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TCI: Electrical License Applications
#TurksandCaicos, March 26, 2018 – Providenciales – The Ministry of Infrastructure Housing and Planning wishes to notify all electrical License applicants who have not collected their response letters, that letters for 2018 can be collected from the Planning Department Offices on Grand Turk and Providenciales.
The Planning Department Office on Providenciales is located in Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales. The office in Grand Turk is currently located in Government compound, on Pond Street.
Electricians on the other islands will be advised when to collect their letter from the Office of the District Commissioner for their respective Island.
All new applications for electrical licenses will be reviewed and treated in accordance with the Electricity (Amendment) Ordinance 2015.
The Electricity (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 which came into effect on March 1, 2016 states that, “no person shall carry out electrical work of any nature unless he holds a licence issued by the Board authorizing him to do so and is licensed in one of the following categories;
- Electrical Engineer
- Master Electrician
- Journeyman
- Wireman
- Linesman.
- Apprentice or
- Engineer-in-training
Release:Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing & Planning