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THE BOILERS ACT, 1923

THE SCHEDULE.­­[Repealed].

THE BOILERS ACT, 1923 1ACT NO. V OF 1923 [23rd February, 1923] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to steam­boilers. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to stem­ boilers; it is hereby enacted as follows:­

Section 1. Short title, Extent and Commencement

(1) This Act may be called the 2* Boilers Act, 1923. 3[(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.]

(3) It shall come into force on such date4 as the 5[Federal Government] may, by notification in the 6[official Gazette], appoint.

Section 2. Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,­

(a) “accident” means an explosion of a boiler or steam­pipe or any damage to a boiler or steam­pipe which is calculated to weaken the strength thereof so as to render it liable to explode; 7[(aa) “Board” means the 8* Boilers Board constituted under section 27A;]

(b) “boiler” means any closed vessel exceeding five gallons in capacity which is used expressly for generating steam under pressure 9* * *, and includes any mounting or other fitting attached to such vessel, which is wholly or partly under pressure when steam is shut off; 1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1922, Pt. V.p.249; and for Report of Joint Committee, see ibid., 1923, Pt. V, p. 15.

This Act has been extended to:­

(i) the Leased Areas of Baluchistan, see the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G.G.O. 3 of 1950); and applied in the Federated Areas of Baluchistan, see Gazette of India, 1937, Pt. I,

p. 1499;

(ii) the Baluchistan States Union, see the Baluchistan States Union (Federal Laws) (Extension) Order, 1953 (G.G.O. 4 of 1953), as amended by the Baluchistan States Union (Federal Laws) (Extension) (Second Amdt.) Order, 1953 (G.G.O. 19 of 1953);

(iii) the Khairpur State, see G.G.O. 5 of 1953, as amended by G.G.O. 24 of 1953;

(iv) the State of Bahawalpur by the Bahawalpur (Extension of Federal Laws) Order, 1953 (G.G.O. 11 of 1953) as amended by the Bahawalpur (Extension of Federal Laws) (Amdt.) Order 1953 (G.G.O 21 of 1953).

This Act has been amended in its application to the Province of West Pakistan by W.P. Ordinance 33 of 1958.

The Act has been and shall be deemed to has been brought into force in Gwadur with effect from the 8th September, 1958, by the Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) Ordinance, 1960 (37 of 1960), s. 2.

This Act has been extended to the F.A.T.A. (as application in the N.W.F.P) by Regulation No. III of 1983, s. 2.

2The word “Indian” omitted by A.O., 1949. 3Sub­section (2), as amended by A.O., 1949, and the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act,1951 (26 of 1951), s.8, has been subs. By the central Laws (Statute Reform) ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s.3 and 2nd sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955). 4This Act came into force on the 1st January, 1924, see Gen. R. & O.

5Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government” which was previously amended by A.O., 1937, for “G.G. in C”.

6Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “Gazette of India”.

7Clause (aa) ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), section 3. 8The word “Central” has been omitted by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch. 9The words “for use outside such vessel” omitted by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1929 (9 of 1929), s. 2.

(c) “Chief Inspector” and “Inspector” mean, respectively, a person appointed to be a Chief Inspector and an Inspector under this Act; 1[(cc) “economizer” means any part of a feed­pipe that is wholly or partly exposed to the action of flue gases for the purpose of recovery of waste heat;

(ccc) “feed­pipe” mean any pipe or connected fitting wholly or partly under pressure through which feed water passes directly to the boilers and does not form an integral part thereof;]

(d) “owner” includes any person using a boiler as agent of the owner thereof and any person using a boiler which he has hired or obtained on loan from the owner thereof;

(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations or rules made under this Act.,

(f) “steam­pipe” means any main pipe exceeding three inches in internal diameter through which steam passes directly from a boiler to a prime­ mover or other first user, and includes any connected fitting of a steam­ pipe; and

(g) “structural alteration, addition or renewal” shall not be deemed to include any renewal or replacement of a petty nature when the part of fitting used for replacement is not inferior in strength, efficiency or otherwise to the replaced part or fitting.

[2] Section 2A. Application of Act to feed–pipes

Every reference in this Act [except where the word “steam­pipe” is used in clause (f) of section 2], to a steam­pipe or steam­pipes shall be deemed to include also a reference to a feed­pipe or feed­pipes, respectively.]

[3] Section 2B. Application of Act to economisers

Every reference in this Act to a boiler or boilers [except in clause (ccc) of section 2, clause (e) of section 6, clauses (c ) and (d) of section 11, clause

(d) of section 29 and section 34] shall be deemed to include also a reference to an economiser or economisers, respectively.]

Section 3. Limitation of application

(1) Nothing in this Act shall apply in the case of any boiler or steam­pipe­ 4[(a) in any steam­ship as defined in section 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923 or in any mechanically propelled vessel as defined in section 2 of the Inland Mechanically Propelled Vessels Act; or]

(b) belonging to or under the control of 5* * *

1Subs. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947), s. 2, for clause (cc) which was previously amended by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1943 (17 of 1943), s. 2.

2S. 2A ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1943 (17 of 1943), s. 3.

3S. 2B ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947),s . 3.

4Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and Sch., II, for clause (a).

5The words “His Majesty’s is Navy or” omitted ibid.

Section 4. Power to limit extent

The 1[Provincial Government] may, by notification in the 2[official Gazette], exclude any specified area from the operation of all or any specified provisions of this Act.

Section 5. Appointment of Chief Inspectors and Inspectors

(1) The 3[Provincial Government] may appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for the Province for the purposes of this Act, and may define the local limits within which each Inspector shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on Inspectors by or under this Act.

(2) The 3[Provincial Government] shall likewise appoint a person to be Chief Inspector for the Province, who may, in addition to the powers and duties conferred or imposed on the Chief Inspector by or under this act, exercise any power and perform any duty so conferred or imposed on inspectors

(3) Every Chief Inspector and every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Section 6. Prohibition of use of unregistered or un­certificated boiler

Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no owner of a boiler shall use the boiler or permit it to be used­

(a) unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(b) in the case of any boiler which has been transferred from one Province to another until the transfer has been reported in the prescribed manner;

(c) unless a certificate or provisional order authorizing the use of the boiler is for the time being in force under this Act;

(d) at a pressure higher than the maximum pressure recorded in such certificate or provisional order;

(e) where the 3[Provincial Government] has made rules requiring that boilers shall be in charge of persons holding certificates of competency, unless the boiler is in charge of a person holding the certificate required by such rules:

Provided that any boiler registered, or any boiler certified or licensed, under any Act hereby repealed shall be deemed to have been registered or certified, as the case may be, under this Act: 4* * * * * * *

1Subs. By A.O., 1937, for “G.G. in C.”

2Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “Gazette of India”.

3Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.

4Second proviso rep. by the “Repealing and Amending Act, 1939 (34 of 1939), s. 3 and Sch. II.

Section 7. Registration

(1) The owner of any boiler which is not registered under the provisions of this Act may apply to the Inspector to have the boiler registered. Every such application shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(2) On receipt of an application under sub­section (1), the Inspector shall fix a date, within thirty days or such shorter period as may be prescribed from the date of the receipt, for the examination of the boiler and shall give the owner thereof not less than ten days notice of the date so fixed.

(3) On the said date the Inspector shall proceed to measure and examine the boiler and to determine in the prescribed manner the maximum pressure, if any, at which such boiler may be used, and shall report the result of the examination to the Chief Inspector in the prescribed form.

(4) The Chief Inspector, on receipt of the report, may­

(a) register the boiler and assign a register number thereto either forthwith or after satisfying himself that any structural alteration, addition or renewal which he may deem necessary has been made in or to the boiler or any steam­pipe attached thereto, or

(b) refuse to register the boiler:

Provided that where the Chief Inspector refuses to register a boiler, he shall forthwith communicate his refusal to the owner of the boiler together with the reasons thereof.

(5) The Chief Inspector shall, on registering the boiler, issue to the owner a certificate in the prescribed form authorizing the use of the boiler for a period not exceeding twelve months at a pressure not exceeding such maximum pressure as he thinks fit and as in accordance with the regulations made under this Act:

1[Provided that a certificate issued under this sub­section in respect of an economizer may authorize its use for a period not exceeding twenty four months.]

(6) The Inspector shall forthwith convey to the owner of the boiler the orders of the Chief Inspector and shall in accordance therewith issue to the owner any certificate of which the issue has been ordered, and, where the boiler has been registered, the owner shall within the prescribed period cause the register number to be permanently marked thereon in the prescribed manner.

Section 8. Renewal of Certificate

(1) A certificate authorizing the use of a boiler shall cease to be in force­

(a) on the expiry of the period for which it was granted; or

(b) when any accident occurs to the boiler; or 1Proviso added by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947), section 4.

(c) when the boiler is moved, the boiler not being a vertical boiler heating surface of which is less than two hundred square feet, or a portable or vehicular boiler; or

(d) when any structural alteration, addition or renewal is made in or to the boiler; or

(e) if the Chief Inspector in any particular case so directs, when any structural alteration, addition or renewal is made in or to any steam­pipe attached to the boiler; or

(f) on the communication to the owner of the boiler or an order of the Chief Inspector or Inspector prohibiting its use on the ground that it or any steam­pipe attached thereto is in a dangerous condition.

(2) Where an order is made under clause (f) of sub­section (1), the grounds on which the order is made shall be communicated to the owner with the order.

(3) When a certificate ceases to be in force, the owner of the boiler may apply to the Inspector for a renewal thereof for such period not exceeding twelve months as he may specify in the application:

1[Provided that where the certificate relates to an economizer, the application for its renewal may be for a period not exceeding twenty­four months.]

(4) An application under sub­section (3) shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee and, on receipt thereof, the Inspector shall fix a date, within thirty days or such shorter period as may be prescribed from the date of the receipt, for the examination of the boiler and shall give the owner thereof not less than ten days notice of the date so fixed:

Provided that, where the certificate has ceased to be in force owing to the making of any structural alteration, addition or renewal, the Chief Inspector may dispense with the payment of any fee:

1[Provided further that in case of an economizer, the owner shall be given not less than thirty days’ notice of the date fixed for its examination.]

(5) On the said date the Inspector shall examine the boiler in the prescribed manner, and if he is satisfied that the boiler and the steam­pipe or steam­pipes attached thereto are in good condition shall issue a renewed certificate authorizing the use of the boiler for such period not exceeding twelve months and at a pressure not exceeding such maximum pressure as he thinks fit and as is in accordance with the regulations made under this Act: 2[Provided that a renewed certificate issued under this sub­section in respect of an economizer may authorize its use for a period not exceeding twenty­four months :] 1Proviso added by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947) section 5. 2Proviso ins., ibid.

Provided 1[further] that if the Inspector___

(a) Proposes to issue any certificate­

(i) having validity for a less period than the period entered in the application, or

(ii) increasing or reducing the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be used, or

(b) proposes to order any structural alteration, addition or renewal to be made in or to the boiler or any steam­pipe attached thereto, or

(c) is of opinion that the boiler is not fit for use, the Inspector shall, within forty­eight hours of making the examination, inform the owner of the boiler in writing of his opinion and the reasons thereof, and shall forthwith report the case for orders to the Chief Inspector.

(6) The Chief Inspector, on receipt of a report under sub­section (5), may, subject to the provisions of this Act and of the regulations made hereunder, order the renewal of the certificate in such terms and on such conditions, if any, as he thinks fit, or may refuse to renew it:

Provided that where the Chief Inspector refuses to renew a certificate, he shall forthwith communicate his refusal to the owner of the boiler, together with the reasons therefore.

(7) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent an owner of a boiler from applying for a renewed certificate therefore at any time during the currency of a certificate.

Section 9. Provisional Orders

Where the Inspector reports the case of any boiler to the Chief Inspector under sub­section (3) of section 7 or sub section (5) of section 8, he may, if the boiler is not a boiler the use of which has been prohibited under clause (f) of sub­section (1) of section 8, grant to the owner thereof a provisional order in writing permitting the boiler to be used at a pressure not exceeding such maximum pressure as he thinks fit and as in accordance with the regulations made under this Act pending the receipt of the orders of the Chief Inspector. Such provisional order shall cease to be in force­

(a) on the expiry of six months from the date on which it is granted, or

(b) on receipt of the orders of the Chief Inspector, or

(c) in any of the cases referred to in clauses(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of sub­section (1) of section 8, and on so ceasing to be in force shall be surrendered to the Inspector.

1Ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947), s . 5.

Section 10. Use of boilers pending grant of certificate

(1) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, when the period of a certificate relating to a boiler has expired, the owner shall,

provided that he has applied before the expiry of that period for a renewal of the certificate, be entitled to use the boiler at the maximum pressure entered in the former certificate pending the issue of orders on the application.

(2) Nothing in sub­section (1) shall be deemed to authorise the use of a boiler in any of the cases referred to in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of sub­section (1) of section 8 occurring after the expiry of the period of the certificate.

Section 11. Revocation of certificate or provisional order

The Chief Inspector may at any time withdraw or revoke any certificate or provisional order on the report of an Inspector or otherwise

(a) if there is reason to believe that the certificate or provisional order has been fraudulently obtained or has been granted erroneously or without sufficient examination; or

(b) if the boiler in respect of which it has been granted has sustained injury or has ceased to be in good condition; or

(c) where the 1[Provincial Government] has made rules requiring that boilers shall be in charge of persons holding certificates of competency, if the boiler is in charge of a person not holding the certificate required by such rules; or

(d) where no such rules have been made, if the boiler is in charge of a person who is not, having regard to the condition of the boiler, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector competent to have charge thereof:

Provided that where the Chief Inspector withdraws or revokes a certificate or provisional order on the ground specified in clause (d), he shall communicate to the owner of the boiler his reasons in writing for the withdrawal or revocation, and the order shall not take effect until the expiry of thirty days from the receipt of such communication.

Section 12. Alterations and renewals to boilers

No structural alteration, addition or renewal shall be made in or to any boiler registered under this Act unless such alteration, addition or renewal, has been sanctioned in writing by the Chief Inspector.

Section 13. Alterations and renewals to Steam­pipes

Before the owner of any boiler registered under this Act makes any structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to any steam­pipe attached to the boiler, he shall transmit to the Chief Inspector a report in writing of his intention, and shall send therewith such particulars of the proposed alteration, addition or renewal as may be prescribed.

1Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.

Section 14. Duty of owner at examination

­(1) On any date fixed under this Act for the examination of a boiler, the owner thereof shall be bound___

(a) to afford to the Inspector all reasonable facilities for the examination and all such information as may reasonably be required of him;

(b) to have the boiler properly prepared and ready for examination in the prescribed manner; and

(c) in the case of an application for the registration of a boiler, to provide such drawings, specification, certificates and other particulars as may be prescribed.

(2) If the owner fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with the provisions of sub­section (1), the Inspector shall refuse to make the examination and shall report the case to the Chief Inspector who shall, unless sufficient cause to the contrary is shown, require the owner to file a fresh application under section 7 or section 8, as the case may be, and may forbid him to use the boiler notwithstanding anything contained in section 10.( XXV of 1934)

Section 15. Production of certificates, etc

The owner of any boiler who holds a certificate or provisional order relating thereto shall, at all reasonable times during the period for which the certificate or order is in force, be bound to produce the same when called upon to do so by a District Magistrate,. 1* * * or Magistrate of the first class having jurisdiction in the area in which the boiler is for the time being or by the Chief Inspector or by an Inspector or by any Inspector appointed under the 2[Factories Act, 1934], or by any person specially authorized in writing by a District Magistrate 3* * *.

Section 16. Transfer of certificates, etc

If any person becomes the owner of a boiler during the period for which a certificate or provisional order relating thereto is in force, the preceding owner shall be bound to make over to him the certificate or provisional order.

Section 17. Powers of entry

An Inspector may, for the purpose of inspecting or examining a boiler or any steam­pipe attached thereto or of seeing that any provision of this Act or of any regulation or rule made hereunder has been or is being observed, at all reasonable times enter any place or building within the limits of the area for which he has been appointed in which he has reason to believe that a boiler is in use.

Section 18. Report of accidents

(1) If any accident occurs to a boiler or steam­pipe, the owner or person in charge thereof shall, within twenty four hours of the accident, report the same in writing to the Inspector. Every such report shall contain a true description of the nature of the accident and of the injury, if any, caused thereby to the boiler or to the steam­pipe or to any person, and shall be in sufficient detail to enable the Inspector to judge of the gravity of the accident. 1The words “Commissioner of Police” omitted by A.O., 1949 2the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and Sch., II, for “Indian Factories Act, 1911”. 3The words “or Commissioner of Police” omitted by A.O., 1949.

(2) Every person shall be bound to answer truly to the best of his knowledge and ability every question put to him in writing by the Inspector as to the cause, nature or extent of the accident.

Section 19. Appeals to Chief Inspector

Any person considering himself aggrieved by___

(a) an order made or purporting to be made by an Inspector in the exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act, or

(b) a refusal of an Inspector to make any order or to issue any certificate which he is required or enabled by or under this Act to make or issue. may, within thirty days from the date on which such order or refusal is communicated to him, appeal against the order or refusal to the Chief Inspector.

Section 20. Appeals to appellate authority

Any person considering himself aggrieved by an original or appellate order of the Chief Inspector___

(a) refusing to register a boiler or to grant or renew a certificate in respect of a boiler; or

(b) refusing to grant a certificate having validity for the full period applied for; or

(c) refusing to grant a certificate authorising the use of a boiler at the maximum pressure desired; or

(d) withdrawing or revoking a certificate or provisional order; or

(e) reducing the amount of pressure specified in any certificate or the period for which such certificate has been granted; or

(f) ordering any structural alteration, addition or renewal to be made in or to a boiler or steam­pipe , or refusing sanction to the making of any structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to a boiler. may, within thirty days of the communication to him of such order, lodge with the Chief Inspector an appeal to an appellate authority to be constituted by the 1[Provincial Government] under this Act.

Section 21. Finality of orders

An order of an appellate authority under section 20 and, save as otherwise provided in sections 19 and 20, and order of the Chief Inspector or of an Inspector shall be final and shall not be called in question in any Court.

Section 22. Minor Penalties

Any owner of a boiler who refuses or without reasonable excuse neglects —

1Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”

(i) to surrender a provisional order as required by section 9, or

(ii) to produce a certificate or provisional order when duly called upon to do so under section 15, or

(iii) to make over to the new owner of a boiler a certificate or provisional order as required by section 16, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

Section 23. Penalties for illegal use of boiler

Any owner of a boiler who, in any case in which a certificate or provisional order is required for the use of the boiler under this Act, uses the boiler either without any such certificate or order being in force or at a higher pressure than that allowed thereby, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and, in the case of a continuing offence, with an additional fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for each day after the first day in regard to which he is convicted of having persisted in the offence.

