Porishing of
Information and
production of documents.
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(2) A notice of objection under subsection (1) shall state procisely the grounds of objection and shall be accompanied by all written statements and other documentary evidence relied upon by the objector in support of the objection,
(3) An objection under subsection (1) shall be considered by the appropriate committee of the Authority which may confirm, cancel or reduce the levy or surcharge.
(4) The Authority shall notify the objector of the decision of the committee under subsection (3) within 28 days after the receipt by the Authority of the notice of objection under subsection (1) and, if a levy or surcharge is cancelled or reduced, any amount which has been paid by the contractor in excess of that found to be due shall forthwith be repaid by the Authority to the objector.
30. (1) An objector who is aggrieved with a decision notified to him under section 29(4) may appeal to the District Court against that decision.
(2) An appeal under subsection (1) shall be lodged within 30 days after the receipt of the notification by him.
(3) An appeal under this section shall not be heard unless the amount of the levy or surcharge which is the subject-matter of the appeal has been paid.
(4) On hearing any appeal under this section the District Court may- (a) confirm, cancel or reduce the levy or aurcharge;
(b) if it cancels or reduces a levy or surcharge, order the repayment of the amount of levy or surcharge cancelled or reduced," with interest from the date of payment to the Authority at such rate as the court masy determine or without interest; and
(c) make such order as it thinks fit as to the payment of the costs
of the bearing.
(5) The Chief Justice may make rules of court for the purposes of this section.
PART VI
MISCELLANEOUS
31. (1) An employer, contractor or authorized person concerned in any construction works shall-
(a) provide the Authority, or an officer of the Authority authorized by it for the purposes of this section, within such time and in such form as the Authority or such officer may specify, with such information relating to the construction works (including any amount paid or payable in respect of the construction worki or any work connected therewith)," or the name and address of the person for or by whom the construction works are being undertaken, as the Authority or such officer may require:
(6) on being so required by the Authority or such officer, produer
or cause to be produced any documents or records in his posses sion relating to the construction works (including any amoud paid or payable in respect of the construction works) for inspection by the Authority or such officer and permit the Authority of such officer to take copies or make extracts from them or to remove them for a reasonable period.
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(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall disclose otherwise than to the Authority, or to an comployee of the Authority in his official capacity, any information provided or obtained under subsection () (including information obtained from documents or records) without the consent of the person who provided it or from whom it was obtained.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply-
(2) to the disclosure of information in the form of a summary of similar information provided by or obtained from a number of employers, contractors or authorized persons if the summary is so framed as not to enable particulars relating to any particular contractor's business to be ascertained from it; ar
(b) to any disclosure of information made for the purpose of any legal proceedings brought under this Ordinance, or for the purposes of any report of any such proceedings.
(4) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with * requirement under subsection (1) when it in within his power to do so shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000,
(5) Any person who intentionally discloses any information in con- travention of "subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000.
32. A certificate purporting to be signed by an officer of the Authority Evidence by authorized for the purposes of section 31-
perdicace etc.
(a) that any notice required by or under this Ordinance has or has not been given or has or has not been given at any date; or
(b) that any amount of levy or surcharge due under this Ordinance
has not been paid,
shall be sufficient evidence of that fact until the contrary is proved.
33. (1) Any notice or other document given or issued by the Authority Authentication may be signed by an officer of the Authority, authorized by the Authority and producion
In evidence for the purposes of this subsection,
et documcON,
(2) Any document purporting to be a notice or other document given or issued by the Authority and purporting to be signed by an officer of the Authority authorized under subsection (1) shall be received in evidence and shall until the contrary is proved be deemed to be such a notice or other document
34. (1) Where the Crown is the employer in respect of any con- Appolnument of Mruction works, a person shall be appointed by or on behalf of the Crown whorized to perform the functions of an authorized person under this Ordinance in respect of such construction works.
pernos.
(2) Every person by whom or on whose behalf construction works are to be undertaken shall, if no authorized person has been appointed ander section 4 of the Buildings Ordinance, appoint a person to be the Op. 1 authorized person under this Ördinance in respect of such construction Works.
(3) Every person by whom or on whose behalf construction works, other than building or street works, are to be undertaken shall before the commencement of the works Inform the Authority in writing of the names of
(a) the person appointed under subsection (2); and
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