FIRE SERVICE (INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS

FIRE SERVICE (INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS

CE (INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT)
REGULATIONS

(Cap. 95, section 25)

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[1st June, 1972.]

1. These regulations may be cited as the Fire Service (Installations
and Equipment) Regulations.

2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

&&equipment list' means the list kept under regulation 4,

'portable equipment' means any fire service equipment which is
manufactured, used or designed to be used as an independent unit
for the purpose of extinguishing, attacking, preventing or limiting a
fire;

'registered contractor' means a fire service installation contractor
registered under the Fire Service (Installation Contractors)
Regulations.

3. (1) The Director may from time to time approve for sale or supply
any type of portable equipment.

(2) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Director under
paragraph (1) may, within 14 days after the date when such decision has
come to that person's notice, appeal by way of petition to the Governor
who may confirm, vary or reverse the decision.

(3) The decision of the Governor on the appeal shall be final.

4. (1) The Director shall cause a list to be kept of portable
equipment approved by him under regulation 3.

(2) A list of portable equipment approved by the Director shall

(a)be published in the Gazette at least once in every year; and

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(b)be made available for inspection by any person at all
reasonable times free of charge at the offices of the Fire
Services Department and at each fire station in Hong Kong.

5. No person shall sell or supply any portable equipment which is
not included in the equipment list.

6. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), no fire service installation or
equipment shall be installed in any premises by any person other than a
registered contractor.





(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any portable equipment which
is not required by law to be installed in any premises.

7. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person other than a registered
contractor shall maintain, inspect or repair any fire service installation or
equipment which is installed in any premises.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any portable equipment which
is not required by law to be installed in any premises.

8. The owner of any fire service installation or equipment which is
installed in any premises shall

(a)keep such fire service installation or equipment in efficient
working order at all times; and

(b)have such fire service installation or equipment inspected by a
registered contractor at least once in every 12 months.

9. (1) Whenever a registered contractor installs, maintains, repairs
or inspects any fire service installation or equipment in any premises, he
shall within 14 days after completion of the work issue to the person on
whose instructions the work was undertaken a certificate and forward a
copy thereof to the Director.

(2) A certificate issued under paragraph (1) shall state-

(a)the address of the premises in which the work was carried out;

(b)a description of the fire service installation or equipment
concemed;

(ba) the date of the completion of the work;

(c) the nature of the work carried out; and

(d)whether or not the fire service installation or equipment is in
efficient working order.

(M) A certificate issued under paragraph (1) shall be signed by the
person authorized to do so under regulation 3A of the Fire Service
(Installation Contractors) Regulations and any person who signs a
certificate which is false or misleading in any material particular commits
an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of

(3) Any registered contractor who-

(a) contravenes paragraph (1); or

(b)issues or forwards a certificate thereunder, or a copy thereof,
which is false or misleading in a material particular,

commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of 52,000:

Provided that where the certificate was signed by a person other
than the registered contractor, the registered contractor shall





not be convicted of an offence under sub-paragraph (b) if he proves that
he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.

10. (1) The Director may, by notice in the Gazette, prescribe a Code
of Practice which shall govern the inspection and testing of fire service
equipment.

(2) Any fire service installation or equipment shall be deemed to be
in efficient working order if it complies with the requirements specified
by the Director in the Code of Practice prescribed under paragraph (1).

(3) The Code of Practice prescribed under paragraph (1) shall

(a)be published in the Gazette at least once in every year; and

(b)be made available for inspection by any person at all
reasonable times free of charge at the offices of the Fire
Services Department and at each fire station in Hong Kong.

11. The Director may authorize the Deputy Director or a Chief Fire
Officer to exercise any of the powers or duties conferred or imposed on
him by these regulations.

12. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 5, 6, 7 or 8 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine of $2,000
L.N. 120/71. L.N. 269/78. L.N. 56/72. Citation. Interpretation. L.N. 269/78. Approval of portable equipment. List to be kept of approved portable equipment. Prohibition on sale of certain portable equipment. Installation of fire service installations of equipment. Maintenance or repair of fire service installations or equipment. L.N. 269/78. Duty of owners of fire service installations or equipment. Issue of certificates by registered contractors. L.N. 269/78. L.N. 269/78. (Cap. 95, sub. leg.) L.N. 269/78. Standard of inspection. Delegation of powers. Penalty.

L.N. 120/71. L.N. 269/78. L.N. 56/72. Citation. Interpretation. L.N. 269/78. Approval of portable equipment. List to be kept of approved portable equipment. Prohibition on sale of certain portable equipment. Installation of fire service installations of equipment. Maintenance or repair of fire service installations or equipment. L.N. 269/78. Duty of owners of fire service installations or equipment. Issue of certificates by registered contractors. L.N. 269/78. L.N. 269/78. (Cap. 95, sub. leg.) L.N. 269/78. Standard of inspection. Delegation of powers. Penalty.

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