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(1) All planning, inspection and designing of plumbing systems and all plumbing and the inspection thereof shall be performed only by plumbers licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter hereinafter called “licensed plumbers”, provided that no person who holds a certificate of registration provided for by “The Illinois Architectural Act”, approved June 24, 1919, as amended, or “The Illinois Structural Engineering Act”, approved June 24, 1919, as amended, or the “Illinois Professional Engineering Act”, approved July 20, 1945, as amended, shall be prevented from planning and designing plumbing systems.
(2) Nothing herein contained shall prohibit a licensed registered plumbing contractor from employing any person at least 16 years of age in plumbing as a plumber's apprentice under the supervision of a licensed registered plumbing contractor. No person shall engage in plumbing as a plumber's apprentice unless he has registered with the board of plumbing examiners as a plumber's apprentice upon forms prescribed by the board. No licensed registered plumbing contractor shall employ any person as a plumber's apprentice who is not so registered.
(3) Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the owner or lessee occupant of a single-family residence from himself planning, installing, altering or repairing the plumbing system of such residence; provided, that such plumbing shall comply with all plumbing laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto and shall be subject to such inspection as may therein be provided; and provided further that any such owner or lessee occupant may not employ any other person than a licensed registered plumbing contractor to assist him in such work.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)