Section 42 of The Boilers Act, 2025: Power of State Government to make rules.
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.
(1) The State Government may, by notification and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules not inconsistent with this Act and regulations made thereunder for all or any of the following provisions, namely:—
(a) the powers and duties of the Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspectors and Inspectors under subsection (8) of section 5;
(b) the fee payable for registration of boiler under sub-section (2) of section 12;
(c) the period within which Inspector shall be required to examine the boiler under sub-section (3) of section 12;
(d) the manner of reporting transfer of boilers from one place to another within State under sub-section (9) of section 12;
(e) the manner of inquiry in respect of an accident under sub-section (4) of section 23;
(f) the manner for making appeals under sub-section (2) of section 24;
(g) the procedure for disposing of appeals under sub-section (3) of section 24;
(h) the manner in which the penalties, fines and costs levied under this Act shall be utilised under sub-section (2) of section 32;
(i) the manner of holding inquiry and imposing penalty under sub-section (1) of section 35; and
(j) the form and manner of preferring appeal under sub-section (1) of section 36.
(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.
(a) the powers and duties of the Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspectors and Inspectors under subsection (8) of section 5;
(b) the fee payable for registration of boiler under sub-section (2) of section 12;
(c) the period within which Inspector shall be required to examine the boiler under sub-section (3) of section 12;
(d) the manner of reporting transfer of boilers from one place to another within State under sub-section (9) of section 12;
(e) the manner of inquiry in respect of an accident under sub-section (4) of section 23;
(f) the manner for making appeals under sub-section (2) of section 24;
(g) the procedure for disposing of appeals under sub-section (3) of section 24;
(h) the manner in which the penalties, fines and costs levied under this Act shall be utilised under sub-section (2) of section 32;
(i) the manner of holding inquiry and imposing penalty under sub-section (1) of section 35; and
(j) the form and manner of preferring appeal under sub-section (1) of section 36.
(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.