A. Before the applicant shall be registered as a master mechanical fitter, contractor or journeyman, as the case may be, he or she shall submit to an examination to determine fitness and competency to engage in the business, trade, or calling of gas fitting, mechanical work or appliance installation work, as the case may be, which examination shall be given by the examining board for mechanical fitters as hereinbefore set forth, such applicant after having by such examination been shown to be fit, competent and qualified to engage in the business, trade, or calling of a master or journeyman mechanical fitter, as the case may be, shall be registered by the chief building official, who shall deliver to such applicant a certificate of registration, signed by the chief building official.
B. An applicant failing to pass an examination shall not be eligible for re-examination until eighty five days shall have elapsed after the previous examination. Each applicant shall pay an examination fee for each re-examination required.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9378, effective 05-15-2012)