This Article does not apply to any of the following:

(1)        A person who is employed as a code enforcement official by the State or a political subdivision of the State and is certified pursuant to Article 9C of Chapter 143 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., when acting within the scope of that employment.

(2)        A plumbing or heating contractor who does not claim to be a home inspector and is licensed under Article 2 of Chapter 87 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., when acting pursuant to that Article.

(3)        An electrical contractor who does not claim to be a home inspector and is licensed under Article 4 of Chapter 87 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., when acting pursuant to that Article.

(4)        A real estate broker or a real estate sales representative who does not claim to be a home inspector and is licensed under Article 1 of Chapter 93A of the N.C. Gen. Stat., when acting pursuant to that Article.

(5)        A structural pest control licensee licensed under the provisions of Article 4C of Chapter 106 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., an employee of the licensee, or a certified applicator licensed under the provisions of Article 4C of Chapter 106 of the N.C. Gen. Stat. who does not claim to be a home inspector, while performing structural pest control activities pursuant to that Article. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 724, s. 1.)