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Car to be enclosed.

Open work panels

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43. Save as provided in regulation 44, the car of every lift to which this Part applies shall be completely enclosed at the sides and on top and, save for any opening affording access thereto or for ventilation, shall not have any openings or open work panels in the sides or roof.

44. (1) Open work panels may, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), be provided in the sides of any such car above a height above centsia not less than six feet from the floor of the car and in the roof of the car. bright.

permitted

Doors and gales.

Rated loud.

Application

of Part V.

Exemptigos.

(2) Any opening in any such panel shall be of such size that it will reject a sphere having a diameter of one and a half inches.

45. The door or gate of the car of every lift to which this Part applies shall extend to the full width of the opening and to a height not less than six feet above the floor of the car.

46. (1) The minimum rated load of every lift to which this Part applies, which is to be used for general freight loading, shall be not less than seventy pounds per square foot of the internal area of the floor of the car.

(2) The rated load and the area of the floor of the car of every lift to which this Part applics, which is to be used for any form of loading other than general freight loading, shall be such as may be approved by the Building Authority,

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a lift shall be deemed to be used for general freight loading only where----

(a) the loading in the lift will normally be evenly distributed over

the floor of the car:

(6) the weight of any single piece of freight, or the weight of any single truck, which may be used in the loading of the lift, and the load thereon, will be not more than a quarter of the rated load of the lift; and

(c) the lift will be loaded only manually or by means of trucks

which are not driven by any form of power,

PART V.

Lifts not driven by mechanical power,

47. The provisions of this Part of these regulations shall apply only to lifts not driven by mechanical power.

48. The provisions of Parts II, III and IV shall not apply to any lift to which this Part applies.

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49. Every lift to which this Part applics and the liftway and lift pit Lift, etc. to shall be designed, protected and constructed to the satisfaction of the be designed, Building Authority and shall be of sound material and adequate strength. satisfaction

PART VI

Miscellaneous.

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of Buding Authority.

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50. Without prejudice to the generality of section 29 of the Special power Ordinance, if it is shown to the satisfaction of the Building Authority of Building

Authority to that it would be unreasonable in the special circumstances of the case exempt lifts to enforce some or all of the requirements of these regulations in relation of particular to any class or description of lift, he may, upon application in respect description of any lift of that class or description, waive the requirement and, upon from this any such waiver, may, by order in writing, require such provision to be Part made in lieu of compliance therewith, and impose such conditions, as he (68 of 1955). considers necessary.

51. Where any person is carrying out or intends to carry out lift Power of works in respect of an existing lift, the Building Authority may, by Building order in writing, require such person to carry out such other work,

Authority ia scrtain cască, being work which is—

to require work to be

in respect of a lift.

(a) connected with the lift works which are being or are to be carried out

carried out; or

(b) in the opinion of the Building Authority, necessary, in con- sequence of the carrying out of such lift works, to ensure the safety of persons using or likely to use the lift or the building in which the lift is installed,

as will cause the lift or the machinery or other equipment provided therefor to comply with such of these regulations as the Building Authority may prescribe.

52. In addition to the provisions of Part III, regulations 9, 10, Application 27 to 37 inclusive, 44, 45 and 46 shall not apply to any service lift. to service

lifts.

53. For the purposes of subsection (1) of section 26A of the Prescribed Ordinance, the period within which plans of lift works must be sub. period

for purposes mitted to the Building Authority for his approval shall be two months of section from the commencement of these regulations.

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Clerk of Councils.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

27th November, 1959.

264 of the Ondina.pen., (68 of 1955).