“residential building” (住宅建築物) means a building solely used for residential purposes and includes—
- (a) student hostels and staff quarters; and
- (b) a portion of a composite building that is for residential use,
but does not include a hotel or a guesthouse;
“responsible person” (負責人), in relation to a building or a unit of a building, means a person who occupies or is in possession or control of the building or unit (whether under a lease or licence or otherwise);
“Secretary” (局長) means the Secretary for the Environment;
“specified form” (指明表格) means a form specified by the Director under section 46;
“specified standards and requirements” (指明標準及規定) means the standards and requirements for building energy efficiency or an energy audit set out in a code of practice;
“stage one declaration” (首階段聲明) means a declaration referred to in section 8(1);
“stage two declaration” (次階段聲明) means a declaration referred to in section 9(1);
“unit” (單位), in relation to a building, means—
- (a) a unit or a part of the building; or
- (b) 2 or more units or parts of the building that are—
- (i) occupied by the same occupier for the purpose of the same undertaking; and
- (ii) interconnected by an internal corridor, internal staircase or other internal access,
but does not include a common area of the building.
3. Application to Government
(1) Subject to this section, this Ordinance applies to the Government.
(2) Neither the Government nor any public officer in the capacity as such is liable to be prosecuted for an offence under this Ordinance.
(3) The Government is not liable to pay any fee under this Ordinance.
4. Limit of scope of application
(1) This Ordinance does not apply to—
- (a) a building of which the main electrical switch governing the electricity supply of the building has an approved loading not exceeding 100A, 1-phase or 3-phase;
