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

61. Director’s power to disconnect supply of electricity
(1) If the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that an escalator is being used or operated, or is likely to be used or operated, in contravention of an order made under section 60, the Director may—
(a) disconnect or, if any escalator works of the escalator are undertaken by a registered escalator contractor, by order served on the contractor direct the contractor to disconnect, the supply of electricity to the escalator; 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 escalator before written permission has been obtained from the Director to reconnect the supply.
(2) If the registered escalator 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 an escalator is reconnected by any person after it has been disconnected under subsection (1)(a)—
(a) that person; and
(b) the responsible person for the escalator,

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 escalator, the person did not know and could not with due diligence have discovered that the supply of electricity to the escalator was disconnected under subsection (1)(a); or
(b) if the person charged is not the person who reconnected the supply of electricity to the escalator but is the responsible person for the escalator—
(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》

62. Cessation orders in respect of escalator works
(1) The Director may by order served on the related person of an escalator direct the person to cease any escalator works that are being carried out in relation to the escalator, if the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that—
(a) the escalator works are being carried out in contravention of section 42;
(b) the escalator 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 an escalator, means—
(a) the responsible person for the escalator; or
(b) the registered escalator contractor (if any) who undertakes the escalator works to which the order relates.

63. Application for cancellation of prohibition orders and cessation orders
(1) Subject to section 150, a person affected by an order under section 60 or 62 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》

64. 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 an escalator direct the person to—
(a) cause the escalator or any part of the escalator, or any associated equipment or machinery of the escalator, to be examined by a registered escalator 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 escalator or the part of the escalator, 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.

65. Removal orders
(1) The Director may by order served on the responsible person for an escalator direct the person to remove the escalator or any part of the escalator, or any associated equipment or machinery of the escalator, if the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that—
(a) the escalator 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 escalator or the part of the escalator, 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.