1978-HKRS28-16-26_Part02 — Page 36

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new vection

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Provided that-

() the powered mechanical equipment being used is of a kind normally used or operated, or bas been so manufactured or designed as to be reason ably capable of being used or operated, by holding the equipment in the hand without any other farm of support; and

(i) no more than one such piece of powered mechanical equipment is being used in the premises at any one time;

(b) for any person to use or case or permit to be used any powered mechanical equipment for the purpose of.

(i) preventing lajury to any person or saving the life of any person; or

(i) prevenung damage to 'property where the circumstances placing the property in danger of being damaged could not "reasonably have been foreseen by the proprietor, occupier, Johabitant or person in charge thereof and whete the immediate use of such equipment is necessary in order to prevent damage to that property or any adjoining property."

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(c) in subsection (2) by deleting "the operation of the pile driver,"

and substituting the following--

"the use of any powered mechanical "equipment,”;

(d) in subsection (7)—

(1) by deleting the definitions of "pile" and "piling"; and (i) by inserting the following definitions-

""domestic premises" means, in relation to the occupier thereof, premises which are his usual or habitual dwell- ing place and are either used or occupied by him for dwelling purposes only, or partly for dwelling purposes and partly for business purposes:

"powered mechanical equipment" means any machine or device driven by electrical, chemical or thermal energy including energy transmitted by compressed air, steam or hydraulic means a principal" function of which is to produce mechanical movement;"; and

(e) by deleting subsection (8).

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The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 37 the following "new section—

"Power of Governor

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34 (1) The Governor may give such directions as he Thinks fit, cither generally or in any particular case, to the Director of Public Works for the purposes of section 13.

(2) The Director of Public Works shall comply with any direction given by the Governor under subsection (1).".

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 10th day of May, 1978.

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Clerk to the Legislative Council.

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This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bil.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.