Give up your job as a district chimney sweep
Description
Anyone wishing to give up their position as an authorised district chimney sweep must have this administrative act repealed by the competent authority. The district chimney sweep must then apply for deletion from the register of craftsmen and, if necessary, deregister his trade if the entire activity is to be abandoned.
The competent authority may revoke the appointment as an authorised district chimney sweep either at the request of the person concerned, or
- if facts demonstrably prove that the authorized district chimney sweep does not have the necessary personal or professional reliability for the exercise of the office, or
- if facts prove that the authorized district chimney sweep is permanently incapable of exercising his profession due to a physical infirmity or a weakness of his physical or mental strength.
However, it ends at the latest at the end of the month in which the appointed person reaches the age of 67.
- If applicable, application by the authorized district chimney sweep for cancellation of the appointment as authorized district chimney sweep.
- In order to clarify whether the requirements of indent 1 have been met, the competent authority may request the authorised district chimney sweep to submit at his own expense an official medical report on his state of health if there are demonstrable signs of physical infirmity or weakness of his physical or mental strength.
- If necessary, business deregistration as well as deletion request for craft roll.
Depends on the respective administrative fee schedule of the state or on the fee statutes of the competent authorities under state law.
In order to clarify whether the requirements of § 12 (2) SchfHwG are met, the competent authority may also request the authorised district chimney sweep to submit an official medical report on his state of health at his own expense if there are demonstrable signs of a physical infirmity or weakness of his physical or mental strength.
If the documents are complete, the application will be processed promptly.
Contact the State Administration Office.
- Written form required: no
- Personal appearance required: no
Once you have submitted the application and all documents are complete, the competent authority will check whether you meet all the requirements.
If you meet all the requirements, the competent authority will issue a decision releasing you from the post of authorized district chimney sweep.
The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control must be notified immediately of the cancellation of the appointment by the competent authority for the maintenance of the chimney sweep register by the competent authority.
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitization and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
