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25.
—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person for whom any fire safety works are or are to be carried out shall appoint an appropriate qualified person in respect of those works and shall supply to the qualified person appointed under this subsection or subsection (2)(b) a copy of every plan of the fire safety works approved by the Commissioner.
(2) If any qualified personappointed under subsection (1) or paragraph (b) becomes unwilling or unable, whether by reason of the termination of his appointment or for any other reason, to carry out his duties under subsection (4) —
(a)
the qualified person shall, within 14 days of his ceasing to carry out his duties, notify the Commissioner and the person for whom such works are or are to be carried out of the fact; and
(b)
the person for whom the fire safety works are or are to be carried out shall cease or cause to be ceased and shall not commence or cause to be commenced the carrying out of such work until he has appointed another appropriate qualified person in respect of such works.
(3) Where the person for whom any such works are or are to be carried out appoints an appropriate qualified person under subsection (2)(b), he shall, within 7 days of the appointment, notify the Commissioner of the appointment.
(4) Every qualified person appointed under this section in respect of any fire safety works shall —
(a)
take all reasonable steps and exercise due diligence in supervising and inspecting the fire safety works to ensure that such works are being carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Act and subject to section 27, any regulations made under this Act, the codes of practice, the plans approved in respect thereof by the Commissioner and any terms and conditions imposed by the Commissioner;
(b)
notify the Commissioner of any contravention of the provisions of this Act or the regulations or codes of practice in connection with the fire safety works; and
(c)
submit to the Commissioner at the prescribed times such reports and certificates as may be prescribed in any regulations made under this Act.
(5) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(6) Any qualified person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(7) It shall be a defence in any prosecution for a contravention or non-compliance with subsection (4)(b) for the person charged to prove to the satisfaction of the court that he did not know, nor could reasonably have discovered, the contravention or non-compliance referred to in the charge.
(8) Any qualified person or person for whom any fire safety works are or are to be carried out, as the case may be, who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (2)(a) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.