Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that Bill 52, Elevators and Lifts Act, be read for the second time.
The bill establishes a framework for regulating elevating devices, amusement rides, passenger ropeways and other regulated products and regulated work performed in respect of those products;
- establishes requirements for certificates of qualification, contractor licences, operating permits and other authorizations in respect of regulated work and regulated products;
- provides for the establishment of a registry for the purpose of furthering safety in respect of regulated work and regulated products;
- allows for the adoption of codes or standards respecting regulated work and regulated products;
- provides for administrative measures such as the appointment of a Registrar of Standards, a Superintendent of Standards, a Chief Inspector and other inspectors;
- allows the Chief Inspector to accept an alternative approach to safety that is consistent with the objectives of the act, or to issue a variance for an individual circumstance on a single occasion that allows for deviation from a provision of the regulation;.
- creates prohibition and offences;
- provides for the enforcement of the act and any regulations made under it; and
- authorizes the making of regulations.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.