Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL ORDINANCE - SECT 34

Contractor and authorized person to notify Council of their carrying out of construction operations

(1) Within 14 days after any construction operations have commenced, the
contractor and the authorized person in respect of the construction operations
shall each inform the Council, by a notice, that he is such contractor or
authorized person.

(2) A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be in a form specified by the
Council and shall state the estimated total value of the construction
operations.

(3) A notice is required to be given under this section only if—

   (a)  the construction operations are carried out under a term contract; or

   (b)  it is reasonably estimated that the total value of the construction
        operations exceeds the amount specified in Part 1 of Schedule 5.

(4) The Council may in a particular case extend the period for giving a notice
under this section.

(5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to give a notice as
required by this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a
fine at level 1.