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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1988
BOILERS ORDINANCE BEING UPDATED
IN
THE
THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS ORDINANCE NEEDS UPDATING
LINE WITH INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED SEVERAL PLACES TO BRING IT IN STANDARDS AND PRACTICE, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, HON RON BRIDGE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING
SECOND READING
SEPARATE
AND PRESSURE THE
OF THE BOILERS
FOR HISTORICAL RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988, MR BRIDGE SAID THAT
ADMINISTERING AUTHORITIER WERE TWO REASONS THERE ORDINANCE THE REGISTRAR AND THE PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR.
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THE
THIS
ARTIFICIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICULTIES.
SEPARATION
OF
AUTHORITIES
CAUSED
"CLAUSE
6 OF THE
AUTHORITY, THE BOILERS AND
THEREFORE BILL PRESSURE VESSELS
FOR PROVIDES
A TO AUTHORITY,
SINGLE REPLACE
་
THEM, HE SAID.
"OUR INTENTION IS TO APPOINT THE
COMMISSIONER FOR
LABOUR
AS
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THE NEW AUTHORITY.
MR BRIDGE SAID THE PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR NOW TO INSPECT BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS. SUSPEND SUCH APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTED EXAMINERS HE COULD ALSO REVOKE AND
THERE WAS NO PROVISION
FOR
APPEAL
AGAINST
HIS DECISION
ΤΟ
REVOKE OR SUSPEND.
"CLAUSE 6 PROVIDES FOR APPEAL TO THE SECRETARY AND MANPOWER," HE SAID.
FOR EDUCATION
AUTHORITY'S DECISION
"HOWEVER, IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY THE WOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT PENDING AN APPEAL.
WITHIN THE EXISTING
DEFINITION
OF
MR BRIDGE SAID EQUIPMENT "PRESSURE RECEIVER" WAS INVARIABLY REFERRED TO AS A "PRESSURE VESSEL" IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE; AND EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE EXISTING DEFINITION
ΤΟ AS A"PRESSURISED OF "PRESSURE VESSEL" SHOULD CONTAINER".
FUEL
BE REFERRED
CLAUSE 3(H) OF THE BILL
TO SOUGHT
REVISE THESE DEFINITIONS
ACCORDINGLY.
ALSO ORDINANCE AS A RESULT, THE TITLE OF CHANGED TO BOILED AND PRESSURE VESSELS ORDINANCE.
THE
NEEDED TO
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THE SECRETARY SAID THE ORDINANCE NOW REFERRED TO BOTH UNITS AND THEIR EQUIVALENT IN METRIC UNITS.
IMPERIAL
/"SINCE IT