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Aerial Ropeways (Safety)

[1981 Ed.

Power of Governor to give directions to Director.

4. (1) The Governor may give to the Director such directions as he thinks fit with respect to the exercise or performance of his powers, functions and duties under this Ordinance, either generally or in any particular case.

(2) The Director shall, in the exercise or performance of his powers, functions and duties under this Ordinance, comply with any direction given by the Governor under subsection (1).

Application of Code of Practice.

Start of installation.

Plans etc.

Information as to method of installation.

Installation not to carry out until plans etc. approved.

Aerial ropeway to be installed in accordance with plans, etc.

5.

PART II

INSTALLATION OF AERIAL ROPEWAYS

The Director may, by notice in the Gazette, prescribe a Code of Practice, which shall, subject to this Ordinance, govern the design, manufacture, and installation of aerial ropeways.

6. A person wishing to install an aerial ropeway shall not carry out any installation works before a date determined by the Director. (Amended 37 of 1981, s. 4)

7. A person wishing to install an aerial ropeway shall submit to the Director—

(a) a plan, in duplicate and on such scale as the Director may specify, showing the proposed route of the ropeway; and

(b) the designs and specifications of the machinery, equipment and plant relating to the ropeway,

together with such other information, plans, specifications or calculations as may be required by the Director.

8. All plans, designs, specifications and calculations submitted to the Director under section 7 shall be accompanied by information as to the proposed method of installation of the aerial ropeway and the proposed programme of installation.

9. (1) The person wishing to install an aerial ropeway shall not carry out any part of the installation works until the plans, designs, specifications, calculations and the method and programme of installation have been approved by the Director. (Amended 37 of 1981, s. 5)

(2) Any approval by the Director under subsection (1) may be limited to any stage in the installation of the aerial ropeway.

10. (1) The installation works shall be carried out in accordance with the plans, designs, specifications, calculations and method and programme of installation as approved under section 9, subject to such modifications as may be made thereto from time to time by the person installing the ropeway with the prior written approval of the Director.

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