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[接上页] (Amended 87 of 1988 s. 31) Cap 56 s 36 Appeals from decision of appointed examiner on examination of pressurized fuel container (1) (a) The owner of a pressurized fuel container who considers himself aggrieved by the decision of an appointed examiner that he is not satisfied that the pressurized fuel container is in safe working order may, within 7 days after the day on which the examiner notified him that he is not so satisfied, appeal to the Authority. (b) Every such appeal shall be in writing.(2) Where, upon such an appeal, the Authority considers that the pressurized fuel container is in safe working order, he shall certify accordingly by marking, or causing to be marked, on the pressurized fuel container the date on which he examined the same. (3) Where, upon such an appeal, the Authority considers that the pressurized fuel container is not in safe working order, he shall notify the owner thereof accordingly. (4) The decision of the Authority upon such an appeal shall be final. (Amended 87 of 1988 ss. 31 & 35) Cap 56 s 37 Preparation of boilers, etc. for examination PART V PROVISIONS AS TO PREPARATION FOR, PROCEDURE ON, AND METHOD OF, EXAMINATION OF BOILERS, STEAM RECEIVERS AND AIR RECEIVERS, AND AS TO PRESSURE ACCUMULATION TESTS AND HYDRAULIC TESTS (1) Whenever, for the purposes of this Ordinance, a boiler is about to be examined when it is cold, the owner thereof shall cause the boiler to be prepared for the examination in the following manner- (a) the boiler shall be empty and every part thereof thoroughly clean; (b) the boiler shall be sufficiently cool to allow the person carrying out the examination to carry out the same in safety and without inconvenience; (c) all mountings shall be opened up and valves and cocks ground in; and (d) in the case of boilers other than watertube boilers, all fire bars, bearers, front plates, bridges, arches, manhole and handhole doors, cleaning plugs and other fittings shall, unless such part does not form an integral part of the boiler and will not interfere in any way with the examination, be removed; or (e) in the case of watertube boilers, the covers of all openings in headers, muddrums, steam and water drums, manholes and handholes shall be removed.(2) Whenever, for the purposes of this Ordinance, a steam receiver is about to be examined when it is cold or an air receiver is about to be examined when it is not under pressure, the owner thereof shall cause the steam receiver or the air receiver, as the case may be, to be prepared for the examination so that, so far as the construction thereof permits, all parts, both internal and external, and all fittings are thoroughly clean and accessible for examination. Cap 56 s 38 Procedure on, and method of, examination of boilers (1) The following provisions apply to the examination of a boiler for the purposes of section 27 or 32- (Amended 67 of 1978 s. 16) (a) the boiler shall first be thoroughly examined when it is cold and has been prepared for examination in the manner prescribed in section 37(1); (b) where, upon the examination in accordance with paragraph (a), the appointed examiner who carried out the same is of opinion that the boiler is in need of immediate repairs in order to maintain it in safe working order, he shall in writing notify the owner of the boiler of the repairs that he considers necessary; (c) in each of the following cases, the boiler shall next be subjected by an appointed examiner to an hydraulic test- (i) where any repairs that have been carried out pursuant to a notice given by an appointed examiner in accordance with paragraph (b) are extensive repairs; (ii) where the size or design of the boiler is such that it is not possible for an appointed examiner to enter it in order to examine the internal parts thereof; and (iii) without prejudice to the provisions of subparagraph (i) or (ii), whenever an appointed examiner considers it necessary;(ca) where the boiler is uncertified and the Authority, by notice in writing to the owner, so requires, the boiler shall be subjected to an hydraulic test or to testing by a specified non-destructive technique; and (Added 87 of 1988 s. 16) (d) finally, on the first occasion on which the boiler is again operated, the boiler, save for any economizer or superheater that may be fitted therein, shall be- (Amended 87 of 1988 s. 16) (i) examined when it is under the pressure that will be specified in the certificate of fitness as the maximum permissible working pressure at which it may be operated; and (ii) subjected by the appointed examiner to a pressure accumulation test if he considers it necessary. (Replaced 67 of 1978 s. 16)(2) The following provisions apply to the examination of a boiler for the purposes of section 24- (a) where an appointed examiner considers it necessary, the boiler shall first be examined when it is cold and has been prepared for examination in the manner prescribed in section 37(1)(a), (c), (d) and (e); |