Cap. 583 sub. leg. C

Construction Workers Registration (Exemption) Regulation (Cap. 583, section 63A) (Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 2 of 2017)[1 April 2017] Part 1 Preliminary 1. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2019) 2. Interpretation In this Regulation—required skills (規定技能), in relation to a designated trade division, means the skills described in column 3 of Schedule 1 to the Ordinance opposite the trade division. Part 2 Exemption for Emergency Construction Work 3. Interpretation of Part 2 In this Part—controller (主管), in relation to a construction site, means—(a) the principal contractor for the site; or(b) if there is no principal contractor for the site, a person who has control over, or is in charge of, the site;emergency work (緊急工作) means any construction work reasonably required to be carried out immediately on a construction site due to an emergency, for one or more of the following purposes—(a) saving human life;(b) preventing personal injury;(c) preventing damage to property;(d) preventing serious interruption or disruption to a public transport system or utility service;material time (關鍵時間), in relation to any emergency work on a construction site, means the earliest time at which a controller of the construction site becomes aware of the emergency due to which the work is required. 4. Exemption for emergency work (1) This section applies to any emergency work that—(a) involves any required skills of a designated trade division specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 (Schedule 1 required skills); and(b) is carried out on a construction site within 72 hours immediately after the material time.(2) To the extent of the involvement of the Schedule 1 required skills in carrying out the emergency work—(a) the emergency work is exempted from sections 3(2), 3A, 4 and 48(1)(b) of the Ordinance; and(b) the following persons are exempted from section 4A of the Ordinance—(i) the employer of a person personally carrying out the emergency work;(ii) the principal contractor for the construction site. 5. Duty to notify and submit record (1) If any emergency work specified in section 4(1)(a) is carried out on a construction site within 48 hours immediately after the material time, a controller of the construction site must, within that period, notify the Council of the time at which the emergency work commences.(2) The notification must be made in a specified form.(3) A controller of a construction site on which any emergency work specified in section 4(1) is carried out must, within 96 hours immediately after the material time, submit to the Council a record of the emergency work.(4) The record must be submitted in a specified form.(5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) or (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3. Part 3 Exemption for Small Scale Construction Work 6. Exemption for specified small scale construction work (1) Subsection (2) applies to any construction work described in column 2 of Schedule 2 that—(a) is carried out on a construction site;(b) involves any required skills of a designated trade division specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 (Schedule 1 required skills); and(c) meets all the requirements set out in column 3 of Schedule 2 opposite the description (applicable requirements) when the construction work commences.(2) Throughout the period during which the construction work meets all the applicable requirements and to the extent of the involvement of the Schedule 1 required skills in carrying out the construction work—(a) the construction work is exempted from sections 3(2), 3A, 4 and 48(1)(b) of the Ordinance; and(b) the following persons are exempted from section 4A of the Ordinance—(i) the employer of a person personally carrying out the construction work;(ii) the principal contractor for the construction site.(3) Subsection (4) applies to any construction work described in column 2 of Schedule 2 that—(a) is carried out on a construction site;(b) involves any Schedule 1 required skills; and(c) does not meet all the applicable requirements when the construction work commences.(4) Throughout the period during which any uncompleted part of the construction work meets all the applicable requirements and to the extent of the involvement of the Schedule 1 required skills in carrying out that part of the construction work—(a) that part of the construction work is exempted from sections 3(2), 3A, 4 and 48(1)(b) of the Ordinance; and(b) the following persons are exempted from section 4A of the Ordinance—(i) the employer of a person personally carrying out that part of the construction work;(ii) the principal contractor for the construction site. 7. Exemption for small scale construction work involving certain designated trade divisions (1) Subsection (2) applies to any construction work that—(a) is carried out on a construction site;(b) involves any required skills of a designated trade division specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 (Schedule 3 required skills); and(c) meets all the requirements set out in column 3 of Schedule 3 opposite the trade division (applicable requirements) when the construction work commences.