### Construction Workers Registration Ordinance 《建造業工人註冊條例》

61. Service, etc. of notices
(1) Subject to subsection (4), a notice that is required to be, or may be, served on or given to the Council, or the Review Board, under this Ordinance shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be deemed to be so served or given if it is— (Amended 17 of 2012 s. 36)
(a) left at the Council’s last known address for service in Hong Kong; or
(b) sent by post to the Council at its last known address for service, or at its last known postal address, in Hong Kong. (Amended 17 of 2012 s. 36)
(2) Subject to subsection (4), a notice that is required to be, or may be, served on or given to the Registrar under this Ordinance shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be deemed to be so served or given if it is—
(a) left at the Registrar’s last known address for service in Hong Kong; or
(b) sent by post to the Registrar at its last known address for service, or at its last known postal address, in Hong Kong.
(3) Subject to subsections (1), (2) and (4), a notice that is required to be, or may be, served on or given to a person (howsoever described) under this Ordinance shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be deemed to be so served or given if—
(a) in the case of an individual, it is—
(i) delivered to him;
(ii) left at his last known address for service, or at his last known place of residence or business, in Hong Kong; or
(iii) sent by post to him at his last known address for service, or at his last known postal address, in Hong Kong;
(b) in the case of a company, it is—
(i) served on or given to an officer of the company;
(ii) left at the company’s last known address for service, or at its last known address of business, in Hong Kong; or
(iii) sent by post to the company at its last known address for service, or at its last known postal address, in Hong Kong;
(c) in the case of a partnership, it is—
(i) delivered, left or sent in accordance with paragraph (a) in respect of any partner who is an individual; or
(ii) served, given, left or sent in accordance with paragraph (b) in respect of any partner which is a company;
(d) in the case of a person (attorney

### Construction Workers Registration Ordinance 《建造業工人註冊條例》

62. Power of Council to specify forms
(Amended 17 of 2012 s. 43)(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Council may specify— (Amended 17 of 2012 s. 43)
(a) registration cards;
(b) any document required under this Ordinance to be in the specified form; or
(c) such other documents required for the purposes of this Ordinance as the Council thinks fit.
(2) The Council’s power under subsection (1) shall be subject to any express requirement under this Ordinance for a form, whether specified or otherwise, to comply with that requirement, but that requirement shall not restrict the exercise of that power in respect of that form to the extent that, in the opinion of the Council, its exercise of that power in respect of that form does not contravene that requirement.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that the Council’s power under subsection (1) may be exercised in such a way as to— (Amended 17 of 2012 s. 43)
(a) include (whether by way of attachment or otherwise) in the specified form of any document referred to in that subsection a statutory declaration—
(i) to be made by the person completing the form; and
(ii) as to whether the particulars contained in the form are true and correct to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief; or
(b) specify more than one form of registration cards or of any document referred to in that subsection, whether as alternatives, or to provide for particular circumstances or particular cases, as the Council thinks fit.
(4) A form specified under this section shall be—
(a) completed in accordance with such directions and instructions as are specified in the form;
(b) accompanied by such registration cards or documents, or both, as are specified in the form; and
(c) if the completed form is required to be provided to the Council or any other person, so provided in the manner, if any, specified in the form.
(5)  In this section, document (文件)—
(a) includes any application, notice, record and register; and
(b) does not include a registration card.

(Amended 17 of 2012 s. 43)

### Construction Workers Registration Ordinance 《建造業工人註冊條例》

63. Regulations
(1) The Council may, subject to the approval of the Secretary, by regulation— (Amended 17 of 2012 s. 37)
(a) provide further for the making of applications for registration and renewal of registration and for the consideration and processing of, and the making of decision in relation to, such applications;
(b) provide further for the making of requests for review under Part 7 and for the consideration and processing of, and the making of recommendation in relation to, such requests;
(c) provide further for the making of appeals under Part 7 and for the processing and hearing of, and the making of decision in relation to, such appeals;
(d) provide further for the making of applications under sections 45A, 46A and 58(2) and for the consideration and processing of, and the making of decision in relation to, such applications; (Amended 17 of 2012 s. 37)
(e) prescribe the fees and any other matter required to be prescribed;
(f) provide, for the purposes of Part 5, for the records to be kept, and information to be supplied, by employers, contractors and authorized persons within the meaning of that Part; and
(g) generally provide for the better carrying out of the purposes of this Ordinance.
(2) Any regulation made under this section may—
(a) make different provisions for different circumstances and provide for a particular case or class of cases;
(b) be made so as to apply only in specified circumstances; and
(c) contain such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional or saving provision as may be necessary or expedient in consequence of the regulation.

63A. Exemption regulation made by Secretary
(1) The Secretary may exempt by regulation any construction work from the application of this Ordinance.
(2) An exemption under subsection (1) may only be made on the basis of one or more of the following—
(a) the scale of the construction work;
(b) the value of the construction work in monetary terms;
(c) the urgency of the construction work.
(3) The Secretary may exempt by regulation a person or a class of persons from the application of this Ordinance.
(4) A regulation made under this section—
(a) may make different provisions for different circumstances;
(b) may be made so as to apply only in specified circumstances;
(c) may impose obligations on any person concerned in any construction work exempted under the regulation;
(d) may prescribe an offence for contravening the regulation which is punishable by a fine not exceeding level 3; and
(e) may contain any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional or saving provision that may be necessary or expedient due to the regulation.
(Added 22 of 2014 s. 33)