Section 24. Other Penalties

Any person who__

(a) Uses or permits to be used a boiler of which he is the owner and which has been transferred from one Province to another without such transfer having been reported as required by section 6, or

(b) being the owner of a boiler fails to cause the registered number allotted to the boiler under this Act to be marked on the boiler as required by sub­ section (6) of section 7, or

(c) makes any structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to a boiler without first obtaining the sanction of the Chief Inspector when so required by section 12, or to a steam­pipe without first information the Chief Inspector, when so required by section 13, or

(d) fails to report an accident to a boiler or steam­pipe when so required by section 18,or

(e) tampers with a safety valve of a boiler so as to render it inoperative at the maximum pressure at which the use of the boiler is authorised under this Act. shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

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 five hundred 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 punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine, or with both.

Section 26. Limitation and previous sanction for prosecutions

No prosecution for an offence made punishable by or under this Act shall be instituted except within six months from the date of the commission of the offence, and no such prosecution shall be instituted without the previous sanction of the Chief Inspector.

Section 27. Trial of offences

No offence made punishable by or under this Act shall be tried by a Court inferior to that of 1* * * a Magistrate of the first class.

[2] Section 27A. Boilers Board

(1) A Board to be called the 3[Boilers Board] shall be constituted to exercise the powers conferred by section 28. 4[(2) The Board shall consist of [four] members, namely:­

(a) A Chairman to be nominated by the Federal Government;

(b) one member each to be nominated by the Provincial Governments;

(c) one member to be nominated by the Pakistan Railways; and

(d) such other members as the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, nominate.]

(3) Any vacancy occurring in the Board, 2* * *shall be filled as soon as may be by a nomination made by the authority by whom the member vacating office was nominated.

(4) The Board shall have full power to regulate by bye­laws or otherwise its own procedure and the conduct of all business or to be transacted by the Board.

(5) The powers of the Board may be exercised notwithstanding any vacancy in the Board.]

Section 28. Power to make regulations

The 6[Board] may, by notification in the 7[official Gazette], make regulations 8consistent with this Act for all or any of the following purposes, namely:__

(a) for laying down the standard conditions in respect of material, design and construction which shall be required for the purpose of enabling the registration and certification of a boiler under this Act; 1The words “a Presidency Magistrate or” omitted by A.O., 1949.

2S. 27A was ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), section 4. 3The words, brackets, letter and figure “otherwise than by the expiry of the term of office of the member referred to in clause (c) of sub­section (2)” omitted by A.O., 1949.

4Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Central Boilers Board”.

5Subs. by the Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1975 (30 of 1975), s. 2 for sub­section (2), which was previously amended by various enactments.

6Subs. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), s. 5, for “G.G. in C”.

7Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Gazette of Pakistan”, which had been subs. by Act 26 of 1951, s. 4 and Sch. III, for “Gazette of India”.

8For the Boiler Regulations, 1951, see Gaz. of P., 1951, Extra., pp. 875­1077.

1[(aa) for prescribing the circumstances in which, the extent to which, and the conditions subject to which variation from the standard conditions laid down under clause (a) may be permitted;]

(b) for prescribing the method of determining the maximum pressure at which a boiler may be used;

(c) for regulating the registration of boilers, prescribing the fees payable therefore, the drawing, specifications, classification and particulars to be produced by the owner, the method preparing a boiler for examination, the form of the Inspector’s report thereon, the method of marking the register number, and the period within which such number is to be marked on the boiler;

(d) for regulating the inspection and examination of boilers and steam­pipes, and prescribing forms of certificates therefor;

(e) for ensuring the safety of persons working inside a boiler ; and

(f) for providing for any other matter which is not, in the opinion of the 2[Board], a matter of merely local or provincial importance.

Section 29. Power to make rules

The 3[Provincial Government] may, by notification in the 4[official Gazette], make rules 5consistent with this Act and the regulations made there under for all or any of the following purposes, namely:­

(a) for prescribing the qualifications and duties of the Chief Inspector and of Inspectors, 6* * * for prescribing or constituting authorities to which they shall respectively be subordinate, and the limits of the administrative control to be exercised by such authorities;

(b) for regulating the transfer of boilers;

(c) for providing the registration and certification of boilers in accordance with the regulations made under this Act;

(d) for requiring boilers to be in charge of persons holding certificates of competency, and for prescribing the conditions on which such certificates may be granted; 1Clause (aa) ins. by Act 11 of 1937, s. 5.

2Subs. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), s. 5, for “G.G. in C.”.

3Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.

4Subs. ibid., for “local official Gazette”.) 5For rules in respect of Sind, see Sind Gazette, 1955, Pt. IV­A., p. 81.

For the West Pakistan Attendants and Boiler Engineers Rules, 1959, see West Pakistan Gazette, 1959, Pt. I, pp. 464­475 ; and For the West Pakistan Boiler Rules, 1959, see West Pakistan Gazette, 1959, Pt. I. pp. 476­490. 6The words “for regulating their salary, allowances and conditions of service” omitted by A.O., 1937.

(e) for prescribing the times within which Inspectors shall be required to examine boilers under section 7 or section 8;

(f) for prescribing the fees payable for the issue of renewed certificates and the method of determining the amount of such fees in each case;

(g) for regulating inquiries into accidents;

(h) for constituting the appellate authority referred to in section 20, and for determining its power and procedure;

(i) for determining the mode of disposal of fees, costs and penalties levied under this Act; and

(j) generally to provide for any matter which is, in the opinion of the 1[Provincial Government], a matter of merely local importance in the Province. 2* * * * * * *

Section 30. Penalty for breach of rules

Any regulation or rule made under section 28 or section 29 may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

Section 31. Publication of regulations and rules

(1) The power to make regulations and rules conferred by sections 28 and 29 shall be subject to the condition of the Regulations and rules being made after previous publication.

(2) Regulations and rules so made shall be published in the 3[official Gazette] and, on such publication, shall have effect as if enacted in this Act.

