1987 Ed.]
Lifts and Escalators (Safety)
18. (1) A decision of an appeal board shall be final:
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Provided that any person aggrieved by the decision as being erroneous in point of law may appeal to a judge of the High Court, and upon any such appeal the judge may confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the appeal board or may remit the matter to the board with his opinion thereon.
(2) Notice of any such appeal shall be given within one month from the date of the decision of the appeal board.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, the practice in relation to any such appeal shall be subject to any rules of court made under the Supreme Court Ordinance.
(4) The decision of the judge shall be final.
PART IV
MAINTENANCE AND EXAMINATION OF LIFTS AND ESCALATORS AND TESTING OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT PROVIDED THEREFOR
19. (1) The owner of every lift and the owner of every escalator shall, to the satisfaction of the Director, cause the lift or escalator, all machinery and equipment connected therewith and the safety equipment provided therefor to be cleaned, oiled and adjusted by a registered lift contractor or a registered escalator contractor, as the case may be, at intervals not exceeding one month.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any service lift. (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 22)
20. (1) Any lift works which consist, either wholly or in part, of major alterations in respect of a lift and any other lift works which may affect the safe working of a lift shall be carried out by a registered lift contractor.
(2) Any escalator works which consist, either wholly or in part, of the alteration of the speed, operation or design of an escalator and any other escalator works which may affect the safe working of an escalator shall be carried out by a registered escalator contractor.
(3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any lift works in respect of any service lift. (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 23)
21. The owner of every lift shall, at intervals not exceeding 12 months, cause the lift to be thoroughly examined by a registered lift engineer in order to determine whether the lift and all machinery and equipment connected therewith is in safe working order and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, every such examination shall include, where applicable, an examination of the motor, brakes and control equipment of the lift, of the interlocking devices provided for the doors or gates of the lift-way and the car of the lift, and of the safety equipment provided for the lift.
Appeal to High Court on point of law.
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Periodic maintenance of lifts and escalators.
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Certain lift works and escalator works to be carried out by registered lift contractor or registered escalator contractor.
Periodic examination of lifts.