Section 27 of The Boilers Act, 2025: Minor penalties.
About this Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of boilers, safety of life and property of persons from the danger of explosions of steam-boilers and for uniformity in registration and inspection during manufacture, erection and use of boilers in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Any owner of a boiler who refuses or without reasonable excuse fails,—
(i) to surrender a provisional order as required by sub-section (2) of section 14; or
(ii) to produce a certificate or provisional order when duly called upon to do so under section 20; or
(iii) to make over to the new owner of a boiler a certificate or provisional order as required by section 21; or
(iv) to report an accident to a boiler or boiler components when so required under section 23, shall be liable to penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.
(i) to surrender a provisional order as required by sub-section (2) of section 14; or
(ii) to produce a certificate or provisional order when duly called upon to do so under section 20; or
(iii) to make over to the new owner of a boiler a certificate or provisional order as required by section 21; or
(iv) to report an accident to a boiler or boiler components when so required under section 23, shall be liable to penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.