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Ord. No. 43/87 LIFTS AND ESCALATORS (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT)

(m) by inserting after the definition of "safety gear" the following—

""service lift" means a lift, used or intended to be used exclusively for carrying goods, having a rated load of not more than 250 kg and a car in which the area of the floor is not more than 1 m2 and the height of which is not more than 1.2 m;

Amendment of

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section 3.

"specified", in relation to a form, means specified by the

Director under section 45.”.

Section 3(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended- (a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (i), by inserting after "Commonwealth" the following-

"or over which the Crown or such government has control and management";

(ii) by inserting after sub-paragraph (i) the following

"(ia) a lift installed in any building upon any land vested in the Housing Authority or in any building over which the Housing Authority has control and management;";

(iii) in sub-paragraph (ii), by inserting after "services" the following

"or in any building over which any of such services has control and management”;

(iv) by deleting sub-paragraphs (iv) and (v) and substituting the following--

"(iv) a lift or hoist used solely for the carriage, stacking, loading or unloading of goods or materials—

(A) which does not pass through any floor; and

(B) the height of travel of which does not exceed 3.5 m; (v) a lift or hoist used solely for the raising of motor vehicles—

(A) which does not pass through any floor; and

(B) the height of travel of which does not exceed 3.5 m;";

and

(v) by deleting sub-paragraph (xiv) and substituting the following-

"(xiv) a service lift used in an industrial undertaking;”; and

(b) in paragraph (b)—–

(i) in sub-paragraph (i), by inserting after "Commonwealth" the following-

"or over which the Crown or such government has control and management";

(ii) by inserting after sub-paragraph (i) the following

"(ia) an escalator installed in any building upon any land vested in the Housing Authority or in any building over which the Housing Authority has control and management;"; and

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(iii) in sub-paragraph (ii), by inserting after "services" the following

"or in any building over which any of such services has control and management".

Section 4 of the principal Ordinance is amended in paragraph (k) Amendment of by inserting after "replacement" the following—

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", addition or removal".

Section 5 of the principal Ordinance is amended—

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

"(2) Save as provided in subsection (2B), no person shall be included in the register of lift engineers or the register of escalator engineers unless he—

(a) has a higher diploma or higher certificate in me- chanical or electrical or electronic engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic or a technical institute or such equivalent or higher qualifications as the Director may approve;

(b) has completed an apprenticeship of not less than 2 years in mechanical or electrical or electronic engineering and has not less than 3 years' sub- sequent working experience in the installation, commissioning, testing and maintenance of lifts or escalators, as the case may be; and

(c) has satisfied the Director that he has the necessary practical experience and general knowledge of the relevant statutory requirements to carry out the duties and exercise the functions required to be carried out by this Ordinance by a rgistered lift engineer or registered escalator engineer, as the case may be.

(2A) A person who has had 10 years' practical experi- ence in the installation, commissioning, testing and main- tenance of lifts or escalators, if in the opinion of the Director such experience is appropriate, shall be deemed to satisfy paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2).

(2B) The Director may include in the register of lift engineers or the register of escalator engineers or both regis- ters, any person who is not qualified for inclusion therein under subsection (2) or (2A), if in any particular case the Director is of the opinion that such person is qualified to carry out the duties and exercise the functions required to be carried out by this Ordinance by a registered lift engineer or registered escalator engineer, as the case may be."; and

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

"(4) The register of lift engineers and the register of escalator engineers shall be kept in such form, and shall contain such particulars, as the Director thinks fit.

section 4.

Amendment of section 5.