Chapter:	59J	Title:	FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS	Gazette Number:
Regulation:	7A	Heading:	Periodical inspection by a competent person	Version Date:	30/06/1997

The owner of a lifting appliance shall ensure that it is not used unless it has been inspected within the preceding 7 days by a competent person and the competent person has given the owner a certificate in the approved form in which he has made a statement to the effect that the lifting appliance is in safe working order.