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Ord. No. 52/74

Amendment of heading of Part I.

Repeal and

BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT)

(c) by inserting after the definition of "registered lift con-

tractor" the following new definition—

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"registered structural engineer" means a person

whose name is for the time being on the structural engineers' register kept under section 3(3);".

3. The heading of Part I of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "AUTHORIZED ARCHITECTS" and substituting the following-

“AUTHORIZED PERSONS, REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS”.

4. Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the principal Ordinance are

replacement repealed and replaced by the following—

of sections

3, 4 and 5.

"Registers of

authorized

3.

(1) The Building Authority shall keep a register (hereinafter referred to as the "authorized

persons and persons' register") of all persons who are qualified to perform the duties and functions of an authorized person in accordance with this Ordinance.

structural

engineers.

(2) The authorized persons' register shall contain

the following lists-

(a) list I, consisting of architects;

(b) list II, consisting of civil, municipal or struc-

tural engineers; and

(c) list III, consisting of surveyors.

(3) The Building Authority shall keep a register (hereinafter referred to as the "structural engineers' register") of all persons who are qualified to perform the duties and functions of structural engineers (relating to more advanced structural designs of building works or street works) in accordance with this Ordinance.

(4) The Building Authority shall publish an- nually in the Gazette the names of—

(a) the persons included in each of the lists in

the authorized persons' register; and

(b) the persons included in the structural

engineers' register.