Delegation
of powers.
Powers of entry.
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section 23 or 24 or an examination or test, or both, in accordance with an order under section 25 and the Director is satisfied that the lift or escalator and all machinery and equipment connected therewith or the safety equipment provided therefor, or both, as the case may be, is in safe working order, the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply as if the Director had, at the date of such examination or test, or both, received a certificate in the prescribed form from a registered lift engineer or a registered escalator engineer, as the case may be, certifying that the lift or escalator and all such machinery and equipment or such safety equipment, or both, as the case may bo, is in safe working order; or (d) if, in the case of an application in respect of an examination and test under the provisions of section 13, the Director is not satisfied that those parts of the lift or escalator affected by the lift works or escalator works are in safe working order, and if, in the case of any other application, the Director is not satisfied that the lift or escalator and all machinery and equipment connected therewith or the safety equipment provided therefor, or both, as the case may be, is in safe working order, the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply as if such application had not been made.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that- (a) where, at the time an application is made to the Director under the provisions of subsection (1), the Director has, in exercise of the powers vested in bio by the provisions of section 27, by order prohibited the use and operation of the lift or escalator, the making of such application shall not stay the operation of such order: and
() the making of an application to the Director under the provisions of subsection (1) shall not prevent the Director from exercising the power vested in him by the provisions of section 27 of prohibiting the use and operation of the lift or escalator.
37. The Director may delegate to any officer of the Public Works Department, either generally or particularly, such of his powers or functions under the provisions of this Ordinance as he may consider expedient:
Provided that no delegation made hereunder shall preclude the Director from exercising or performing at any time any of the powers or functions so delegated.
38. (1) The Director, or any public officer authorized in writing by him in that behalf, may, during the hours of daylight, enter and where necessary, in the presence of a police officer, break into any
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premises, other than a part of any premises which is actually used for dwelling purposes, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Ordinance or the requirements of any order made thereunder have boon or are being complied with or of examining, testing or inspecting any lift or escalator or of disconnecting the supply of elec- tricity to any lift or escalator or for the purposes of section 33.
(2) Pursuant to a warrant issued under the provisions of subsection (3), the Director or any such public officer may for any of the purposes specified in subsection (1) enter and, where necessary, in the presence of a police officer break into any part of any premises which is actually used for dwelling purposes.
(3) If a magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that, for any of the purposes specified in subsection (1), it is necessary for the Director or any such public officer to enter any part of any premises which is actually used for dwelling purposes, he may by warrant under his band authorize the Director or such officer to enter such part and, if necessary, to break into such part in the presence of a police officer.
Director to disconnect
39. (1) Where, in contravention of an order made under the Power DỀ provisions of section 27, a lift or escalator has been used or operated. the Director may disconnect the supply of electricity to the lift or supply of escalator and may so seal the wires as to prevent, so far as possible, dia electricity reconnexion of the supply of electricity and may carry out such work as contravention may be necessary in connexion with such disconnexion and scaling. of order
In cvent of
undar section
(2) Where, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1), the supply 27. of electricity to a lift or escalator has been disconnected, such supply shall not be reconnected without the permission in writing of the Director.
40. (1) Whenever the Directar-
(a) has received a certificate issued by a registered lift engineer or a registered escalator engineer pursuant to, or for the pur- poses of the provisions of
() subsection (2) of section 12;
(ii) paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 26; (iii) sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection of section 26;
(iv) subsection (2) of section 27; or
(b) is, under the provisions of paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 36, deemed to have received a certificate from a registered lift engineer or a registered escalator engineer certi- fying that a lift or escalator and all machinery and equipment connected therewith or the safety equipment provided for a lift or escalator, or both, is or are in safe working order,
Director Lo issat ccrli-
Sicate as lo dale of last
examination of lift or escalator
and last test
of safety
equipment in certain cases.