Upon completion of an electrical installation which has been
authorized by permit, the electrical contractor shall notify the Building
Inspector who shall inspect the installation promptly. If it is found
to be fully in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, said
Building Inspector shall issue a certificate of approval, or may endorse
his approval upon the certificate of approval issued by the New York
Board of Fire Underwriters for the same work. Such certificates, when
so issued, or when so endorsed, shall be delivered to the electrical
contractor to whom permit for the work was issued, and shall constitute
authorization for connection to the electric service and the use of
the installation.
A certificate may be issued authorizing the connection and use
of temporary work for a stated time and a preliminary certificate
may be issued authorizing the connection and use of certain specified
portions of an uncompleted installation; both such certificates shall
be revocable at the discretion of the Building Inspector.
If upon inspection any installation is found not to be in accord
with this chapter, the Building Inspector shall at once notify the
electrical contractor.
When any part of an installation is to be concealed from view
by the permanent placement of parts of the buildings, the electrical
contractor shall notify the Building Inspector, in writing, and such
parts of the installation shall not be concealed until they have been
inspected, or until 48 hours, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays,
shall have elapsed from the receipt of such notification by the Building
Inspector, provided that on large installations where the concealment
of parts of the installation proceeds continuously, the electrical
contractors shall give the Building Inspector due notice and inspections
shall be made periodically without further notice.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
make connection from a source of electrical energy to any electrical
installation for which a permit is required, or which has been disconnected
or the use of which has been ordered discontinued by the Building
Inspector, until a certificate of approval, as aforesaid, has been
issued authorizing the connection and use of such installation.
When the Building Inspector condemns all or any part of an electrical
installation, the owner may, within 30 days after receiving written
notice of such condemnation, file with the Board of Electrical Control
a petition in writing for review of said action, upon receipt of which
the Board of Electrical Control at its next regular meeting shall
determine if the said electrical installation complies with this chapter.
No certificate of approval shall be issued unless the electric
light, power or heating installations are in strict conformity with
the provisions of this chapter, the Laws of the State of New York,
and the rules and regulations issued in accordance therewith, and
unless they are in conformity with approved methods of construction
for safety to life and property. The rules and regulations in the
National Electric Code and in the National Electric Safety Code, both
as approved by the American Standards Association, shall be the standard
for such approved methods, as amended from time to time and as actually
in force and effect at the time of any ruling.