Cap 313X s 31 Thorough examination of lifting appliances (SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (WORKS) REGULATION; SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	313X	Title:	SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (WORKS) REGULATION	Gazette Number:	L.N. 290 of 2006
Section:	31	Heading:	Thorough examination of lifting appliances	Version Date:	02/01/2007

(1) A lifting appliance that has been taken into use shall not be used again if it has not been thoroughly examined by a competent examiner, within the preceding 12 months.
(2) If there is a contravention of subsection (1), the owner of the lifting appliance and the person in charge of works commit an offence and each is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if—

(a) the lifting appliance has been duly tested and examined in compliance with section 30, within the preceding 12 months;

(b) the lifting appliance has been thoroughly examined in compliance with the relevant local vessels regulation, within the preceding 12 months; or

(c) the lifting appliance has been inspected or examined in compliance with regulation 20(2)(a) or (b) of the Shipping and Port Control (Cargo Handling) Regulations (Cap 313 sub. leg. B), within the preceding 12 months.