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CAP. 327]
Lifts and Escalators (Safety)
[1987 Ed.
Prohibition of carrying out of lift works or escalator works by unauthorized persons.
29A. (1) Subject to subsection (3), no person other than-
(a) a registered lift engineer;
(b) a competent lift worker employed by a registered lift contractor; or
(c) a worker directly supervised, at the site where the lift works are being carried out, by a registered lift engineer or a competent lift worker employed by a registered lift contractor,
shall carry out lift works.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person other than-
(a) a registered escalator engineer;
(b) a competent escalator worker employed by a registered escalator contractor; or
(c) a worker directly supervised, at the site where the escalator works are being carried out, by a registered escalator engineer or a competent escalator worker employed by a registered escalator contractor,
shall carry out escalator works.
(3) The Director may in any particular case permit in writing any person, other than a person mentioned in subsection (1) or (2), to carry out lift works or escalator works, as the case may be.
(4) For the purposes of this section-
"competent lift worker" means a person--
(a) who is the holder of a certificate in mechanical engineering, or electrical or electronic engineering, or who has completed a course relating to lifts at any technical institute or Vocational Training Centre or such equivalent course as is approved by the Director, and has undergone such craft apprenticeship in lift works as is approved by the Director for a period, or an aggregate period, of not less than 4 years; or
(b) who has been in the employment, for a period, or an aggregate period, of not less than 4 years, of any registered lift contractor and is considered by the registered lift contractor by whom he is employed to carry out the lift works to have had sufficient experience or training in lift works of that particular type so as to carry out such lift works competently without supervision;
"competent escalator worker" means a person-
(a) who is the holder of a certificate in mechanical engineering, or electrical or electronic engineering, or who has completed a course relating to escalators at any technical institute or Vocational Training Centre or such equivalent course as is approved by the Director...