S.L. 545.24 ст. 5Requirement and classes of authorisations.

(1) The installation, alteration, extension and certification of single phase and three phase electrical installations shall require an authorisation. There shall be two classes of authorisations for electrical installation works:

(a) authorisation A for the installation, alteration, extension and certification of single phase electrical installations; and

(b) Authorisation B for installation, alteration, extension and certification of single phase electrical installations and three phase electrical installations rated less than 300Amps per phase. The holder of an Authorisation B may also carry out installation, alteration, extension work on three phase electrical installations rated equal to or more than 300Amps per phase but may not certify the said electrical installations:

Provided that such holder of an Authorisation B may only certify such installation works when acting under the supervision of a warranted electrical engineer and who shall also endorse such certification:

Provided further that such an endorsement shall not be necessary when the Authorisation B holder certifying the installation is also a warranted electrical engineer under the Inginiera Act.

(2) Persons who are eligible to apply for an authorisation under these regulations shall be the following:

(a) any person who has passed an examination held for such purpose by the Registrar of Examinations, and having completed one year of practical experience in single phase electrical installation works in the case of applicants for the issue of an authorisation A and two years practical experience in three phase electrical installation works in the case of applicants for the issue of an authorisation B;

(b) any person qualified as an electrical engineer and possessing a valid warrant recognized in Malta, and having one year of experience in single phase electrical installation works for authorisation A and two years experience in three phase electrical installation works for authorisation B; and

(c) any person, although not possessing the qualifications mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), who has the relevant and equivalent certification and has obtained a recognition of qualifications statement from the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre: Provided that with regard to any applicant service provider from any other Member State, applicant service providers, in possession of relevant qualifications, shall obtain an evaluation report on comparability of qualifications from the Regulator;

(d) any person who has attained the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of application.

(3) Examinations referred to in sub-regulation (2)(a), shall be held at least once a year on a date or dates to be fixed by the Registrar of Examinations and as follows:

(a) a notice of the holding of an examination shall be published in the Gazette not less than two months before and shall be made public in advance;

(b) the syllabus for the examinations shall be set by the Regulator; and

(c) any revised syllabus shall be published two years before any examination is set.

(4) Where the Regulator deems that there exists a substantial difference regarding professional qualifications in Malta and the applicant’s professional qualifications and training, the Regulator shall provide the applicant with the opportunity to prove, by completing an aptitude test or undergoing an adaptation period, that the applicant does possess the necessary qualifications.

(5) The applicant may choose between completing an aptitude test or undergoing an adaptation period.

(6) In the case of an aptitude test, the Regulator shall provide the applicant with the list of subjects not covered by his professional qualifications and training.

(7) The aptitude test shall be made in English and the costs shall be borne by the applicant.

(8) Where an adaptation period is chosen by the applicant, the applicant shall be required to exercise the activity being pursued under the responsibility of an authorisation A or an authorisation B holder, as the case may be, for a limited period of time, which in case of an authorisation A application, shall be of not more than one year and in the case of an authorisation B application shall be of not more than two years, from the date notified by the applicant as being from when such adaptation period shall commence.

(9) The Regulator shall determine the content of the activities to be covered during the adaptation period and the method of its assessment.

(10) It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to make arrangements with any authorisation holder A or authorisation holder B to undergo the adaptation period, with or without pay: Provided that, the Regulator shall make available, upon a request being made by the applicant, a list of authorisation holders together with their contact details for the purpose of allowing the applicant to make his own arrangements to undergo the adaptation period.