Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste has no lift-specific law found. Decree-Law 9/2022 (legal regime for building and urbanisation, Jornal da República 24 February 2022) lists lift ('elevadores') projects among the specialty engineering projects to be submitted for licensed works where lifts are to be installed, and buildings are inspected by a commission before a use licence is issued. Construction firms must be certified and registered under Decree-Law 27/2010; the Ministry of Public Works said in 2020 that building and civil-construction codes, including accessibility, were in draft.

Who regulates lifts

Ministry with responsibility for urban licensing (Director-General of the urban administration service decides licences); Ministry of Public Works for construction-company certification.

Periodic inspection

None found. A vistoria (inspection by a commission) precedes the use licence for completed buildings.

Installer and maintenance licensing

No lift-specific licensing found; construction companies need certification and registration under Decree-Law 27/2010 (whether it has a lift/electromechanical category was not seen).

Laws, codes and standards

Decreto-Lei n.º 9/2022 (2022) — Legal regime for building and urbanisation
Mandatory · Government decree-law under Art. 115(1)(o) and (p) of the Constitution and Art. 32 of Law 6/2017 (Bases of Spatial Planning); Jornal da República Série I N.º 9 A, 24 February 2022. · Government of Timor-Leste
Decreto-Lei n.º 27/2010 (2010) — Legal regime for certification and registration of civil construction and technical consultancy companies
Mandatory · Decree-law of 22 December 2010; fees set by Diploma Ministerial 7/MF/MI/2011. · Government of Timor-Leste

Lift associations and bodies

Ministry of Public Works (Timor-Leste) (MOP)

Last verified 2026-10-19. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.