Hong Kong Regulations

CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 68

Offences and penalties relating to contractors

(Past version on 01/10/1999).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Any contractor who-

   (a)  contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 4A(1) or (1A), 5(1) or
        (2), 8, 9(1) or (2), 10(1) or (2), 20(1) or (2), 31(1) or (3), 32(1)
        or (2), 33, 34(1) or (2), 35(1) or (3), 36, 38(1), (2), (3), (5) or

(6), 38A(1), (2) or (3), 38AA(1), (2) or (3), 38B(1) or (1A), 38C, 38D, 38E(1)
or (2), 38F(1) or (4), 38G(1) or (2), 39(1) or (2), 40(1), 41, 41A, 42, 43,
44(1) or (2), 45(1) or (2), 46(1) or (1A), 47(1), (1A), (2) or

(3), 48(1) or (1A), 49(1), (1A), (2), (3) or (4), 50, 51(1) or (2), 52(1),

(1A) or (2), 52A(1), (1A) or (2), 53(2), 54(1) or (1A), 55, 56(1), 57, 58, 59,
61(1), (2), (4), (5) or (6), 62, 63, 64, 65(2), 66(1) or 67(1), (2) or

(3); or (L.N. 221 of 1994; L.N. 552 of 1995)

   (b)  fails to comply with any requirement under regulation 61(3), shall be
        guilty of an offence. (L.N. 280 of 1978; L.N. 118 of 1981; L.N. 238 of
        1983)

(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall-

   (a)  in respect of a contravention of regulation 5(1) or (2), 31(1) or (3),
        32(1) or (2), 34(1) or (2), 35(1) or (3), 38(1), (2), (3), (5) or

(6), 38E(1) or (2), 38F(1), 39(1) or (2), 41, 41A, 47(1), (1A), (2) or

(3), 49(1), (1A), (2), (3) or (4), be liable to a fine of $200000; (L.N. 21 of
1994; L.N. 552 of 1995)

   (b)  in respect of a contravention of regulation 4A(1) or (1A), 8, 9(1) or
        (2), 10(1) or (2), 20(1) or (2), 33, 42, 43, 44(1) or (2), 45(1) or
        (2), 46(1) or (1A), 48(1) or (1A), 50, 51(1) or (2), 52(1), (1A) or

(2), 52A(1), (1A) or (2), 53(2), 54(1) or (1A), be liable to a fine of $50000;
(L.N. 21 of 1994; L.N. 221 of 1994)

   (c)  (Repealed L.N. 21 of 1994)

   (d)  in respect of a contravention of regulation 38F(4), 55, 56(1), 57, 58,
        59, 61(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), 62, 63, 64, 65(2), 66(1) or
        67(1), (2) or (3), be liable to a fine at level 3;

   (e)  (Repealed L.N. 21 of 1994)

   (f)  in respect of a contravention of regulation 38A(1), 38AA(1) or 40(1),
        be liable to a fine of $200000 and to imprisonment for 12 months;

(71 of 1989 s. 13)

   (g)  in respect of a contravention of regulation 36, 38A(2) or (3), 38AA(2)
        or (3), 38B(1) or (1A), 38C, 38D, 38G(1) or (2) be liable, where the
        offence was committed without reasonable excuse, to a fine of $200000
        and to imprisonment for 12 months and in any other case to a fine of
        $200000. (71 of 1989 s. 13)

   (h)  -(i) (Repealed L.N. 76 of 1999) (L.N. 118 of 1981; L.N. 238 of 1983;
        L.N. 285 of 1993; L.N. 21 of 1994; L.N. 64 of 1999; L.N. 76 of 1999;
        L.N. 257 of 2003; L.N. 258 of 2003)