# The Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 3: Meaning of “competent”


For the purposes of these Regulations—
(a) a person is competent to carry out relevant work whilst performing a task specified in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 1 in respect of the equipment specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Table if that person has obtained the qualification, or, where appropriate, one of the qualifications, specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table;
(b) a person is competent to carry out any other relevant work to which paragraph (a) does not apply, if that person has obtained an in-house qualification in respect of that other relevant work;
(c) a person is competent to carry out work with methyl bromide if that person has—
(i) obtained the British Pest Control Association Certificate of Proficiency For Fumigation Operators; and
(ii) successfully completed the British Pest Control Association module listed in Schedule 2 which is appropriate for the work in question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/321/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ozone-depleting-substances-qualifications-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-3
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