Section 750.700  Purpose and Authority for Certification of Plumbing Inspectors

a)         Applicability.  The purpose of this Subpart is to promote effective and uniform enforcement of the Illinois Plumbing Code through State certification of plumbing inspectors.  This Subpart establishes the standards and procedures for certification, and suspension and revocation of certification for plumbing inspectors.  This Subpart applies to all persons and governmental units engaged in the administration and enforcement of the Plumbing Code or engaged in the education, training and testing of any  person who applies to the Department for certification as a plumbing inspector.

b)         Authority.

1)         Departmental Authority.  The Department of Public Health has been granted authority over certification of plumbing inspectors, and suspension and revocation of certification.

2)         Governmental Unit Authority.  All governmental units exercising jurisdiction over the construction and inspection of dwellings, pursuant to the Illinois Plumbing Code, may provide for inspection performed by plumbing inspectors certified under this Section.

(Source:  Added at 24 Ill. Reg. 12019, effective August 1, 2000)