(2) Throughout the period during which the construction work meets all the applicable requirements and to the extent of the involvement of the Schedule 3 required skills in carrying out the construction work—(a) the construction work is exempted from sections 3(2), 3A, 4 and 48(1)(b) of the Ordinance; and(b) the following persons are exempted from section 4A of the Ordinance—(i) the employer of a person personally carrying out the construction work;(ii) the principal contractor for the construction site.(3) Subsection (4) applies to any construction work that—(a) is carried out on a construction site;(b) involves any Schedule 3 required skills; and(c) does not meet all the applicable requirements when the construction work commences.(4) Throughout the period during which any uncompleted part of the construction work meets all the applicable requirements and to the extent of the involvement of the Schedule 3 required skills in carrying out that part of the construction work—(a) that part of the construction work is exempted from sections 3(2), 3A, 4 and 48(1)(b) of the Ordinance; and(b) the following persons are exempted from section 4A of the Ordinance—(i) the employer of a person personally carrying out that part of the construction work;(ii) the principal contractor for the construction site. 8. Exemption for small value construction work (1) This section applies to any construction work carried out on a construction site—(a) that involves any required skills of a designated trade division specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 (Schedule 1 required skills); and(b) the value of which does not exceed $100,000.(2) To the extent of the involvement of the Schedule 1 required skills in carrying out the construction work—(a) the construction work is exempted from sections 3(2), 3A, 4 and 48(1)(b) of the Ordinance; and(b) the following persons are exempted from section 4A of the Ordinance—(i) the employer of a person personally carrying out the construction work;(ii) the principal contractor for the construction site.(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if—(a) contiguous to the construction work there is any other construction work; and(b) the total value of the construction work and that other construction work exceeds $100,000.(4) In this section—construction contract (建造合約) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Construction Industry Council Ordinance (Cap. 587);value (價值)—(a) for any construction work that is carried out under a construction contract—(i) subject to subparagraph (ii), means the consideration attributable to the construction work as stated in, or ascertainable by reference to, the contract; or(ii) if the consideration referred to in subparagraph (i) is below the reasonable consideration to be expected on the open market for the carrying out of the construction work, means that reasonable consideration; or(b) for any construction work that is not carried out under a construction contract, means the reasonable consideration to be expected on the open market for the carrying out of the construction work.(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (a)(ii) and (b) of the definition of value in subsection (4), the Council may, when ascertaining the reasonable consideration to be expected on the open market for the carrying out of any construction work, have regard to all or any of the following matters—(a) the cost or value of materials used in the construction work;(b) the cost or value of time, work and labour involved in the construction work;(c) the equipment used in the construction work;(d) such overhead costs incurred in relation to the construction work as the Council considers reasonable;(e) the reasonable profit to be expected on the open market for the carrying out of the construction work;(f) any other matters that the Council considers appropriate. Part 4 Exemption Based on Other Enactments 9. Exemption for person exempted under other enactments (1) This section applies if—(a) a person who is a registered construction worker personally carries out on a construction site construction work that involves any required skills of a designated trade division specified in column 2 of Schedule 4 (Schedule 4 required skills);(b) an exemption specified in column 3 of Schedule 4 opposite the trade division is granted to the person, or to a class of persons to which the person belongs; and(c) the exemption is in force at the time when the person carries out the construction work.(2) In carrying out the construction work, the person is exempted from sections 3(2), 3A, 4 and 48(1)(b) of the Ordinance to the extent of the involvement of the Schedule 4 required skills—(a) covered by the exemption mentioned in subsection (1)(b); and(b) applied by the person in carrying out the construction work.