Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 24

Contractor and authorized person to notify Authority when undertaking construction operations

(Past version on 24/02/2005).

(1) Within 14 days after any construction operations have begun or such
further time as the Authority may in any case allow—

   (a)  the contractor in respect of the construction operations; and

   (b)  the authorized person appointed in respect of the construction 
        operations, shall each give notice to the Authority in the specified
        form that he is the contractor in respect of the
        construction operations or the authorized  person appointed in respect
        of the construction operations, as the case may be.

(2) Except in the case of a term contract, subsection (1) shall not apply in
respect of any construction operations if it is reasonably estimated that the
total value of such operations does not exceed the amount prescribed under
section 23(4)(b).

(3) Every notice under subsection (1) shall state the estimated total value of
the construction operations.

(4) A contractor or authorized person complies with subsection (1) if he—

   (a)  had given a notice to CIC under section 34 of the Construction 
        Industry Council Ordinance ( Cap 587) in respect of the construction 
        operations; and (Amended 12 of 2006 s. 84)

   (b)  sent a copy of that notice to the Authority within the period of 14
        days, or such further time as the Authority may have allowed, within
        which he shall give notice under that subsection.

(5) Every contractor or authorized person who, without reasonable excuse,
fails to give a notice when required to do so by subsection (1) commits an
offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 1.