Duties of prescribed building professional appointed or nominated in respect of minor works commenced under simplified requirements
Version Date:
09/02/2012
(1) A prescribed building professional appointed or nominated in respect of minor works commenced under the simplified requirements shall, in relation to the works, comply with the simplified requirements.
(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), the prescribed building professional shall alsoˇX
(a) supervise in accordance with the supervision plan the carrying out of minor works commenced under the simplified requirements;
(b) supervise in the manner prescribed in the simplified requirements the carrying out of minor works commenced under the simplified requirements;
(c) notify the Building Authority of any contravention of the regulations which would result from the carrying out of any works shown in the plan required to be submitted to the Building Authority in respect of minor works commenced under the simplified requirements;
(d) ensure thatˇX
(i) fire service installations or equipment in relation to minor works commenced under the simplified requirements are provided in accordance with the Code of Practice referred to in section 16(1)(b)(ii); and
(ii) the carrying out of minor works commenced under the simplified requirements does not result in the relevant minimum requirements under the Code not being complied with in respect of the fire service installations or equipment;
(e) ensure that the carrying out of minor works commenced under the simplified requirements would not contraveneˇX
(i) any enactment; and
(ii) any approved or draft plan prepared under the Town Planning Ordinance (Cap 131);
(f) if minor works commenced under the simplified requirements are carried out within a comprehensive development area of an approved or draft plan prepared under the Town Planning Ordinance (Cap 131), ensure that the carrying out of the works would not contravene the master lay-out plan approved by the Town Planning Board under section 4A(2) of that Ordinance; and
(g) comply generally with this Ordinance.