Hong Kong Regulations

BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 12

Plans, etc. to be signed by person who prepared them

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (5), all plans, structural details and
calculations submitted to the Building Authority for approval shall be
prepared and signed by an authorized person, and his signature shall be deemed
to be his assumption of all responsibility for the plan, structural details or
calculations, as the case may be. (15 of 2004 s. 40)

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), all foundation plans, structural details and
calculations required under regulations 8(1)(d) and (i) and 9(f) shall be
prepared and signed by a registered structural engineer, and his signature
shall be deemed to be his assumption of all responsibility for the plans,
structural details or calculations, as the case may be.

(3) In the case of building works to which paragraph (4) applies, all
foundation plans, structural details and calculations required under
regulation 8(1)(d) and (i) may be prepared and signed by an authorized person,
and his signature shall be deemed to be his assumption of all responsibility
for the plans, structural details or calculations, as the case may be.

(4) Paragraph (3) applies to any building works where-

   (a)  the height of the construction does not exceed 10 m;

   (b)  the span of any structural element of the construction does not exceed
        6 m;

   (c)  the structural elements are constructed of timber, masonry, steel,
        plain concrete or reinforced concrete;

   (d)  the foundations of the construction are of the spread footing type
        with a ground bearing pressure not exceeding 300 kPa and founded at
        not more than 2 m below existing ground level; and

   (e)  there is no structural alteration to any existing structural elements
        designed by a registered structural engineer.

(5) All geotechnical plans, geotechnical assessment, geotechnical details and
calculations, geotechnical reports, site investigation reports or ground
investigation reports required under or pursuant to regulation 8(1)(b)(iv),
(ba), (bb), (bc), (d) and (l), (3) and (4)(c) shall be prepared and signed by
a registered geotechnical engineer, and his signature shall be deemed to be
his assumption of all responsibility for the geotechnical plans, geotechnical
assessment, geotechnical details and calculations, geotechnical reports, site
investigation reports or ground investigation reports, as the case may be. (15
of 2004 s. 40) (L.N. 438 of 1990)