Act Number: 5

Act Name: The Boilers Act, 1923

Year: 1923

Enactment Date: 1923-02-23

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to steam boilers.

Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Section 25: Penalty for tampering with register mark.
    (1) Whoever removes, alters, defaces, renders invisible or otherwise tampers with the register number marked on a boiler in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any Act repealed hereby, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 1[one lakh rupees].
     (2) Whoever fraudulently marks upon a boiler a register number which has not been allotted to it under this Act or any Act repealed hereby, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with 2[fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both].
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 23, ibid., for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 27-5-2008).
2. Subs. by s. 23, ibid., for "fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both" (w.e.f. 27-5-2008).
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