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1987 Ed.]

Lifts and Escalators (Safety)

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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.

(Part IVA added, 43 of 1987, s. 29)

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Duty of person engaged in operating service lift to report defects.

PART V

OFFENCES

Certain offences.

28. (1) Any person who-

(a) forges any certificate required by, under or for the purposes of this Ordinance;

(b) gives or signs any such certificate knowing it to be false in a material particular;

(c) knowingly utters or makes use of any such certificate so forged or false;

(d) knowingly utters or makes use of as applying to any lift or escalator any such certificate which does not so apply; or

(e) makes any statement which is false in a material particular in an application under section 6 or 11C, (Amended, 43 of 1987, s. 30)

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months. (Amended, 43 of 1987, s. 30)

(1A) Any person who---

(a) without reasonable excuse fails to attend;

(b) refuses to be examined upon oath; or

(c) without reasonable excuse fails to produce any relevant document,

at any proceedings before a disciplinary board or appeal board, when required to do so by the disciplinary board or appeal board under section 10(a) or (b), 11H(a) or (b) or 16B(a) or (b), as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 30)

(1B) Any person who without reasonable excuse obstructs the inspection of premises or the entry upon or viewing of premises required by a disciplinary board or appeal board under section 10(c) or (d), 11H(c) or (d) or 16B(c) or (d), as the case may be, for the purposes of any proceedings before it shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months. (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 30)

(1C) Any person who—

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