Procedures under the Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme (MWIS)

Main Procedures under the Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme (MWIS)
Owners receive MWIS statutory notices
Owners appoint Qualified Person(1) (QP) to carry
out prescribed inspection(4)
S c ena r io 2: R epa ir ( 4) is requ ired aft e r in sp ec tion
(Af te r t he in sp e ct ion, if o wn er s appo int
t he sa me QP ( 3 ) for su pe rv is ion o f re pa ir)
S c ena r io 1: No repa ir ( 4) is
re qu ire d aft er in sp ect ion
If prescribed
inspection is
completed within 7
days after the date of
appointment
QP submits Form
MWI 5 (2) to notify the
Building Authority
(BA) of his appointment
for inspection and
completion of the
inspection and to certify
that no repair is
required
Other cases
or
Step 1:
QP submits Form MWI 1(2)
to notify the Building
Authority (BA) of his
appointment
for
inspection, and personally
carries out the inspection
Step 2:
QP notifies the BA with
Form MWI 2a(2) of
completion
of
the
inspection and certifies
that no repair is required
If prescribed inspection and
prescribed repair are
completed within 7 days after
the date of appointment
QP submits Form MWI 5(2) to
notify the Building Authority
(BA) of his appointment for
inspection and supervision of
repair and completion of the
inspection and the necessary
repair
Other cases
or
Step 1:
QP submits Form MWI 1(2) to notify the
Building Authority (BA) of his
appointment
for
inspection
and
supervision of repair, and personally
carries out the inspection
Step 2:
Owners appoint registered contractor(5) to
carry out the necessary prescribed repair
under the supervision of the same QP
Step 3:
QP notifies the BA with Form MWI 3(2)
of completion of the inspection and the
necessary repair
Scenario 3: Re pa ir ( 4) is re qu ired af te r ins pe ct ion
(Af te r t he in sp e ct ion, if o wn er s appo int
ano th er QP ( 3 ) fo r su p e rv is io n of repa ir)
QP submits Form MWI 1(2) to notify the Building Authority (BA)
of his appointment for inspection, and personally carries out the
inspection
The QP who carried out the inspection notifies the BA with Form
MWI 2(2) of completion of inspection
and submits inspection report
(including the repair proposal) to the BA
Owners appoint another QP for supervision of repair
The QP appointed for supervision of repair submits Form
to notify the BA
of his appointment for supervision of repair
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Notes
(1) The QP list is available for viewing on the BD’s website <http://www.bd.gov.hk> under the “Access to Information” section.
Owners appoint registered contractor(5) to carry out the necessary
repair under the supervision of the QP
(2) The relevant specified forms and the samples of the completed specified forms are available for viewing on the BD’s website
<http://www.bd.gov.hk> under the “Public Forms” section.
(3) The QP appointed for prescribed inspection may be the same as or different from the QP for supervision of prescribed repair.
(4) The standard and requirement of inspection and repair is specified in the Code of Practice for Mandatory Building and Window Inspection
The QP appointed for supervision of repair notifies the BA with
Form MWI 4(2)
of completion of the necessary repair
Schemes issued by the Buildings Department, which is available for viewing on the above BD’s website.
(5) If the QP appointed for prescribed inspection or supervision of prescribed repair is a registered general building contractor or registered minor
works contractor (RMWC) in respect of windows, he may also act as the contractor to carry out the prescribed repair. However, the RMWC can
only carry out those class, type and item of minor works under which he is registered.
(06/2014)
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