### Building (Administration) Regulations 《建築物(管理)規例》

20. Notification to Building Authority before commencement of building works or street works
(1) Not less than 7 days before the commencement of any building works or street works, the authorized person appointed in respect of the building works or street works shall, in the specified form, furnish to the Building Authority— (L.N. 347 of 1993)
(a) a notification, signed by the authorized person, of the appointment of the registered general building contractor, registered specialist contractor or registered minor works contractor in respect thereof and of the date upon which the building works or street works are to be commenced; and
(b) an acceptance of such appointment, a confirmation of the date upon which the building works or street works are to be commenced and an undertaking of responsibility for strict compliance with the provisions of the Ordinance and regulations, signed by the registered general building contractor, registered specialist contractor or registered minor works contractor. (L.N. 514 of 1997; 20 of 2008 s. 34)
(2) Not less than 7 days before the commencement of any building works or street works, the authorized person, the registered structural engineer or the registered geotechnical engineer appointed in respect of the building works or street works shall, where a supervision plan is required— (15 of 2004 s. 44)
(a) notify the Building Authority in writing of the appointment of any technically competent person under regulation 37; and
(b) provide the Building Authority with the personal particulars, qualifications and experience of the technically competent person appointed under regulation 37. (L.N. 514 of 1997)
(3) Not less than 7 days before the commencement of any building works or street works, the registered general building contractor or the registered specialist contractor appointed in respect of the building works or street works shall, where a supervision plan is required—
(a) notify the Building Authority in writing of the appointment of any technically competent person under regulation 41; and
(b) provide the Building Authority with the personal particulars, qualifications and experience of the technically competent person appointed under regulation 41. (L.N. 514 of 1997)
(G.N.A. 97 of 1961; L.N. 188 of 1974; L.N. 438 of 1990)

### Building (Administration) Regulations 《建築物(管理)規例》

23. Information to be supplied to Building Authority respecting appointments, etc.
(1A)  Where an authorized person, registered structural engineer or registered geotechnical engineer is appointed in respect of any building works or street works under section 4(1) of the Ordinance, the person for whom the building works or street works, as the case may be, are to be carried out shall furnish to the Building Authority in the specified form, a notice of the appointment and the confirmation by the authorized person, registered structural engineer or registered geotechnical engineer of his acceptance of the appointment. (L.N. 347 of 1993)
(1) Where an authorized person, registered structural engineer or registered geotechnical engineer who has been appointed in respect of any building works or street works ceases, for any reason, to be so appointed, he shall, within 7 days thereof, notify the Building Authority in writing that he has so ceased to be appointed.
(2) Where an authorized person, registered structural engineer or registered geotechnical engineer so appointed has nominated another authorized person, registered structural engineer or registered geotechnical engineer to act in his stead under section 4(2) of the Ordinance, he shall, not later than 7 days thereafter, notify the Building Authority in the specified form of such nomination and shall include in the notice the confirmation by such other authorized person, registered structural engineer or registered geotechnical engineer of his acceptance of the nomination. (L.N. 347 of 1993)
(L.N. 51 of 1969; L.N. 188 of 1974; 15 of 2004 s. 46)

24. Duties of registered contractor who ceases to be appointed
Where a registered general building contractor, registered specialist contractor or registered minor works contractor appointed in respect of building works or street works ceases, for any reason, to be so appointed, he shall, within 7 days thereof, deliver to the authorized person appointed in respect of the building works or street works for submission to the Building Authority in accordance with the provisions of regulation 38 notice, in the specified form, that he has so ceased to be appointed, and shall, in such form, certify that the building works or street works, as the case may be, carried out by him have been carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and regulations.
(L.N. 188 of 1974; L.N. 438 of 1990; L.N. 347 of 1993; L.N. 514 of 1997; 20 of 2008 s. 36)

### Building (Administration) Regulations 《建築物(管理)規例》

28. Certificate to be given by authorized person, registered structural engineer, registered geotechnical engineer and registered contractor engaged in respect of emergency work
Every authorized person, registered structural engineer and registered geotechnical engineer engaged to supervise, and registered general building contractor, registered specialist contractor and registered minor works contractor engaged to carry out, any work of emergency shall, within 48 hours thereof, certify, on the form specified for the purposes of section 19 of the Ordinance, that he has been so engaged.
(L.N. 188 of 1974; L.N. 347 of 1993; L.N. 514 of 1997; 15 of 2004 s. 48; 20 of 2008 s. 38)

### Building (Administration) Regulations 《建築物(管理)規例》

29. Application for approval
(1) Save as provided in regulation 33, application for approval of plans of building works or street works shall be made in the specified form and shall be accompanied by such documents as are required under these regulations. (G.N.A. 97 of 1961; L.N. 188 of 1974; L.N. 347 of 1993)
(1A) The Building Authority may charge the applicant the prescribed fee in respect of an application made under paragraph (1). (L.N. 120 of 1991)
(2) Subject to regulation 11A, any one or more of such plans may be submitted for approval separately. (L.N. 233 of 1982)
(3) Without prejudice to regulation 30(3), the submission of further particulars or other plans consequent upon the refusal of the Building Authority to give his approval under section 16(1)(i) or (2)(f) of the Ordinance shall be deemed to be a fresh application in respect of the plans which the Building Authority had refused to approve. (L.N. 152 of 1971; L.N. 121 of 1973)