lift "lift" means an appliance designed to transport passengers or goods or both between two or more levels in a vertical direction by means of a guided lift car or platform in which the motion of the lift car or platform is obtained through an electric motor coupled to the lifting element, and includes the machinery, suspension ropes, hydraulic rams, supports and enclosures required in connection therewith, and includes electric or hydraulic lifts and paternoster or continuous lift, but does not include mine cages as used in underground mines; ACT 139 - FACTORIES AND MACHINERY ACT 1967 (REVISED 1974) 3. Interpretation - general.