### Lifts and Escalators Ordinance 《升降機及自動梯條例》

31. Director’s power to disconnect supply of electricity
(1) If the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that a lift is being used or operated, or is likely to be used or operated, in contravention of an order made under section 30, the Director may—
(a) disconnect or, if any lift works of the lift are undertaken by a registered lift contractor, by order served on the contractor direct the contractor to disconnect, the supply of electricity to the lift; and
(b) carry out, or by order served on the contractor mentioned in paragraph (a) direct the contractor to carry out, any work that is necessary to prevent, as far as possible, any person from reconnecting the supply of electricity to the lift before written permission has been obtained from the Director to reconnect the supply.
(2) If the registered lift contractor on whom an order is served under subsection (1), without reasonable excuse, contravenes the order, the contractor commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 12 months.
(3) If, without the Director’s written permission, the supply of electricity to a lift is reconnected by any person after it has been disconnected under subsection (1)(a)—
(a) that person; and
(b) the responsible person for the lift,

each commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $200,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months.
(4) It is a defence for a person charged under subsection (3) to prove that—
(a) if the person charged is the person who reconnected the supply of electricity to the lift, the person did not know and could not with due diligence have discovered that the supply of electricity to the lift was disconnected under subsection (1)(a); or
(b) if the person charged is not the person who reconnected the supply of electricity to the lift but is the responsible person for the lift—
(i) the offence was committed without the responsible person’s consent or connivance; and
(ii) the responsible person had taken all reasonable steps to prevent the commission of the offence.

### Lifts and Escalators Ordinance 《升降機及自動梯條例》

32. Cessation orders in respect of lift works
(1) The Director may by order served on the related person of a lift direct the person to cease any lift works that are being carried out in relation to the lift, if the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that—
(a) the lift works are being carried out in contravention of section 8;
(b) the lift works are being carried out in a manner that will cause or be likely to cause a risk of injury to any person or damage to any property; or
(c) it is otherwise desirable to do so in the interest of safety.
(2) An order made under subsection (1)—
(a) must be in the specified form;
(b) must state—
(i) the reasons for making the order; and
(ii) the date on which the order is to take effect; and
(c) may contain any conditions the Director may reasonably impose.
(3) If a person on whom an order is served under subsection (1), without reasonable excuse, contravenes the order, the person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 12 months and, if the offence is a continuing offence, to a fine of $2,000 for each day during which the offence continues.
(4) In this section—
related person (有關連人士), in relation to a lift, means—
(a) the responsible person for the lift; or
(b) the registered lift contractor (if any) who undertakes the lift works to which the order relates.

33. Application for cancellation of prohibition orders and cessation orders
(1) Subject to section 150, a person affected by an order under section 30 or 32 may on application request the Director to cancel the order.
(2) If the Director decides to refuse an application under subsection (1), the Director must notify in writing the applicant of the decision and the reasons for the decision.
(3) This section does not affect the general powers of the Director under section 46 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1).

### Lifts and Escalators Ordinance 《升降機及自動梯條例》

34. Examination orders
(1) If the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that it is desirable in the interest of safety to do so, the Director may by order served on the responsible person for a lift direct the person to—
(a) cause the lift or any part of the lift, or any associated equipment or machinery of the lift, to be examined by a registered lift engineer in the manner and within the period specified in the order; and
(b) submit within the period specified in the order a report, in the specified form, prepared by the engineer stating whether the engineer is satisfied that the lift or the part of the lift, or the associated equipment or machinery, is in safe working order.
(2) An order made under subsection (1)—
(a) must be in the specified form;
(b) must state the reasons for making the order; and
(c) may contain any conditions the Director may reasonably impose.
(3) If a person on whom an order is served under subsection (1), without reasonable excuse, contravenes the order, the person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6 months and, if the offence is a continuing offence, to a fine of $2,000 for each day during which the offence continues.

35. Removal orders
(1) The Director may by order served on the responsible person for a lift direct the person to remove the lift or any part of the lift, or any associated equipment or machinery of the lift, if the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that—
(a) the lift or the part, or the associated equipment or machinery, if used or operated, or continued to be used or operated, will cause or be likely to cause a risk of injury to any person or damage to any property; or
(b) it is otherwise necessary to do so in the interest of safety.
(2) An order made under subsection (1)—
(a) must be in the specified form;
(b) must state—
(i) the reasons for making the order; and
(ii) the date before which the lift or the part of the lift, or the associated equipment or machinery, is to be removed; and
(c) may contain any conditions the Director may reasonably impose.
(3) If a person on whom an order is served under subsection (1), without reasonable excuse, contravenes the order, the person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 12 months and, if the offence is a continuing offence, to a fine of $2,000 for each day during which the offence continues.