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Explanatory Note
These regulations, made under enabling powers
in the recently amended Aerial Ropeways (Safety)
Ordinance, revise the penalties for most offences under
the existing regulations, and add a daily penalty where
appropriate. The opportunity has been taken to make
several other minor amendments.
Regulations 2, 5 and 6 make minor drafting
changes consequent upon changes to the principal
Ordinance.
Regulations 3, 4 and 8 are intended, in the
light of practical experience since the regulations were
made in 1977, to make certain operational requirements
more flexible.
Regulation 7 amends existing regulation 20 to
provide that the onus of ensuring that reports of
required examinations of the ropeway are sent to the
Director is upon the owner of the ropeway, rather than
upon the person making the report.
Regulations 9 and 10 revoke and replace Part
VIII of the regulations and provide for the new penalties
which are set out in the Third Schedule.
The new penalties in most cases where safety
is directly involved are substantially higher,
particularly for the owner of a ropeway.
In addition
the owner is made liable for breaches of the regulations
by his employees, unless he has taken reasonable
precautions to prevent such breaches.