Builders´ Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Safety) Ordinance (Chapter 470)

The Panel

Pursuant to Section 37 of the Builders' Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Safety) Ordinance (Chapter 470), appeal board panel is established of which the panel members are appointed by Secretary for Development ("Secretary"). Not more than 5 persons are appointed from each of the following categories :

A member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be reappointed at the end of a term.

Formation of Appeal Board

  1. Within 21 days after receipt of a notice of appeal from the Director, the Secretary shall appoint an appeal board to hear the appeal. The board shall consist of 1 member from each category of the appeal board panel. Members shall elect a chairman from among themselves.
  2. Appeal board shall be formed only if there is such a need, but otherwise there is no meeting. (Note :- No appeal board has been held so far as no case has been received since the establishment of the appeal board panel.)

The Powers

  1. The appeal board may, by notice under the signature of the chairman of the appeal board -
  2. The appeal board may -
  3. The appeal board may make any order it thinks fit with regard to the payment of costs of the proceedings under this section and the costs of the Director or of any person in respect of whom the proceedings are brought.