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(c) order the inspection of premises in which any lift or escalator has been installed or in which lift works or escalator works have been carried out; and

(d) authorize the entry upon and viewing of such

premises.".

21. Section 17 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

Amendment of section 17.

(a)

Amendment of section 19.

Amendment of section 20.

Amendment of

section 23.

in subsections (1) and (2), by deleting "prescribed” and substi- tuting in each case the following—

"specified"; and

(b) by inserting after subsection (3) the following—

"(4) An appeal board may on an appeal under sec- tion 6(5) or 11C(4)---

(a) confirm the decision of the Director; or

(b) direct the Director to include the name of the

appellant in the relevant register.”.

22. Section 19 of the principal Ordinance is amended— (a) by being renumbered as subsection (1) thereof; and (b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following—

"(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any service lift.”.

23. Section 20 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following-

"(3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any lift works in respect of any service lift.”.

24. Section 23 of the principal Ordinance is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—–

(i) in paragraph (a), by deleting “and” at the end;

(ii) in paragraph (b), by deleting the full stop at the end and substituting a semicolon; and

(iii) by inserting after paragraph (b) the following--

"(c) at intervals not exceeding 5 years, by the operation of the overload device of the same with a load in the car of the lift weighing between 90 per cent to 110 per cent of the rated load; and

(d) at intervals not exceeding 5 years, by the operation of the brake when the car or platform of the lift is travelling in the downward direction at its rated speed with a load weighing 125 per cent of the rated load for lifts designed and constructed in accordance with British Standard B.S. 5655: Part 1 and weighing 110 per cent of the rated load for other lifts."; and

(b) by inserting after subsection (2) the following-

"(3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to any service lift.".

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25. Section 25 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of "prescribed" wherever it occurs in subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substi- section 25. tuting in each case the following—

"specified".

26. Section 26(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended—

(a) in paragraph (a), by deleting "the prescribed” and substituting the

following-

"duplicate in the specified"; and

(b) in paragraph (b), by deleting "such certificate to the Director" and

substituting the following-

"to the Director such certificate in duplicate and the prescribed fee".

27. Section 27 of the principal Ordinance is amended— (a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by deleting "prescribed" in both places where it occurs and substituting in each case the following-

"specified";

(ii) by deleting the comma at the end of paragraph (d) and substituting the following-

"; or"; and

(iii) by inserting after paragraph (d) the following-

"(e) is of the opinion that any new lift or escalator would, if operated, be likely to be operated in contravention of section 29(1),"; and

(b) by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following-

"(2) An order under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) shall continue in operation until the Director has received from the owner of the lift or escalator the prescribed fee and-

(a) in the case of an order under subsection (1)(a), a certificate in the specified form delivered to the owner by a registered lift contractor or registered escalator contractor certifying that the lift or escalator has been cleaned, oiled and adjusted in accordance with section 19; or

(b) in the case of an order under subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d), a certificate in the specified form delivered to the owner by a registered lift engineer or registered escalator engineer certifying that the lift or escalator and the machinery and equipment connected there- with or the safety equipment, or both, is or are in safe working order,

and has, in the specified form, permitted the use and opera- tion of the lift or escalator to be resumed.

Amendment of section 26.

Amendment of section 27.