Hong Kong Ordinances

WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING ORDINANCE - SECT 69

Limitation of liability

(1) No liability shall be imposed upon the Government or any public officer-

   (a)  by reason of the fact that-

        (i)    the construction works are carried out in accordance with this
               Ordinance or the project agreement; or

        (ii)   the construction works or the designs, structural details,
               calculations, method and programme of construction or
               conditions of contract relating thereto are under the
               project agreement or this Ordinance subject to inspection or
               approval by a public officer; or

   (b)  in respect of the maintenance or operation of the Western 
        Harbour Crossing by the Company.

(2) Except where this Ordinance or the project agreement otherwise requires,
nothing in this Ordinance or the project agreement shall be construed as
making it obligatory for the Director or the Commissioner to inspect the
construction works, or after the operating date, the Western 
Harbour Crossing, to ascertain that the provisions of this Ordinance or the
project agreement are complied with or that any designs, structural details,
calculations or other documents, certificates and notices submitted to him are
accurate. (Enacted 1993)