Cap 123 s 30D Appointment and duties of registered inspectors (Buildings Ordinance)

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Chapter:	123	Title:	Buildings Ordinance	Gazette Number:	E.R. 2 of 2012
Section:	30D	Heading:	Appointment and duties of registered inspectors	Version Date:	02/08/2012

(1) Any person for whom a prescribed inspection or prescribed repair in respect of a building is to be carried out must appoint—

(a) a registered inspector to carry out the prescribed inspection; and

(b) a registered inspector to supervise the prescribed repair.

(2) The registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(b) may be the same registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(a).
(3) A registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(a) must—

(a) carry out the prescribed inspection personally unless otherwise exempted by the regulations; and

(b) comply generally with this Ordinance.

(4) A registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(b) must—

(a) provide proper supervision of the carrying out of the prescribed repair;

(b) ensure the repair materials to be used—

(i) are not defective and comply with this Ordinance; and

(ii) have been mixed, prepared, applied, used, erected, constructed, placed or fixed in the manner required for such materials under this Ordinance;

(c) ensure the building, for which the registered inspector is appointed to supervise the prescribed repair, is safe or has been rendered safe; and

(d) comply generally with this Ordinance.

(5) A registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(a) to carry out a prescribed inspection must— (Amended 24 of 2012 s. 12)

(a) notify the Building Authority of any case of emergency that is revealed during the course of the prescribed inspection; and

(b) if the prescribed inspection is carried out under section 30B(3), also notify the Building Authority of any building works—

(i) that have been or are being carried out in contravention of any provision of this Ordinance to—

(A) the common parts of the building;

(B) any external wall, roof or podium of the building (other than the common parts);

(D) any street on which the building fronts or abuts; and

(ii) that are identified during the course of the prescribed inspection. (Amended 24 of 2012 s. 12)

(6) A registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(b) to supervise a prescribed repair must notify the Building Authority of any case of emergency that is revealed during the course of supervision of the prescribed repair.
(7) A registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(a) or (b) must not act, at the same time, as a contractor to carry out the prescribed repair for the same part of the building.
(8) If a registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(a) or (b) becomes unwilling to act or unable, whether by reason of termination of appointment or for any other reason, to act, the person for whom the prescribed inspection or prescribed repair is to be, or is being, carried out must appoint another registered inspector to act instead of the original registered inspector.
(9) A registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(a) is not allowed to nominate another registered inspector to act in his or her stead even though he or she is temporarily unable to act by reason of illness or absence from Hong Kong.
(10) If a registered inspector appointed under subsection (1)(b) is temporarily unable to act by reason of illness or absence from Hong Kong, he or she may nominate another registered inspector to temporarily act in his or her stead for the period of illness or absence.
(11) In this section, a reference to an inspection or repair of a building does not include an inspection or repair of the windows in the building.

(Added 16 of 2011 s. 20)