Section 32. Recovery of fees, etc

All fees, costs and penalties levied under this Act shall be recoverable as arrears of land­revenue.

Section 33. Applicability to the Government

Save as otherwise expressly provided, this Act shall apply to boilers and steam­pipes belonging to the 4[Government].

34. Exemptions.­ 5(1) The 6[Provincial Government] may, by notification in the 7[official Gazette], exempt from the operation of this Act, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it thinks fit, any boilers or classes or types of boilers used exclusively for the heating of buildings or the supply of hot water.]

1Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.

2The proviso omitted, ibid.

3Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “[Gazette of Pakistan] and the local official Gazette, respectively,”. The words in crotehets had been subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (26 of 1951), s. 4 and Sch., III for “Gazette of India”.

4Subs. by A.O., 1961, Art. 2, for “Crown” (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956).

5The original s. 34 was re­numbered as sub­section (2) of that section, and sub­section (1) was ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1929 (9 of 1929), s. 3.

6Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.

7Subs. ibid., for “local official Gazette”.

1[(2)] Power to suspend in case of emergency. In case of any emergency, the 2[Provincial Government] may, by general or special order in writing, exempt any boiler or steam­pipe from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.

35. [Repeal of enactments.] Rep. by Repealing Act, 1927 (XII of 1927), s. 2 and Schedule. ________

THE SCHEDULE .____[ENACTMENTS REPEALED.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1927 (XII of

