Regulation has issued an explanatory document setting out the various categories and the restrictions which apply to involvement in such work.
Rather than attempt to create a synopsis of the CER document, we have decided to post it in full on the ECSSA website www.ecssa.ie where contractors can download and study the various changes which this Statutory Instrument will bring about.