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Certain works deemed to be major alterations in relation to lifts.
Lifts and Escalators (Safety)
[1987 Ed.
(ia) an escalator installed in any building upon any land vested in the Housing Authority or in any building over which the Housing Authority has control and management;
Added, 43 of 1987, s. 4)
(ii) an escalator installed in any building upon any land vested in any person on behalf of Her Majesty's naval, military or air force services or in any building over which any of such services has control and management; and (Amended, 43 of 1987, s. 4)
(IA).
(iii) an escalator installed in any building which belongs wholly to the government of a foreign country and which is used exclusively or mainly for the purposes of the official business of the consular officer of such government.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the expression "foreign country" means any country outside the Commonwealth.
4. Without prejudice to the generality of the expression, the following shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed, in relation to a lift, to be major alterations, namely----
(a) any increase in the rated load or rated speed of a lift;
(b) any increase in the dead weight of the car of any lift;
(c) any increase or decrease in the distance which a lift travels;
(d) any change in the type of operation or control of a lift;
(e) any change in the size or number of the ropes which support the car of any lift or of the ropes supporting the counterweight;
(f) any change in the size or type of guide rails;
(g) the replacement of, or any change in type of, the safety equipment provided for any lift or counterweight;
(h) the replacement of the driving-machine of any lift;
(i) the replacement of a controller;
(j) the replacement of a driving-machine brake;
(k) the replacement, addition or removal of the doors of any lift-way; (Amended, 43 of 1987, s. 5)
(l) the addition to the doors of any lift-way of interlocking devices or the addition of electrical contacts to the door of any lift-way or the car of any lift;
(m) the addition of switches to enable access to be obtained to any lift-way;
(n) the addition, at the top of the car of any lift, of devices to enable the lift to be operated therefrom;
(o) the addition of automatic devices to operate the doors of the lift-way or the car of any lift;