Compliance Requirement Under the Rules

1. Continuous Staffing Compliance for Class-I Contractors (Rule 14(2) & 14(3))

A Class-I Contractor must, at all times during the currency of the licence, maintain: (a) not less than three apprentices (with the total number of apprentices not exceeding twice the number of Supervisors and Workmen in full-time employment); (b) at least two Supervisors holding a valid certificate of competency (one for full Parts, and the other for a minimum of 650-Volt Parts); and (c) at least four Workmen holding a valid permit (one with both LT and HT Parts, and three with the Wireman part). Apprentices cannot independently perform installation work — they must work only under the constant supervision of a full-time Supervisor and the guidance of a full-time Workman. The Contractor must also possess I.S.I. standard instruments and tools in adequate number at all times.

2. Continuous Staffing Compliance for Class-II Contractors (Rule 14(4))

A Class-II Contractor holding an 11 KV/33 KV licence must maintain at all times at least two Workmen holding a valid permit (one with both LT and HT Parts, and one with the Wireman part). A Class-II Contractor holding a 650 V licence must maintain at least one Supervisor with a minimum 650-Volt Parts certificate of competency and at least one Workman holding a valid permit. I.S.I. standard instruments and tools must be maintained in adequate number in either case.

3. Certificate of Competency Compliance for Supervisors (Rule 21, 23 to 26)

No person can work as a Supervisor of any class or type unless he holds a valid certificate of competency for the required Part or Class, issued by the Board under Schedule-IX. The certificate is granted on qualifying the Board’s examination and test (subject to the exemptions available to Degree/Diploma holders in Electrical Engineering and ITI Trade Certificate holders under Rule 24(2)).

• • Validity: 5 years from the date of issue (Rule 24(2)).
  • Renewal: Application for renewal, in the form under Schedule-X, must be submitted at least one month before the date of expiry, along with the fee under Schedule-I(B) (Rule 25(1) & 25(2)).
  • Late renewal: A certificate not renewed on time may still be renewed within one year of expiry on payment of the prescribed penalty along with the renewal fee (Rule 25(3)). If not renewed within one year, the certificate is deemed invalid, though the Board may in appropriate cases allow renewal within five years of expiry on payment of a penalty for each year of default (Rule 25(4)).
  • Effect of non-renewal: A certificate not renewed as above is deemed cancelled, and the holder becomes ineligible to work as a Supervisor; working without renewal is itself a contravention of the Rules (Rule 26).

4. Workman’s Permit Compliance (Rule 27, 29 to 32)

No person can work as an electrical Workman of any class or type unless he holds a valid permit for the required class, issued by the Board under Schedule-XII, on qualifying the prescribed examination and test, and subject to being between 18 and 60 years of age as on 1st January of the year of examination.

• • Validity: 5 years from the date of issue (Rule 30(2)).
  • Renewal: Application for renewal, in the form under Schedule-XIII, must be submitted at least one month before the date of expiry, along with the fee under Schedule-I(C) (Rule 31(1) & 31(2)).
  • Late renewal: Permitted within one year of expiry on payment of penalty along with the renewal fee (Rule 31(3)); if not renewed within one year, the permit is deemed invalid, subject to the Board’s discretion to allow renewal within five years on payment of a yearly default penalty (Rule 31(4)).
  • Effect of non-renewal: A permit not renewed is deemed cancelled and the holder becomes ineligible to work as a Workman; working without renewal is a contravention of the Rules (Rule 32).

5. Half-Yearly Return of Works Undertaken (Rule 20(3))

Every Contractor must furnish to the Secretary of the Board a half-yearly return of the works undertaken by it in the preceding six months.

• • Due dates: 15th April every year (for works undertaken between October and March), and 15th October every year (for works undertaken between April and September).

6. Reporting to the Secretary and Electrical Inspector Before Commencing Work (Rule 20(2))

No electrical installation work — including additions, alterations, repairs or adjustments (other than minor replacement of lamps, fans, fuses, switches or similar components that do not alter capacity or character) — may be commenced by a Contractor without first reporting to the Secretary of the Board and the Electrical Inspector having jurisdiction over the area.

7. Obtaining Approved Electrical Drawings Before Commencing Work (Rule 20(2))

Before commencing the actual work, the Contractor must obtain approved copies of the electrical drawings — approved by the competent and authorised officers of the Inspectorate or other statutory authority — from the occupier, owner or supplier of the work, and must carry out the work strictly in accordance with such approved drawings, the CEA Regulations, 2023, and the recommendations of the Indian Standard Code of Practice or the National Electrical Code.

8. Submission of Test Report for Every Electrical Installation Work (Rule 20(4))

For every electrical installation work carried out under Regulation 31(1) of the CEA (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2023, the Contractor must submit a test report, together with the relevant drawing, to the concerned electrical supply authority. The tests must be carried out in the presence of the Supervisor, and the test report must be signed by the Supervisor under whose supervision the work was carried out and countersigned by the Contractor. A copy of the test report must also be furnished to the Board and to the Electrical Inspector having jurisdiction.

9. Intimation to the Secretary Before Terminating a Supervisor or Workman (Rule 14(6))

Before terminating the service of any Supervisor or Workman under its employment, a Contractor must intimate the Secretary of the Board in writing about its intention to terminate, stating the name of the concerned Supervisor or Workman together with the number of their certificate of competency or permit, as the case may be.

10. Change in Name of the Firm Holding the Licence (Rule 19)

Any firm holding a Contractor’s licence that wishes to change its name must apply to the Secretary, along with the fee under Schedule-I(A). The Secretary may, with the Chairman’s approval, allow the change, provided it does not involve any transfer or assignment of the licence to another person, firm or body. An endorsement recording the change is then made on the licence and in the Board’s records.

11. Furnishing a Fresh Deed of Partnership on Change in Partnership (Rule 15(2))

Where there is any subsequent change in the partnership of a firm or company holding a Contractor’s licence, a fresh deed of partnership must be furnished to the Secretary of the Board within 15 days of such change.