(3) In relation to the person’s carrying out of the construction work, the person’s employer and the principal contractor for the construction site are exempted from section 4A of the Ordinance to the extent of the involvement of the Schedule 4 required skills as described in subsection (2)(a) and (b). Schedule 1 [ss. 4, 6 & 8]Designated Trade Divisions Specified for Purposes of Sections 4, 6 and 8 Column 1 Column 2 Item Designated trade divisions 1. Carpenter (Fender) 2. Carpenter (Formwork—Civil Construction) 3. Carpenter (Formwork—Civil Construction) (Striking) 4. Carpenter (Formwork—Building Construction) 5. Carpenter (Formwork—Building Construction) (Striking) 6. Joiner 7. Joiner (Assembling) 8. Leveller 9. Waterproofing Worker (Liquid Membrane) 10. Waterproofing Worker (Burn-type Felt) 11. Waterproofing Worker (Adhesive-type Felt) 12. Plumber 13. Drainlayer 14. Paving Block Layer 15. Plasterer 16. Plasterer (Floor) 17. Mason 18. Bricklayer 19. Tiler 20. Tiler (Mosaic) 21. Tiler (Tile) 22. Demolition Worker (Building) 23. Metal Worker 24. Structural Steel Erector 25. False Ceiling Installer 26. Concretor 27. Concrete Repairer (Spalling Concrete) 28. Marble Worker (Polishing) 29. Marble Worker (Dry Fixing) 30. Marble Worker (Wet Fixing) 31. Partition (Metal Frame) Installer 32. Glazier 33. Floor Layer (Timber Flooring) 34. Floor Layer (PVC Flooring) 35. Bar Bender and Fixer 36. Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting) 37. Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling) 38. Painter and Decorator (Emulsion Painting) 39. Painter and Decorator (Brushing Lacquering) 40. Painter and Decorator (Synthetic Painting) 41. Painter and Decorator (Clear Lacquering) 42. Painter and Decorator (Texture-spray) 43. Painter and Decorator (Metal Paint Spray) 44. Painter and Decorator (Paperhanging) 45. Painter and Decorator (Sign Writing) 46. Asphalter (Road Construction) 47. Electrical Wireman Schedule 2 [s. 6]Small Scale Construction Work under Section 6 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Description of construction work Requirements 1. Construction or alteration of U-channel, dish-channel or similar surface channel, underground gravity drain, pipe, duct, culvert or other underground non-pressurized pipe or duct (a) Depth of excavation ≤ 1.2 m (b) Distance between any point of excavation and any retaining structure or slope toe ≥ depth of excavation (c) If carried out beside the crest of a slope—(i) gradient of slope ≤ 15 degrees;(ii) height of slope ≤ 3 m; and(iii) distance between any point of excavation and outer edge of crest is at least 1.5 times the height of slope 2. Construction or alteration of aboveground gravity drain, pipe, duct or other aboveground non-pressurized pipe or duct (a) Internal diameter ≤ 300 mm (b) Not embedded in structure other than passing through a wall or slab 3. Construction or alteration of catchpit, manhole, gully, sandtrap, cable draw pit, valve pit or other similar service pit (a) Peripheral plan area ≤ 2 m2 (b) Depth ≤ 1.3 m 4. Construction or alteration of concrete wall or brick wall (other than load bearing wall) (a) No alteration of structural element involved (b) For external reinforced concrete wall—wall height from ground level ≤ 0.9 m (c) For external reinforced concrete wall serving only as planter wall but not parapet—wall height from ground level ≤ 1.2 m (d) For external brick wall—wall height from ground level ≤ 1.1 m (e) For internal reinforced concrete or brick wall—(i) wall height from adjoining floor level ≤ 2.6 m(ii) thickness ≤ 150 mm (including wall finishes) 5. Repair or maintenance of concrete wall or brick wall (other than load bearing wall) (a) No alteration of structural element involved (b) For reinforced concrete wall—wall height from adjoining ground level or adjoining floor level ≤ 2.6 m (c) For brick wall—wall height from adjoining ground level or adjoining floor level ≤ 3 m 6. Construction of bituminous road or pavement (a) Road or pavement area ≤ 50 m2 (b) For trench work—reinstatement width ≤ 500 mm 7. Construction of plain or reinforced concrete road (including run-in on pavement or track) Road area ≤ 30 m2 8. Construction of pavement or track (excluding run-in) with plain or reinforced concrete Nil 9. Construction of reinforced concrete, steel or wooden boardwalk (a) For reinforced concrete or steel boardwalk structure—span ≤ 4.5 m (b) For wooden boardwalk structure—span ≤ 3 m (c) Height of boardwalk structure from adjoining ground level (when construction work is finished) to its finished level where people walk on it ≤ 1.5 m 10. Construction, replacement or repair of metal handrail, barrier fence, or other protective barrier provided to restrict or control the movement of persons or vehicles Difference in height between level on which metal railing is located and its adjoining ground level ≤ 2 m 11. Replacement or repair of metal cat-ladder Height of cat-ladder ≤ 1.5 m 12. Erection or alteration of external mesh fence (a) Fence is erected on-grade (b) Height of fence from ground level ≤ 2.2 m 13. Construction or repair of traffic sign plate, street name plate or visitor sign plate, or its associated post Area of plate ≤ 1 m2 Schedule 3 [s. 7]Small Scale Construction Work under Section 7 