Chapter:	123	Title:	Buildings Ordinance	Gazette Number:	E. R. 1 of 2012
Section:	4	Heading:	Appointment and duties of authorized person, registered structural engineer or registered geotechnical engineer	Version Date:	09/02/2012

(1) Subject to subsection (1A), every person for whom building works or street works are to be carried out shall appoint¡X (Amended 20 of 2008 s. 6)

(a) an authorized person as the co-ordinator of such building works or street works; (Amended 15 of 2004 s. 5)
(b) a registered structural engineer for the structural elements of such building works or street works if so required under this Ordinance; and (Amended 54 of 1996 s. 5; 15 of 2004 s. 5)
(c) a registered geotechnical engineer for the geotechnical elements of such building works or street works if so required under this Ordinance. (Added 15 of 2004 s. 5)

Provided that, where an authorized person, a registered structural engineer or a registered geotechnical engineer, is temporarily unable to act by reason of his illness or absence from Hong Kong, he may nominate another authorized person, registered structural engineer or registered geotechnical engineer to act in his stead for the period of such illness or absence. (Amended 15 of 2004 s. 5)

(a) supervise the carrying out of the building works or street works, as the case may be, in accordance with the supervision plan; (Amended 54 of 1996 s. 5)
(b) notify the Building Authority of any contravention of the regulations which would result from the carrying out of any work shown in any plan approved by the Building Authority in respect of the building works or street works; and
(c) comply generally with this Ordinance.