Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 12

Qualifications Committee

(1) There is established by this section a committee called in
English the "Construction Workers Qualifications Committee" and in Chinese
“建造業工人資格評審委員會”.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Qualifications Committee shall consist
of—

   (a)  a chairman who is—

        (i)    a member of the Authority; and

        (ii)   appointed by the Authority; and

   (b)  13 other members appointed by the Authority as follows—

        (i)    5 public officers;

        (ii)   2 persons, each of whom is, in the opinion of the Authority, a
               person from a training institute in the construction industry
               in Hong Kong;

        (iii)  1 person who is, in the opinion of the Authority, a person from
               a professional body connected with the construction industry in
               Hong Kong;

        (iv)   2 persons, each of whom is, in the opinion of the Authority, a
               person from a contractor in the construction industry in Hong
               Kong;

        (v)    2 persons, each of whom is, in the opinion of the Authority, a
               person from a trade union, registered under the
               Trade Unions Ordinance ( Cap 332), that represents workers in
               the construction industry in Hong Kong; and

        (vi)   1 person who is, in the opinion of the Authority, a person from
               the major employers in the construction industry in Hong Kong.

(3) A person is not eligible for appointment under subsection (2) if he is—

   (a)  a member of the Review Committee; or

   (b)  a member of the Appeal Board panel.

(4) An appointment under subsection (2) shall be notified in the Gazette.

(5) If, for any period, the chairman of the Qualifications  Committee is
absent from Hong Kong or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the
functions of his office, the other members of the Committee may elect from
among themselves a person to act as chairman of the Committee during that
period.

(6) Part 3 of Schedule 4 shall have effect with respect to the
Qualifications Committee and its members.