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Designated trade divisions Requirements 1. Carpenter (Fender) Volume of timber to be replaced or repaired ≤ 3 m3 2. (a) Carpenter (Formwork—Civil Construction) (b) Carpenter (Formwork—Civil Construction) (Striking) (c) Carpenter (Formwork—Building Construction) (d) Carpenter (Formwork—Building Construction) (Striking) Formwork area ≤ 15 m2 3. (a) Joiner (b) Joiner (Assembling) (a) For repairing woodwork—woodwork area ≤ 25 m2 (b) For constructing new woodwork—woodwork area ≤ 2 m2 4. Leveller Setting up job lines and levels only for any construction work exempted under section 7 5. (a) Waterproofing Worker (Liquid Membrane) (b) Waterproofing Worker (Burn-type Felt) (c) Waterproofing Worker (Adhesive-type Felt) (a) For replacing or repairing waterproofing area—waterproofing area ≤ 50 m2 (b) For constructing new waterproofing area—waterproofing area ≤ 25 m2 6. Plumber (a) Size of pipe or fitting to be repaired—(i) diameter ≤ 20 mm(ii) length ≤ 3 m (b) No copper pipe with solder joint involved 7. Paving Block Layer (a) For replacing or repairing paving block—paving area ≤ 50 m2 (b) For constructing new paving block—paving area ≤ 25 m2 8. (a) Plasterer (b) Plasterer (Floor) Distance between the highest point of plastering area and adjoining ground or adjoining floor ≤ 3 m, and— (a) for replacing or repairing plastering—plastering area ≤ 50 m2 (b) for constructing new plastering—plastering area ≤ 25 m2 9. Mason (a) For replacing or repairing mason—(i) mason area ≤ 50 m2(ii) height of mason work ≤ 1.1 m (b) For constructing new mason—(i) mason area ≤ 25 m2(ii) height of mason work ≤ 1.1 m 10. (a) Tiler (b) Tiler (Mosaic) (c) Tiler (Tile) Distance between the highest point of tile work and adjoining ground or adjoining floor ≤ 3 m, and— (a) for replacing or repairing tile work—tiled area ≤ 50 m2 (b) for constructing new tile work—tiled area ≤ 25 m2 11. Demolition Worker (Building) (a) For demolishing brick wall—(i) wall height ≤ 2.6 m(ii) thickness ≤ 150 mm (including wall finishes) (b) For demolishing concrete structure—height of concrete structure ≤ 1.5 m 12. Metal Worker Weight of metal to be handled ≤ 0.2 tonne 13. Structural Steel Erector Weight of structural steel to be handled ≤ 0.2 tonne 14. False Ceiling Installer (a) For replacing or repairing false ceiling—false ceiling area ≤ 50 m2 (b) For constructing new false ceiling—false ceiling area ≤ 25 m2 15. Concretor Volume of concrete to be handled ≤ 7 m3 16. Concrete Repairer (Spalling Concrete) (a) No alteration of structural element involved (b) Distance between the highest point of area to be repaired and adjoining ground or adjoining floor ≤ 3 m (c) Area to be repaired ≤ 30 m2 17. (a) Marble Worker (Polishing) (b) Marble Worker (Dry Fixing) (c) Marble Worker (Wet Fixing) (a) For replacing or repairing marble—(i) marble area ≤ 50 m2(ii) height of marble work ≤ 1.1 m (b) For constructing new marble—(i) marble area ≤ 25 m2(ii) height of marble work ≤ 1.1 m 18. Partition (Metal Frame) Installer (a) For replacing or repairing partition (metal frame)—partition (metal frame) area ≤ 50 m2 (b) For constructing new partition (metal frame)—partition (metal frame) area ≤ 25 m2 19. Glazier Area of glass to be handled ≤ 0.7 m2 20. (a) Floor Layer (Timber Flooring) (b) Floor Layer (PVC Flooring) (a) For replacing or repairing floor—floor area ≤ 50 m2 (b) For constructing new floor—floor area ≤ 25 m2 21. Bar Bender and Fixer Steel reinforcement to be fixed (cutting or bending not included) ≤ 0.15 tonne 22. (a) Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting) (b) Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling) (c) Painter and Decorator (Emulsion Painting) (d) Painter and Decorator (Brushing Lacquering) (e) Painter and Decorator (Synthetic Painting) (f) Painter and Decorator (Clear Lacquering) (g) Painter and Decorator (Texture-spray) (h) Painter and Decorator (Metal Paint Spray) (i) Painter and Decorator (Paperhanging) (j) Painter and Decorator (Sign Writing) (a) For protective coating of concrete structure—area ≤ 5 m2 (b) For protective coating of structural steelwork against corrosion—area ≤ 0.5 m2 (c) For painting of non-structural steelwork—area ≤ 5 m2 (d) For replacing or repairing painting of an area other than one mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)—area ≤ 50 m2 (e) For new painting of an area other than one mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)—area ≤ 2 m2 23. Electrical Wireman Length of wire to be handled ≤ 50 m Schedule 4 [s. 9]Exemption Based on Other Enactments Column 1Column 2Column 3ItemDesignated trade divisionsExemptions1.Lift MechanicExemption under section 148 of the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance (Cap. 618)2.Escalator MechanicExemption under section 148 of the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance (Cap. 618)3.Gas InstallerExemption under regulation 34 of the Gas Safety (Registration of Gas Installers and Gas Contractors) Regulations (Cap. 51 sub. leg. D)4.Electrical FitterExemption under section 9 of the Electricity Ordinance (Cap. 406)