Inter- pretation.
(68 of 1955),
2. (1) In this Ordinance, save where the context otherwise requires
"appeal board" means an appeal board appointed under section 16;
"authorized architect" means a person whose name is for the time being on the register of authorized architects kept under the pro- visions of section 3 of the Buildings Ordinance, 1955;
"building works" includes any kind of building construction, repairs, demolition, alteration or addition and every kind of building operation:
"Director" means the Director of Public Works;
"disciplinary board" means a disciplinary board appointed under
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"escalator" means an inclined, continuous stairway which is driven by
mechanical power and used for raising or lowering passengers;
"escalator works" means any work, not being building works, connected with the alteration or repair of an escalator or of the safery equip- ment provided for any escalator or of any other machinery or equipment connected with any escalator;
"governor" means, in relation to a lift or counterweight, an automatic device which operates the safety gear provided for the lift or counterweight in the event of the car of the lift or the counter- weight exceeding a pre-determined speed in the downward direction and, in relation to an escalator, means an automatic device which will cause the supply of power to the driving machine of the escalator to be cut off in the event of the escalator exceeding a pre-determined safe speed:
"lift" means a lifting machine or appliance having a car or platform the direction of movement of which is restricted by a guide or guides;
"lift works" means any work, not being building works, connected with the alteration or repair of a lift or of the safety equipment pro- vided for any lift or of any other machinery or equipment con- nected with any lift;
"owner", in relation to a building, includes any person bolding premises direct from the Crown, whether under lease, licence or otherwise. any mortgagee in possession and any person receiving the rent of any premises, solely or with another, on his own behalf or that of
any person, or who would receive the same if such premises were let to a tenant, and, where the owner as above defined cannot be found or ascertained or is absent from the Colony or is under disability, the agent of such owner:
"owner". in relation to a lift or escalator, means the owner of the building in which the lift or escalator is installed or, where a lift or escalator does not form part of the building, or, if forming part of the building, has not become annexed by operation of law to the building, the owner of the lift or escalator, and in the latter cases includes any person who is in possession of the lift or escalator under any agreement of hire purchase or under any contract between any supplier of lifts or escalators. or the agent of such supplier, and such person, for the sale of a lift or escalator, notwithstanding that the property in the lift or escalator has not passed to such person and, where the owner as above defined. cannot be found or ascertained or is absent from the Colony or
is under disability, the agent of such owner;
"prescribed" means prescribed by the Schedule;
"rated load" means the load which a lift or escalator is designed and
constructed to carry at the rated speed;
"rated speed" means, in relation to a lift. the mean of the maximum speeds attained by the car or platform of the lift in the upward and downward direction with full rated load, and, in relation to an escalator, means the speed of the escalator measured along the angle of inclination;
"registered escalator contractor" means a person whose name is for the time being on the register of escalator contractors kept under section 6 of the Buildings Ordinance. 1955:
"registered escalator engineer" means a person whose name is for the time being on the register of escalator engineers kept under section 5:
"registered lift contractor" means a person whose name is for the time being on the register of lift contractors kept under section 6 of the Buildings Ordinance, 1955;
"registered lift engineer" means a person whose name is for the time
being on the register of lift engineers kept under section 5:
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