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Addition of
new sections 27A and 27B.
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(3) An order under subsection (1)(e) shall continue in operation until the Director has exempted the lift or escalator from this Ordinance under section 44 or 44A or has received a certificate in duplicate and the prescribed fee under section 12(2) and has, in the specified form, permitted the lift or escalator to be used or operated.".
28. The principal Ordinance is amended in Part IV by adding after section 27 the following-
"Certain
occurrences
to be reported,
Log-book of works to be kept and
produced for inspection.
27A. In the case of—
(a) a lift or escalator, where—
(i) the death of, or injury to, any person occurs involving any part of the lift or escalator;
(ii) a failure occurs of the main drive system, other than by reason of the failure of the main power system; or
(iii) any other thing specified from time to time by the Director occurs;
(b) a lift, where-
(i) a breakage occurs of any of the suspension ropes of the lift;
(ii) a failure occurs of a brake, overload device or the safety equipment provided for the lift; or
(iii) a failure occurs of the interlocking devices (other than by reason of the failure of the making of electrical contact of safety contacts) provided for the doors of the liftway and car of the lift; or
(c) an escalator, where a failure occurs of a brake, step chain, drive chain or the safety equipment provided for the escalator,
the owner of the lift or escalator, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Director in writing of the occurrence and, after an investigation carried out by a registered lift contractor or registered escalator contractor, as the case may be, submit to the Director a report in writing giving full details of the occurrence.
27B. (1) The owner of a lift or escalator shall keep and maintain or cause to be kept and maintained a log-book approved by the Director in which he shall cause a registered lift engineer, registered escalator engineer, registered lift contractor or registered escalator contractor, as the case may be, to enter the details of the works carried out in accordance with sections 12, 13, 19, 21, 22, 23 and 24 and in accordance with an order under section 25.
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(2) The owner of a lift or escalator shall produce, on demand by the Director, the log-book kept and maintained under subsection (1) for inspection by the Director.".
29. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after Part IV the Addition of following-
Construction of
service lifts.
Overloading and carriage of persons
in service lifts.
Duty of owners of service lifts.
(Cap. 123, sub. leg.)
Duty of person engaged in operating
service lift to
report defects.
"PART IVA
SERVICE LIFTS
27C. The owner of a service lift shall ensure that it is not operated or used unless—
(a) it is of good mechanical construction and made of
strong and sound materials; and
(b) it is properly maintained.
27D. (1) No load greater than the rated load shall be carried in a service lift.
(2) No person shall travel, or cause or permit any other person to travel, in a service lift.
27E. The owner of a service lift shall ensure that the lift is not used
(a) unless it complies with the relevant provisions of the
Building (Lifts) Regulations;
(b) to carry a load greater than the rated load; or
(c) to carry any person.
27F. Every person engaged in the operation of a service lift shall report forthwith to the owner of the service lift any defect in the operation mechanism or safety devices fitted to the lift or liftway.".
30. Section 28 of the principal Ordinance is amended—
(a) in subsection (1)—-
(i) in paragraph (e) by inserting after "section 6" the following--
"or 11C"; and
(ii) by deleting "summary";
(b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following— "(1A) Any person who—
(a) without reasonable excuse fails to attend;
new Part IVA.
Amendment of
section 28.
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