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

40A. Registration of senior construction worker as registered skilled worker
(1) Despite section 40(2), the Registrar may register a person as registered skilled worker for a designated trade division if the Registrar is satisfied that—
(a) as on the commencement date* of this section, the person has a period, or an aggregate period, of not less than 10 years of relevant experience in the trade division; and
(b) the person—
(i) as at 29 December 2005, has a period, or an aggregate period, of not less than 6 years of relevant experience in the trade division; or
(ii) has passed an assessment conducted by the Council for the purposes of this section.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person has relevant experience in a designated trade division if the person has personally carried out on a construction site construction work that involves any skills described in column 3 of Schedule 1 opposite the trade division.
(3) The Registrar must not register a person for a designated trade division under subsection (1) if a qualification or requirement is set out in column 6 of Schedule 1 opposite the trade division.
(4) A person who wishes to be registered under subsection (1) must make an application under section 39(1)(a) within the period of 18 months beginning on the commencement date* of this section.
(5) The Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette, extend the period.
(6) A notice under subsection (5) may only be published before the expiry of the period which the notice seeks to extend.
(7) If an application referred to in subsection (4) is made after the expiry of the period referred to in that subsection, the Registrar may not process the application unless the Registrar thinks it fair and reasonable to do so.
(8) A prescribed fee is payable to the Council by a person who attends an assessment referred to in subsection (1)(b)(ii).
(9) This section or a provision of this section expires on a day to be appointed by the Secretary by notice published in the Gazette.
(Added 22 of 2014 s. 18) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 1 April 2015.

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

41. Training course for registered skilled worker (provisional)
(1) The Council may, in relation to the registered skilled workers (provisional) for a designated trade division, specify a training course— (Amended 17 of 2012 s. 43; 22 of 2014 s. 19)
(a) which is, in the opinion of the Council, a course of training for those workers on carrying out on a construction site construction work that involves any skills described in column 3 of Schedule 1 opposite the trade division; and
(b) in respect of which a certificate is issued to a person who—
(i) attends and completes the course;
(ii) attends and completes the assessment, conducted during or at the end of the course, of the person’s competence in the area covered by the course; and
(iii) satisfies the assessor that the person is so competent.
(2) The Council shall give notice in the Gazette of any training course that it specifies under subsection (1).
(3) A registered skilled worker (provisional) for a designated trade division may, at his own cost, attend a training course that the Council specifies under subsection (1) in relation to the registered skilled workers (provisional) for the trade division.

(Amended 17 of 2012 s. 43; 22 of 2014 s. 19)

42. Special provision on registration for certain trade divisions
(Amended 22 of 2014 s. 20)(1) The Registrar must not register a person as a registered skilled worker (provisional), or registered semi-skilled worker (provisional), for a designated trade division if a qualification or requirement is set out in column 6 of Schedule 1 opposite the trade division. (Replaced 22 of 2014 s. 20)
(2)-(4) (Repealed 22 of 2014 s. 20)(5) The Registrar shall not register a person as a registered skilled worker, a registered skilled worker (provisional), a registered semi-skilled worker, or a registered semi-skilled worker (provisional), for the designated trade division of Building Security System Mechanic unless the Registrar is satisfied that the person holds a permit in relation to the activities within paragraph (c) or (d) of the definition of security work in section 2 of the Security and Guarding Services Ordinance (Cap. 460). (Amended 22 of 2014 s. 20)

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

43. Acceptance and rejection of registration
(1) The Registrar shall accept or reject an application for registration or renewal of registration in accordance with this Ordinance.
(2) Where the Registrar rejects an application for registration or renewal of registration, the Registrar shall notify in writing the applicant of the rejection and the reasons for the rejection.

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

45. Expiry of registration as registered skilled worker (provisional), etc.
(1) The registration of a person as a registered skilled worker (provisional) for a designated trade division expires— (Amended 22 of 2014 s. 22)
(a) on the third anniversary of the date of registration;
(b) if the registration is extended under section 45A, on the new expiry date notified under section 45A(6) or, if the registration has been so extended more than once, on the new expiry date so notified in accordance with the latest extension; or
(c) on the date on which the person is registered as a registered skilled worker for the trade division (if the date falls before the time of expiry mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)).
(2) The registration of a person as a registered semi-skilled worker (provisional) for a designated trade division expires— (Amended 22 of 2014 s. 22)
(a) on the third anniversary of the date of registration;
(b) if the registration is extended under section 45A, on the new expiry date notified under section 45A(6) or, if the registration has been so extended more than once, on the new expiry date so notified in accordance with the latest extension; or
(c) on the date on which the person is registered as a registered skilled worker, or a registered semi-skilled worker, for the trade division (if the date falls before the time of expiry mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)).
(3) Subject to section 45A, the registration of a person as a registered skilled worker (provisional), or a registered semi-skilled worker (provisional), for a designated trade division is not renewable.
(Replaced 17 of 2012 s. 25. Amended 22 of 2014 s. 22)