Hong Kong Regulations

FIRE SERVICE (INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 10

Disciplinary proceedings

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) If it appears to the Director that a registered contractor has been
convicted by any court of such an offence, or has been guilty of such improper
conduct or negligence in the installation, maintenance, repair or inspection
of any fire service installation or equipment, as to-

   (a)  render him unfit to be on the register; or

   (b)  make his continued inclusion in the register prejudicial to the due
        administration of the Ordinance, the Director may refer the matter to
        the disciplinary board.

(2) If, after due inquiry, the disciplinary board is satisfied that a
registered contractor has been convicted of an offence or has been guilty of
improper conduct or negligence, of the kind mentioned in paragraph (1), the
disciplinary board may order-

   (a)  that the name of the registered contractor be removed, either
        permanently or for such period as it thinks appropriate, from the
        register; or

   (b)  that the registered contractor be reprimanded. (L.N. 268 of 1978)

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the Director shall comply with any order made
under paragraph (2) and shall record the order in the register.

(4) The Director shall not take any action in compliance with an order made
under paragraph (2)-

   (a)  if an appeal is lodged under regulation 12(1), until the appeal is
        disposed of; or

   (b)  until the time within which an appeal may be lodged under regulation
        12(2) has expired.