Amendment of Section 8.

Amendment of section 11.

3. Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is amended- (a) in subsection (1)-

(i) by deleting "and" at the end of paragraph (b); (ii) by deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) and substituting the following-

"; and"; and

(iii) by inserting, after paragraph (c), the following-

"(d) a register (hereinafter referred to as the register of ventilation contractors) of all persons who are qualified to carry out inspec- tions of ventilating systems and the machinery and equipment connected therewith.":

(5) in paragraph (b) of subsection (3)—

(i) by inserting, after "escalator contractors", the Following-

"or the register of ventilation contractors":

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(ii) by inserting, after "escalator works”, the follow- ing-

"or the inspection of ventilating systems":

(c) in paragraph (b) of subsection (4) by inserting, after

"escalator contractors", the following-

"or the register of ventilation contractors”; and

(d) in subsection (6)–

() by deleting "or registered escalator contractor" and substituting the following-

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registered escalator contractor or registered ventila- tion contractor":

(ii) by inserting, after "escalator works", the follow- ing-

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or the inspection of ventilating systems".

4. Section 11 of the principal Ordinance is amended in sub- section (3) by inserting, after "registered escalator contractor". the following-

Amendment of section 13.

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"or a registered ventilation contractor".

Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following- "(1) Where it appears to the Building Authority that a registered contractor, a registered lift con-

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tractor, a registered escalator contractor or a regis- tered ventilation contractor has been convicted by any court of such an offence, or has in the carrying out of asy-

(4) building works or street works;

(b) lift works:

(c) escalator works; or

(d) inspection of a ventilating system, respectively, been guilty of such negligence or mis- conduct, as-

(i) renders such contractor unfit to be on the

register;

(ii) makes the further inclusion of the can- tractor in the register prejudicial to the due administration of this Ordinance; or (iii) renders the contractor deserving of censure, the Building Authority may bring the matter to the notice of a disciplinary board appointed under section 11.":

(6) in paragraph (2) of subsection (2), by inserting, after

"escalator contractors". the following

"or the register of ventilation contractors"

(c) in subsection (3), by deleting "or escalator contractor"

and substituting the following-

", escalator contractor or ventilation contractor":

(d) in paragraph (a) of subsection (4), by deleting "or registered escalator contractor" and substituting the following-

** registered escalator contractor or registered ventila- tion contractor".

6. Section 38 of the principal Ordinance is amended in paragraph (2) of subsection (1)–

(a) by deleting the semicolon at the end of sub-paragraph (iv)

and substituting a comma;

(6) by inserting, after sub-paragraph (iv), the following-

"(v) registered ventilation contractors;".

Amendment of section 38.

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