1927), s. 2 and Schedule. _______

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CONTENTS
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
2 A. Application of act to feed pipes.
2 B. Application of act to economisers.
3. Limitation of application.
4. Power to limit extent.
5. Appointment of chief inspectors and inspectors.
6. Prohibition of use of unregistered or uncertificated boiler.
7. Registration.
8. Renewal of certificate.
9. Provisional orders.
10. Use of boilers pending grant of certificate.
11. Revocation of certificate or provisional order.
12. Alterations and renewals to boilers.
13. Alterations and renewals to steam­pipes.
14. Duty of owner at examination.
15. Production of certificates, etc.
16. Transfer of certificates, etc.
17. Powers of entry.
18. Report of accidents.
19. Appeals to chief inspector.
20. Appeals to appellate authority.
21. Finality of orders.
22. Minor penalties.
23. Penalties for illegal use of boiler.
24. Other penalties.
25. Penalty for tampering with register mark.
26. Limitation and previous sanction for prosecutions.
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27. Trial of offences.
27 A. Boilers board.
28. Power to make regulations.
29. Power to make rules.
30. Penalty for breach of rules.
31. Publication of regulations and rules.
32. Recovery of fees, etc.
33. Applicability to the government.
34. Exemptions.
Power to suspend in case of emergency.
35. [Repealed].
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THE BOILERS ACT, 1923
CONTENTS
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
2 A. Application of act to feed pipes.
2 B. Application of act to economisers.
3. Limitation of application.
4. Power to limit extent.
5. Appointment of chief inspectors and inspectors.
6. Prohibition of use of unregistered or uncertificated boiler.
7. Registration.
8. Renewal of certificate.
9. Provisional orders.
10. Use of boilers pending grant of certificate.
11. Revocation of certificate or provisional order.
12. Alterations and renewals to boilers.
13. Alterations and renewals to steam­pipes.
14. Duty of owner at examination.
15. Production of certificates, etc.
16. Transfer of certificates, etc.
17. Powers of entry.
18. Report of accidents.
19. Appeals to chief inspector.
20. Appeals to appellate authority.
21. Finality of orders.
22. Minor penalties.
23. Penalties for illegal use of boiler.
24. Other penalties.
25. Penalty for tampering with register mark.
26. Limitation and previous sanction for prosecutions.
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27. Trial of offences.
27 A. Boilers board.
28. Power to make regulations.
29. Power to make rules.
30. Penalty for breach of rules.
31. Publication of regulations and rules.
32. Recovery of fees, etc.
33. Applicability to the government.
34. Exemptions.
Power to suspend in case of emergency.
35. [Repealed].
THE SCHEDULE.­­[Repealed].
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THE BOILERS ACT, 1923
1ACT NO. V OF 1923
[23rd February, 1923]
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to steam­boilers.
WHEREAS it is  expedient  to consolidate  and  amend the  law relating  to stem­ boilers; it ishereby enacted as follows:­
1. Short title, Extent and Commencement.— (1) This  Act may  be  called  the 2* Boilers Act,1923.
3[(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.]
(3) It shall come into force on such date4 as the 5[Federal Government] may, by notification inthe 6[official Gazette], appoint.
2. Definitions. In this  Act, unless  there  is  anything  repugnant in  the  subject  or context,­
(a) “accident” means an explosion of a boiler or steam­pipe or any damage to a boiler orsteam­pipe which is calculated to weaken  the  strength thereof so as to render  it liable toexplode;
7[(aa) “Board” means the 8* Boilers Board constituted under section 27A;]
(b) “boiler” means any  closed vessel exceeding five gallons in capacity  which is usedexpressly for generating steam under  pressure 9* * *, and  includes any  mounting  or other  fitting  attached to such vessel,  which  is  wholly  or partly under pressure whensteam is shut off;
1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1922, Pt. V.p.249; and for Report of Joint Committee, see ibid., 1923, Pt. V, p. 15. This Act has been extended to:­ (i) the Leased Areas of Baluchistan, see the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G.G.O. 3 of 1950); and applied in the Federated Areas of Baluchistan, see Gazette of India, 1937, Pt. I,p. 1499; (ii) the Baluchistan States Union, see the Baluchistan States Union (Federal Laws) (Extension) Order, 1953 (G.G.O. 4 of 1953), as amended by the Baluchistan States Union(Federal Laws) (Extension) (Second Amdt.) Order, 1953 (G.G.O. 19 of 1953); (iii) the Khairpur State, see G.G.O. 5 of 1953, as amended by G.G.O. 24 of 1953; (iv) the State of Bahawalpur by the Bahawalpur (Extension of Federal Laws) Order, 1953 (G.G.O. 11 of 1953) as amended by the Bahawalpur (Extension of Federal Laws) (Amdt.)Order 1953 (G.G.O 21 of 1953). This Act has been amended in its application to the Province of West Pakistan by W.P. Ordinance 33 of 1958. The Act has been and shall be deemed to has been brought into force in Gwadur with effect from the 8th September, 1958, by the Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) Ordinance,1960 (37 of 1960), s. 2. This Act has been extended to the F.A.T.A. (as application in the N.W.F.P) by Regulation No. III of 1983, s. 2. 2The word “Indian” omitted by A.O., 1949. 3Sub­section (2), as amended by A.O., 1949, and the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act,1951 (26 of 1951), s.8, has been subs. By the central Laws (Statute Reform)ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s.3 and 2nd sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955). 4This Act came into force on the 1st January, 1924, see Gen. R. & O. 5Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government” which was previously amended by A.O., 1937, for “G.G. in C”. 6Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “Gazette of India”. 7Clause (aa) ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), section 3. 8The word “Central” has been omitted by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch. 9The words “for use outside such vessel” omitted by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1929 (9 of 1929), s. 2.
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 (c) “Chief Inspector” and “Inspector” mean, respectively, a person appointed to be a ChiefInspector and an Inspector under this Act;
1[(cc) “economizer”   means  any   part   of  a  feed­pipe  that   is  wholly  or  partly exposedto the action  of flue  gases for the  purpose of recovery of waste heat;
(ccc) “feed­pipe”  mean  any  pipe  or  connected  fitting  wholly  or  partly  under pressurethrough  which feed water  passes directly to the boilers and  does not form an integralpart thereof;]
(d) “owner” includes any person using a boiler as agent of  the owner   thereof and any person  using  a  boiler  which  he  has hired  or obtained  on loan from the owner thereof;
(e) “prescribed”  means prescribed by  regulations  or  rules  made under  this Act.,
(f) “steam­pipe”  means any  main  pipe  exceeding  three   inches  in  internal diameter through  which  steam passes directly  from  a  boiler  to a  prime­ mover  or other  first user,  and  includes  any  connected fitting  of a steam­ pipe; and
(g) “structural  alteration,  addition or renewal” shall  not  be  deemed to include any renewalor replacement of a petty nature  when  the part of fitting used for replacement  is  not inferior  in  strength, efficiency  or otherwise  to the replaced part or fitting.
2[2A. Application of Act to feed–pipes.— Every reference in this Act [except where  the word “steam­pipe” is used in clause (f) of section 2], to a steam­pipe or steam­pipes shall be deemed toinclude also a reference to a feed­pipe or feed­pipes, respectively.]
3[2B. Application of Act to economisers. Every  reference in this Act to a boiler or boilers[except in clause (ccc) of section 2, clause (e) of section 6, clauses (c ) and  (d) of section 11, clause(d) of section 29 and  section 34] shall be deemed to include also a reference to an economiser oreconomisers, respectively.]
3. Limitation of application.— (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply in the case of any boiler orsteam­pipe­
4[(a) in any  steam­ship as defined in section 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923 or in anymechanically propelled vessel as defined in section 2 of the  Inland MechanicallyPropelled Vessels Act; or]
(b) belonging to or under the control of 5*   *   *
1Subs. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947), s. 2, for clause (cc) which was previously amended by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1943 (17 of 1943), s. 2. 2S. 2A ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1943 (17 of 1943), s. 3. 3S. 2B ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947),s . 3. 4Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and Sch., II, for clause (a). 5The words “His Majesty’s is Navy or” omitted ibid. 
