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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Regulations under the Scaffolding and Excavation Act, 1922.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 23rd day of
April, 1923.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR FRANCIS BELL PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

In pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in
him by the Scaffolding and Excavation Act, 1922, and of every
other power and authority enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency
the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said
Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations under and for
the purposes of the said Act; and, with the like advice and consent,
doth hereby declare that the same shall come into force fourteen days
after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

REGULATIONS.

1. In these regulations--

"Building" includes any erection, edifice, structure, bridge,
viaduct, wall, fence, or chimney, but does not include
scaffolding as hereinafter defined:

"Building-work" means any work in connection with the
construction, alteration, repair, painting, renewal, or demo-
lition of any building:

"Inspector" means an Inspector appointed under the Scaf-
folding and Excavation Act, 1922:

"Scaffolding" means any structure or framework used or
intended to be used for the support or protection of work-
men engaged in any building-work, and includes any
swinging-stage used or intended to be used for any of the
purposes aforesaid:

"Excavation" means any work in connection with preparing
or excavating foundations for buildings, or for sewerage,
gas, water, or electric supply where such work is more than
5 ft. in depth from the top of the excavation:

"Gear" includes ladder, plank, rope, fastening, hoist, block,
pulley, hanger, sling, brace, bracket, chain, waling, shores,
struts, and props used in connection with scaffolding or the
timbering of excavations, and any appliances used or in-
tended to be used for any purpose instead of scaffolding:

"Crane" includes any engine, hoist, lift, derrick, apparatus,
or contrivance of a like kind used on any building for the
hoisting, lowering, carrying, or removing from place to
place of material, goods, or workmen, and worked by steam,
electric, or hand power, or in any other manner, but does
not include any machine or boiler by which the motive
power of a crane is generated if a certificate for such
machine or boiler is required under the Inspection of
Machinery Act, 1908:

"The said Act" means the Scaffolding and Excavation Act,
1922.

2. All scaffolding and gear shall be of the description indicated
   in these regulations under the respective headings, and shall be set
   up, built, maintained, and used in accordance with such regulations:
   Provided that it shall be lawful for any Inspector to authorize the use
   for any particular purpose of any other description of scaffolding
   or gear in any case where he has personally inspected the same and
   certified in writing, in the form numbered 1 in the Schedule hereto,
   that in his opinion such scaffolding or gear may safely be used for the
   purpose intended.

SWINGING-STAGES.

3. (1.) Every swinging-stage used or intended to be used in con-
   nection with any building-work shall be so constructed or built as to
   bear three times the maximum weight ordinarily required.

(2.) Blocks shall be of iron or wood not less than 4 in. in diameter
of sheaf, consisting of double and single block. All rope shall be not
less than 2½ in. circumference. Straps or slings to be 4 in. manila
rope, or 1¾ in. steel-wire rope, or ⅜ in. wrought-iron or mild-steel rods.
Wooden blocks shall not be used unless strapped with metal. If

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