Cap 313X s 30 Testing and 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:	30	Heading:	Testing and examination of lifting appliances	Version Date:	02/01/2007

(1) A lifting appliance shall not be taken into use if it has not been duly tested and examined.
(2) A lifting appliance that has been taken into use shall not be used again if it has not been duly tested and examined, within the preceding 5 years.
(3) A lifting appliance of which any stress-bearing part has been substantially altered or repaired shall not be used if the lifting appliance has not been duly tested and examined after the alteration or repair.
(4) If there is a contravention of subsection (1), (2) or (3), 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.
(5) For the purposes of subsections (1), (2) and (3), a lifting appliance has been duly tested and examined if—

(a) it has been tested and examined by a competent examiner in the manner prescribed in Schedule 1;

(b) it has been tested and examined in accordance with the relevant local vessels regulation; or

(c) it has been tested and examined in compliance with regulation 20(1) of the Shipping and Port Control (Cargo Handling) Regulations (Cap 313 sub. leg. B).