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4.  Power to limit extent.— The 1[Provincial Government] may, by notification in the 2[official  Gazette], exclude any specified area from the operation of all  or any specified provisions of this Act.
5. Appointment of Chief Inspectors and Inspectors.—(1)   The 3[Provincial Government] mayappoint such  persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for the Province for the purposes of this Act,and may define the  local limits within which each  Inspector shall exercise the powers  and perform the duties conferred  and imposed on  Inspectors by or under this Act.
(2) The 3[Provincial Government] shall likewise appoint a person to be Chief Inspector for theProvince, who may, in addition  to the powers and duties conferred or imposed on the Chief Inspector  by or under  this act, exercise any power and  perform any duty so conferred or imposedon inspectors 
(3) Every Chief Inspector and every Inspector shall be deemed to be  a public servant within themeaning of the Pakistan Penal Code.
6. Prohibition  of  use  of  unregistered   or  un­certificated   boiler.—   Save as otherwise expressly provided  in  this  Act, no  owner  of a  boiler  shall  use the boiler or permit it to be used­
(a) unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(b) in the case of any boiler which has been  transferred from one Province to another untilthe transfer has been reported in the prescribed manner; 
(c) unless a certificate or provisional order  authorizing the  use of the  boiler is for the timebeing in force under this Act; 
(d) at  a  pressure  higher  than   the   maximum   pressure  recorded in  such certificate orprovisional order;
(e) where   the 3[Provincial   Government]   has made rules   requiring   that boilers shall  be in  charge of persons holding certificates of competency, unless the  boiler is in charge ofa person holding the  certificate required by such rules:
Provided that any boiler registered, or any boiler certified or licensed, under any Act herebyrepealed shall be deemed to have been registered or certified, as the  case may be, under this Act:
                4*        *         *         *         *         *         *
1Subs. By A.O., 1937, for “G.G. in C.” 2Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “Gazette of India”. 3Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”. 4Second proviso rep. by the “Repealing and Amending Act, 1939 (34 of 1939), s. 3 and Sch. II.
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7. Registration.—(1) The  owner  of any  boiler  which  is  not  registered  under  the provisions of this  Act may  apply   to the  Inspector  to have  the  boiler  registered.  Every such applicationshall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(2) On receipt of an application under sub­section (1), the Inspector shall fix a date, within thirtydays  or such  shorter  period as may be prescribed from the date  of the receipt, for the  examinationof the  boiler and  shall give the  owner  thereof not less than ten days  notice of the date  so fixed.
(3) On the said date  the Inspector shall proceed to measure and  examine the boiler  and  to determine  in  the  prescribed  manner the  maximum  pressure, if  any,  at which  such  boiler  may be  used,  and  shall  report  the  result  of the  examination  to the Chief Inspector in the prescribedform.
(4)        The Chief Inspector, on receipt of the report, may­
(a)  register  the    boiler  and    assign  a  register  number    thereto  either  forthwith  orafter satisfying himself  that  any  structural  alteration, addition  or renewal which he may  deem necessary has been  made in or to the  boiler or any steam­pipe attachedthereto, or
(b) refuse to register the boiler:
Provided that  where   the  Chief  Inspector  refuses  to  register  a  boiler,  he  shall forthwith communicate  his  refusal  to the  owner  of the  boiler  together with the  reasons thereof.
(5) The  Chief Inspector shall, on registering the boiler, issue to the  owner a certificate in theprescribed form authorizing the use of the  boiler for a period  not exceeding twelve months at apressure not exceeding  such maximum pressure as he thinks fit and  as in accordance with theregulations made under this Act:
1[Provided  that   a  certificate  issued  under   this  sub­section  in  respect  of  an economizermay authorize its use for a period  not exceeding twenty four months.]
(6) The  Inspector shall forthwith convey  to the  owner  of the  boiler the  orders of the Chief Inspector and shall in accordance therewith  issue to the owner any certificate  of  which the issue  has  been ordered,  and,   where   the   boiler  has  been registered, the owner  shall withinthe prescribed period  cause the register number  to be permanently marked  thereon in the prescribedmanner.
8. Renewal of Certificate.—(1) A certificate  authorizing  the  use of a boiler  shall cease to be inforce­
(a) on the expiry of the period  for which it was granted; or
(b) when  any accident occurs to the boiler; or
1Proviso added by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947), section 4.
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 (c) when  the  boiler  is  moved,  the  boiler  not being  a vertical boiler  heating surface  ofwhich  is  less  than  two hundred  square feet,  or a  portable  or vehicular boiler; or
(d) when  any  structural  alteration,  addition  or  renewal  is  made in  or  to  the boiler; or
(e) if the Chief Inspector in any particular case so directs, when  any structural alteration,addition or renewal is made in or to any steam­pipe attached to the boiler; or
(f) on  the  communication to the  owner  of the  boiler or an  order  of the  Chief Inspectoror  Inspector  prohibiting  its  use on  the  ground  that  it  or  any steam­pipe attachedthereto is in a dangerous condition.
(2) Where  an  order  is  made under  clause (f) of sub­section (1), the  grounds on which theorder is made shall be communicated to the owner  with the order.
(3) When  a certificate ceases to be in force, the owner  of the boiler may apply to the Inspectorfor a  renewal thereof for such  period  not exceeding twelve months as he may specify in theapplication:
1[Provided that where the certificate relates to an economizer, the application for its renewal maybe for a period not exceeding twenty­four months.]
(4) An application  under sub­section (3) shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee and, onreceipt thereof, the Inspector shall fix a date, within thirty days  or such   shorter  period   as may   be prescribed  from  the date   of  the   receipt,  for  the examination of the  boiler and  shall givethe owner thereof not less than  ten  days  notice of the date  so fixed:
Provided  that,  where   the  certificate  has ceased to  be  in  force  owing  to  the making   of any   structural   alteration,   addition  or  renewal,   the   Chief   Inspector   may dispense with thepayment of any fee:
1[Provided further that in case of an economizer, the owner shall be given not less than thirtydays’  notice of the date  fixed for its examination.]
(5) On  the  said date  the  Inspector shall  examine the  boiler in the  prescribed manner, and  ifhe is satisfied that the boiler and  the steam­pipe or steam­pipes attached thereto are  in goodcondition shall issue a renewed certificate authorizing the use of the boiler  for such period  not exceeding  twelve  months  and  at  a  pressure not exceeding such  maximum  pressure as he  thinks fit and  as is  in  accordance with  the  regulations made under this Act:
2[Provided that a renewed certificate issued under this sub­section in respect of an economizermay authorize its use for a period not exceeding twenty­four months :]
1Proviso added by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947) section 5. 2Proviso ins., ibid. 
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Provided 1[further] that if the Inspector___             
(a) Proposes to issue any certificate­
(i) having  validity  for  a  less  period  than   the  period  entered  in  the application, or
(ii) increasing  or reducing  the  maximum  pressure at  which  the  boiler may be used, or
(b) proposes to order  any structural alteration, addition or renewal to be made in or to theboiler or any steam­pipe attached thereto, or
(c) is  of opinion  that  the  boiler  is  not  fit for  use, the  Inspector  shall,  within forty­eighthours of making  the examination, inform the owner  of the boiler in writing of his opinionand  the  reasons thereof, and  shall forthwith report the case for orders to the ChiefInspector.
(6) The  Chief  Inspector,  on  receipt  of a  report  under  sub­section  (5),  may, subject  to the provisions  of this  Act and  of the  regulations  made  hereunder, order  the renewal of the certificatein such terms  and  on such  conditions, if any, as he thinks fit, or may refuse to renew  it:
Provided that  where  the  Chief Inspector refuses to renew  a certificate, he  shall forthwithcommunicate his refusal to the  owner  of the  boiler, together with the  reasons therefore.
