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CAP. 327]

Lifts and Escalators (Safety)

[1987 Ed.

Saving of agreement between owner of lift or escalator and registered lift engineer, etc., as to liability.

Saving of certain Ordinances.

(Cap. 59.)

(Cap. 123.)

(Cap. 201.)

(Cap. 285.)

Regulations.

(2) This section shall not apply until the owner of such lift or escalator has notified the Director of the name of the person who is, under such agreement, responsible for the lift or escalator.

47. (1) Any term agreed between a registered lift engineer or a registered escalator engineer or any person by whom a registered lift engineer or a registered escalator engineer is employed, or both, and the owner of a lift or escalator, as the case may be, limiting the liability of, or exempting from any liability, the registered lift engineer or the registered escalator engineer or any person by whom he is employed or the servants or agents of the registered lift engineer or the registered escalator engineer or of the person by whom he is employed, or all of them, in respect of any examination or test of the lift or escalator or any test of the safety equipment provided therefor made, or any certificate or report given or made, under the provisions of this Ordinance, shall not be affected by any of the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2) Any term agreed between a registered lift contractor or a registered escalator contractor and the owner of a lift or escalator, as the case may be, limiting the liability of, or exempting from any liability, the registered lift contractor or the registered escalator contractor, or his servants or agents, or all of them, in respect of any certificate or report given or made under the provisions of this Ordinance or in respect of any lift works or escalator works carried out in respect of the lift or escalator pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance, shall not be affected by any of the provisions of this Ordinance.

48. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of any of, the provisions of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, the Buildings Ordinance, the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and the Mining Ordinance.

49. (1) The Governor may by regulation provide for-- (a) registration of--

(i) lift engineers;

(ii) escalator engineers;

(iii) lift contractors;

(iv) escalator contractors,

and the regulation of the activities of such registered engineers and contractors;

(b) the design, construction, inspection, examination, testing, operation and maintenance of lifts and escalators;

(c) the carrying out of lift works and escalator works, and other works in relation thereto;

(d) plans, notices and certificates to be delivered to the Director;

(e) fees;