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 4D: Inspection during manufacture.
    1[4D. Inspection during manufacture.--(1) Every manufacturer, before commencing manufacture of a boiler or boiler component, shall engage an Inspecting Authority for carrying out inspection at such stages of manufacture as may be prescribed by regulations.
     (2) The Inspecting Authority engaged under sub-section (1) shall follow such procedure for inspection and certification of boiler or boiler component as may be prescribed by regulations and after inspection, if it is--
         (a) satisfied that the boiler or the boiler component conforms to the standards prescribed by regulations, it shall issue a certificate of inspection and stamp the boiler, or boiler component, or both; or
         (b) of the opinion that the boiler, or boiler component, or both does not conform to the standards prescribed by regulations, it may for reasons to be recorded in writing refuse to issue such certificate:
         Provided that no certificate shall be refused unless the Inspecting Authority had directed the manufacturer of the boiler or boiler component, or both in writing to carry out such modifications or rectifications as it deems necessary and the Inspecting Authority is of the opinion that inspite of such direction the manufacturer of the boiler or boiler component, or both did not carry out the direction.
     (3) The Inspecting Authority may, for the purposes of inspection under this section, charge such fee as may be prescribed by regulations.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 49 of 2007, s. 5, in respect of section 4A, (w.e.f. 27-5-2008) and in respect of section 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 4F (w.e.f. 7-10-2010).
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