THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 15, 1936.
HONG KONG.
No. 19 OF 1936.
I assent.
A. CALDECOTT,
L. S.
Governor.
15th May, 1936.
An Ordinance to amend the Buildings Ordinance, 1935.
[15th May, 1936.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Buildings Amend- Short title. ment Ordinance, 1936.
2. Section 44 of the Buildings Ordinance, 1935, is Amendment amended by the addition of the following sub-section after sub-section (4) thereof :-
(5) Every such owner shall arrange, preferably by a contract of maintenance with the makers or suppliers of the lift or hoist concerned, or their agents or nominees in the Colony, for regular and adequate cleaning, oiling and adjust- ment service at such intervals as the type of equipment and nature of the service demands. At least once in every three years the said owner shall arrange that the safety gear and governor switch, if fitted, shall be subjected to a running test under maximum load and speed conditions, under the supervision of a competent engineer, and that a certificate shall be issued to him on the result of each test, such certificate to be signed by the engineer supervising the test. Every such certificate shall be kept by such owner and presented to the Building Authority for inspection whenever demanded.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 13th day of May, 1936.
of Ordinance No. 18 of 1935, s. 44, by addition of new
sub-section (5).
D. M. MACDOUGALL,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
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