Hong Kong Regulations

BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 25

Certificate to be given by registered contractor and authorized person on completion of building works

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(1) Within 7 days of the completion of any building works in respect of which
he has been appointed, the registered contractor shall, in the form specified
for building works resulting in a new building or not so resulting, as the
case may be, certify that the new building has been erected or the building
works carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and
regulations and shall, within the said 7 days, deliver such certificate to the
authorized person or registered structural engineer, as the case may be,
appointed in respect of the building works.

(2) Within 14 days of the completion of any building works in respect of which
he has been appointed, the authorized person shall, in the form specified for
building works resulting in a new building or not so resulting, as the case
may be, delivered to him, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1),
by the registered contractor appointed in respect thereof, certify that the
new building has been erected or the building works carried out in accordance
with the plans approved in respect thereof by the Building Authority, and that
the new building or such building works, as the case may be, are in his
opinion structurally safe and shall, within the said 14 days, send such
certificate to the Building Authority.

(3) Where the form specified for building works resulting in a new building or
not so resulting, as the case may be, is delivered to the registered
structural engineer appointed in respect of the building works, in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph (1), by the registered contractor appointed
in respect thereof, the registered structural engineer shall within 7 days of
the receipt thereof certify that the new building has been erected or the
building works carried out in accordance with the plans approved in respect
thereof by the Building Authority, and that the new building or such building
works, as the case may be, are in his opinion structurally safe, and shall
deliver such certificate to the authorized person who shall within 7 days of
the receipt thereof send the same to the Building Authority. (L.N. 188 of
1974) (L.N. 188 of 1974; L.N. 347 of 1993)