Duties of escalator owner and specialist professional engineer in major alteration or replacement works
29.—(1) An owner of an escalator must notify the Commissioner in writing before any major alteration or replacement works are carried out on the escalator.
(2) For the purpose of this regulation, major alteration or replacement works on an escalator includes, but is not limited to, changing the speed, drive, control, safety device, braking system or step band of an escalator.
(2A) To avoid doubt, replacing a part of an escalator with a part of the same design and specifications does not constitute major alteration or replacement works on the escalator.
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(3) A person must not carry out any major alteration or replacement works on an escalator unless the person —
(a)
is an escalator service contractor; and
(b)
is supervised by a specialist professional engineer for those works.
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(4) Upon the completion of any major alteration or replacement works on an escalator, the specialist professional engineer must examine, inspect and test every part of the escalator that was altered or replaced to ensure that the design and installation of each altered or replaced part is in accordance with the applicable standard in Part 2 of the Second Schedule.
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(4A) If the design and installation of any altered or replaced part of an escalator cannot be in accordance with paragraph (4), the owner of the escalator may make an application to the Commissioner in the form and manner required by the Commissioner, for the requirement under paragraph (4) to be deemed fulfilled under paragraph (4B).
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(4B) For the purposes of paragraph (4A), the requirement under paragraph (4) is deemed to be fulfilled if all the following conditions are met:
(a)
the specialist professional engineer has examined, inspected and tested the altered or replaced part of the escalator and confirmed that the part of the escalator is designed and installed in accordance with —
(i)
an alternative standard that the specialist professional engineer assesses to meet the requirements equivalent to the applicable standard in Part 2 of the Second Schedule; or
(ii)
a modification of the requirements that the specialist professional engineer assesses is equivalent to the requirements of the applicable standard in Part 2 of the Second Schedule,
and the Commissioner accepts the alternative standard or modification;
(b)
any other condition that the Commissioner may impose.
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(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4), a specialist professional engineer must not carry out —
(a)
any supervision of any major alteration or replacement works on an escalator; or
(b)
any examination, inspection and test required by this regulation,
if the specialist professional engineer is a partner, associate, director, officer or employee of the owner of the escalator, or the escalator service contractor carrying out the major alteration or replacement works on the escalator.
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(6) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1), (3), (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
