Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in TV

Tuvalu has no lift or escalator law, lift inspection regime or lift installer licence. Building control rests on the Building Act (Cap 44.08, 2022 Revised Edition; Act 2019-0011, commencement noted 9 July 2019): the Building Authority is the Public Works Department (or another authority appointed by the Minister responsible for infrastructure), with a Building Controller, inspectors, building permits and an Appeal Tribunal; s29 requires the Minister to prescribe a national Building Code by regulations. The official legislation index lists the Building Regulation 2021 (2021-001A) and the National Building Code of Tuvalu 2021 (2022-0001); PLN reports the code is AS/NZS-based and updated in 2024. The Act does not mention lifts; the Code text could not be opened (PacLII refused), so whether it touches lifts is not confirmed. Workplace safety is in Part 6 of the Labour and Employment Relations Act 2017 (Act No 14 of 2017): general employer duties and a s57 power to make OSH regulations for particular machinery or buildings; no lifts named and no such regulations found in the index.

Who regulates lifts

Public Works Department as Building Authority under the Building Act (Cap 44.08), Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure, Environment, Labour, Meteorology and Disaster; no lift-specific regulator

Periodic inspection

None found. Building Act inspections cover building work and completion; no lift or plant periodic inspection found.

Installer and maintenance licensing

Not found. The Building Act (Cap 44.08) has no builder or lift-installer licensing part.

Laws, codes and standards

Building Act (Cap 44.08) (2022 Revised Edition) — Building Act
Mandatory · Act 2019-0011 (commencement shown as 9 July 2019; s2 commencement on a date appointed by the Minister); consolidated as Cap 44.08 · Parliament of Tuvalu; Minister responsible for infrastructure; Building Authority = Public Works Department
Labour and Employment Relations Act 2017 (Act No 14 of 2017), Part 6 (2017) — Labour and Employment Relations Act 2017 - Part 6 Occupational Safety and Health
Mandatory · Act No 14 of 2017 · Parliament of Tuvalu; Minister responsible for labour and employment; Commissioner of Labour and labour inspectors
Building Regulation 2021 (2021-001A) (2021) — Building Regulation 2021
Mandatory · Made under the Building Act (Cap 44.08) · Minister responsible for infrastructure
National Building Code of Tuvalu 2021 (2022-0001) (2021) — National Building Code of Tuvalu 2021
Mandatory · Prescribed under s29 of the Building Act (Cap 44.08); listed in the official legislation index · Government of Tuvalu, Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure, Environment, Labour, Meteorology and Disaster (World Bank/ADB support)

Lift associations and bodies

Commissioner of Labour (Tuvalu) and labour inspectors
Public Works Department (Building Authority) (PWD)

Last verified 2026-10-22. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.