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[接上页] "registered examiner" (注册检验员), in relation to lift work, means a person whose name is for the time being on the register of examiners kept under this Ordinance; "safety gear" (安全钳) means a mechanical device for stopping, and maintaining stationary on the guide or guides, the lift cage or the platform in cases where it exceeds the rated speed in the downward direction; "Secretary" (局长) means the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works; (Replaced L.N. 106 of 2002) "tower working platform" (塔式工作平台) means a fixed or mobile tower that contains a lifting machine- (a) that has a platform, the dimensions and design of which permit the conveyance of persons; (b) the operating controls of which lifting machine are located on the platform; and (c) the direction of movement of which is restricted by a guide or guides,and is used for construction work, and includes the supports, liftway and enclosures, the platform and the whole of the mechanical and electrical apparatus required in connection with the operation and safety of the tower working platform;"tower working platform work" (塔式工作平台工程) means any kind of work, not being construction work, connected with the installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance, repair, alteration or demolition of a tower working platform or of any machinery or equipment provided in or connected with a tower working platform, and includes the supervision and certification of that work and the certification of the design of that installation. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, "builder's lift" (建筑工地升降机) does not include a lift to which the Lifts and Escalators (Safety) Ordinance (Cap 327) applies. (Enacted 1995) Cap 470 s 3 Register of examiners PART II REGISTERED EXAMINERS (1) The Director shall keep a register (hereinafter referred to as the register of examiners) of persons who are, in his opinion, qualified to carry out the duties and exercise the functions required by this Ordinance to be carried out and exercised by a registered examiner. (2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall be registered as an examiner unless he- (a) is a registered professional engineer registered under the Engineers Registration Ordinance (Cap 409) within the discipline of mechanical, building services or marine engineering; and (b) has at least 1 year's experience in connection with the installation, testing and examination of builders' lifts and tower working platforms.(3) The Director may include in the register of examiners an individual who does not meet the requirements referred to in subsection (2) if he is satisfied that the individual, by reason of other qualifications and experience, is qualified to carry out the duties and exercise the functions required to be carried out and exercised by a registered examiner under this Ordinance. (4) The register of examiners shall be kept in such form and shall contain such particulars as the Director thinks fit. (5) A certified copy of an entry in the register of examiners, or a certificate to the effect that a named person is not included in the register, issued under the signature of the Director shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be accepted as proof in any proceedings of the facts stated in the certificate. (Enacted 1995) Cap 470 s 4 Procedure on application for registration (1) Every application for inclusion in the register of examiners shall be made to the Director in the form specified by him and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. (2) Where, upon application, the Director is of the opinion that the applicant is qualified in accordance with section 3, he shall, within 3 months of his receipt of the application, include the name of the applicant in the register of examiners, and shall issue to him a certificate of registration in the specified form. (3) Where, upon application, the Director is of the opinion that the applicant is not qualified in accordance with section 3, he shall refuse the application and shall, within 3 months of his receipt of the application, notify the applicant in writing of his refusal. (4) Any person whose application for inclusion in the register of examiners is refused may, within 1 month of the date of notification to him of the refusal, appeal to an appeal board by submitting the appeal to the Director. (5) Registration under this section shall be effective for a period of 3 years and, where a person wishes to continue to be registered, he shall, at least 3 months before his registration would otherwise cease, apply for re-registration in the form specified by the Director and pay the prescribed fee. (Enacted 1995) Cap 470 s 5 Removal from register The Director may remove from the register of examiners the name of any person who- (a) dies; or (b) ceases, for any reason, to be an examiner. (Enacted 1995) Cap 470 s 6 Register of contractors PART III REGISTERED CONTRACTORS (1) The Director shall keep a register (hereinafter referred to as the register of contractors) of persons who are, in his opinion, qualified to carry out lift work. |