Cap. 56activeordinance

Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance

鍋爐及壓力容器條例

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s.63

Provisions as to notification of accidents and defects in boilers and pressure vessels

(1)
Where—
(a)
an accident occurs in or to a boiler or pressure vessel or its auxiliary equipment; or
(b)
the owner of a boiler or pressure vessel becomes aware of any defect therein or in its auxiliary equipment that is likely to cause danger to life or damage to property,
the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel shall forthwith cause the use and operation thereof to be stopped and shall, as soon as practicable and in any event within 24 hours, notify the Authority of the accident or defect, as the case may be, and, where applicable, shall, at the same time, send to the Authority the latest certificate of fitness issued in respect of the boiler or pressure vessel.
(2)
Every such notice shall include the following
particulars—
(a)
the address or place at which the boiler or pressure vessel is installed;
(b)
a general description of the boiler or pressure vessel;
(c)
the purpose for which the boiler or pressure vessel is or was used;
(d)
where applicable, the name and address of the appointed examiner who issued the latest certificate of fitness in respect of the boiler or pressure vessel;
(e)
in the case of an accident in or to a boiler or pressure
vessel—
(i)
the number of persons killed or injured, if any;
(ii)
details of the part thereof that failed and the extent of failure generally, if known; and
(iii)
the pressure at which the same was being operated at the time of the accident; and
(f)
in the case of a defect in a boiler or pressure vessel, details of the nature of the defect.