Hong Kong Regulations

BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 20

Notification to Building Authority before commencement of building works or street works

(Past version on 01/04/1998).
(Past version on 22/12/1997).
(Past version on 07/11/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Not less than 7 days before the commencement of any building works or
street works, the authorized person appointed in respect of the building works
or street works shall, in the specified form, furnish to the Building
Authority- (L.N. 347 of 1993)

   (a)  a notification, signed by the authorized person, of the appointment of
        the registered general building contractor or the registered
        specialist contractor in respect thereof and of the date upon which
        the building works or street works are to be commenced; and

   (b)  an acceptance of such appointment, a confirmation of the date upon
        which the building works or street works are to be commenced and an
        undertaking of responsibility for strict compliance with the
        provisions of the Ordinance and regulations, signed by the registered
        general building contractor or the registered specialist contractor.
        (L.N. 514 of 1997)

(2) Not less than 7 days before the commencement of any building works or
street works, the authorized person, the registered structural engineer or the
registered geotechnical engineer appointed in respect of the building works or
street works shall, where a supervision plan is required- (15 of 2004 s. 44)

   (a)  notify the building Authority in writing of the appointment of any
        technically competent person under regulation 37; and

   (b)  provide the Building Authority with the personal particulars,
        qualifications and experience of the technically competent person
        appointed under regulation 37. (L.N. 514 of 1997)

(3) Not less than 7 days before the commencement of any building works or
street works, the registered general building contractor or the registered
specialist contractor appointed in respect of the building works or street
works shall, where a supervision plan is required-

   (a)  notify the Building Authority in writing of the appointment of any
        technically competent person under regulation 41; and

   (b)  provide the Building Authority with the personal particulars,
        qualifications and experience of the technically competent person
        appointed under regulation 41. (L.N. 514 of 1997) (G.N.A. 97 of 1961;
        L.N. 188 of 1974; L.N. 438 of 1990)