(7) Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  deemed to prevent an  owner  of a  boiler from  applying for a  renewed certificate  therefore  at any  time  during  the  currency of a certificate.
9. Provisional Orders.— Where  the Inspector reports the case of any boiler to the Chief Inspector  under  sub­section  (3) of section  7 or sub  section  (5) of section  8, he may, if the boiler isnot a boiler the use of which has been  prohibited under clause (f) of sub­section  (1) of section  8, grant  to the  owner  thereof a  provisional order  in writing permitting the boiler to be used at apressure not exceeding such maximum pressure as he thinks fit and as in accordance with theregulations made under  this Act pending the receipt   of the  orders of the Chief Inspector. Such provisional order  shall cease to be in force­      
(a) on the expiry of six months from the date  on which it is granted, or
(b) on receipt of the orders of the Chief Inspector, or
(c) in  any  of the  cases referred  to in  clauses(b), (c), (d), (e)  and  (f) of sub­section (1)  of section  8,  and   on  so  ceasing  to  be   in  force  shall  be surrendered to the Inspector.
1Ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947), s . 5.
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10. Use of boilers pending grant of certificate.—(1) Notwithstanding  anything hereinbeforecontained, when  the  period of a certificate relating to a boiler has expired, the  owner  shall, provided  that  he  has applied  before  the  expiry  of that  period  for a renewal of the certificate, beentitled to use the boiler at the maximum pressure entered in the former certificate pending the issueof orders on the application.
(2) Nothing in sub­section (1) shall be deemed to authorise the use of a boiler in any of the casesreferred to in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of sub­section (1) of section 8 occurring after the expiryof the period of the certificate.
11. Revocation of certificate  or provisional  order.  The  Chief  Inspector  may  at any  time withdraw  or  revoke  any  certificate  or  provisional  order  on  the  report  of an Inspector orotherwise
(a) if  there  is  reason to  believe  that  the  certificate  or  provisional  order  has been fraudulently  obtained  or  has been granted erroneously or  without sufficientexamination; or
(b) if the boiler in respect of which it has been granted has sustained injury or has ceased tobe in good condition; or
(c) where  the   1[Provincial  Government]  has made rules  requiring  that  boilers shall  be in  charge of persons holding  certificates  of competency, if  the boiler is in charge of aperson not holding the  certificate required by such  rules; or
(d) where  no such  rules have  been made, if the boiler is in charge of a person who is   not,having  regard to the  condition of the  boiler, in the  opinion of the Chief Inspectorcompetent to have  charge thereof:
Provided that  where  the  Chief  Inspector  withdraws  or  revokes a  certificate  or provisional order  on the  ground  specified  in  clause  (d), he  shall  communicate  to the owner  of the boiler hisreasons in writing for the withdrawal or revocation, and  the order shall   not   take    effect   until  the   expiry   of   thirty   days    from   the   receipt   of   such  communication.
12. Alterations and  renewals  to  boilers.   No  structural  alteration,  addition  or renewal shall  be  made   in  or  to  any   boiler  registered  under   this  Act  unless  such  alteration, additionor renewal, has been  sanctioned in writing by the Chief Inspector.
13. Alterations  and  renewals to  Steam­pipes.  Before  the  owner  of  any  boiler registeredunder this Act makes any structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to any steam­pipe  attachedto the  boiler,  he  shall  transmit  to the  Chief  Inspector  a  report  in writing  of  his intention,  and  shall  send therewith  such  particulars  of  the  proposed alteration, addition or renewal as may beprescribed.
1Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.
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14. Duty of owner at examination.­(1) On any  date  fixed  under  this  Act for the examinationof a boiler, the owner  thereof shall be bound___
(a) to afford to the  Inspector all  reasonable facilities for the  examination and all suchinformation as may reasonably be required of him;
(b) to have the boiler properly prepared and ready for examination in the prescribed manner;and
 (c) in  the  case of an  application  for the  registration  of a  boiler,  to provide such drawings,  specification, certificates and  other  particulars  as may  be prescribed.
(2) If the owner  fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with the provisions of sub­section (1),the  Inspector shall  refuse to make the examination and  shall report the  case to  the  Chief Inspector who shall, unless  sufficient  cause to  the  contrary  is shown,  require the  owner to file afresh application under section 7 or section 8, as the case may be, and may forbid him to usethe boiler notwithstanding anything contained in section 10.( XXV of 1934)
15. Production of certificates, etc. The  owner  of any boiler who holds a certificate  or provisional order  relating thereto shall, at all reasonable times during the period for which thecertificate or order is in  force, be bound to produce the same when called upon to do so by a DistrictMagistrate,. 1*  *  * or  Magistrate  of the  first  class  having jurisdiction in the  area  in which the boiler is for the  time being or by the  Chief Inspector or by an  Inspector or by any  Inspectorappointed under  the  2[Factories Act, 1934], or by any person specially authorized in writing by aDistrict Magistrate 3*  *  *.
16. Transfer  of  certificates,  etc. If  any  person becomes the  owner  of a  boiler during theperiod for which a certificate or provisional order  relating thereto is in force, the  preceding  owner shall  be  bound to make  over to him  the  certificate  or provisional order.
17. Powers of entry. An Inspector may, for the purpose of inspecting or examining a boiler orany steam­pipe attached thereto or of seeing that any provision  of this Act or of  any   regulation  or rule  made  hereunder has  been  or  is  being  observed,  at   all reasonable times enter  any  place orbuilding  within  the  limits  of the  area for which  he has been  appointed in which he has reason tobelieve  that a boiler is in use.
18. Report  of accidents.— (1) If any  accident occurs to a boiler or steam­pipe, the owner  orperson in charge thereof shall, within twenty  four hours  of the  accident, report the same in writingto the Inspector. Every such  report  shall contain a true description of the nature of the accident and of the injury, if any, caused thereby to the boiler or to the steam­pipe or to any  person, and  shall be in sufficient detail to enable the  Inspector to judge of the gravity of the accident.
1The words “Commissioner of Police” omitted by A.O., 1949 2the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and Sch., II, for “Indian Factories Act, 1911”. 3The words “or Commissioner of Police” omitted by A.O., 1949.
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(2) Every  person shall be  bound to answer truly to the  best  of his knowledge and ability everyquestion put to him in writing by the  Inspector as to the  cause, nature or extent  of the accident.
19. Appeals to Chief Inspector. Any person considering himself aggrieved by___
(a) an  order  made or purporting to be  made  by an  Inspector in   the  exercise of any powerconferred by or under  this  Act, or
(b) a refusal  of an  Inspector  to  make  any  order  or  to  issue  any  certificate which he isrequired or enabled by or  under this Act to make  or issue.
may, within   thirty   days   from   the   date   on  which   such  order or  refusal   is communicated tohim, appeal against the order  or  refusal to the Chief Inspector.
20. Appeals to appellate authority. Any person considering himself aggrieved by an original orappellate order of the Chief Inspector___
(a)        refusing to register a boiler or to grant  or renew a certificate in respect of a boiler; or
(b)        refusing to grant  a certificate having  validity for the  full period  applied for; or
(c)        refusing   to  grant   a   certificate  authorising  the   use  of  a   boiler  at   themaximum pressure desired; or
(d)        withdrawing or revoking   a certificate or provisional order;  or
(e)        reducing the  amount  of pressure specified in any  certificate or the  period for whichsuch certificate has been  granted; or
(f)       ordering any structural alteration, addition or renewal to be made in or to a boiler orsteam­pipe , or refusing sanction to the  making  of any  structural alteration, addition orrenewal in or to a boiler.
may,  within thirty days  of the communication to him of such  order,  lodge with the Chief Inspectoran  appeal to an  appellate authority  to be  constituted by the  1[Provincial Government] under  thisAct.
21. Finality  of  orders. An order  of an  appellate  authority  under  section  20 and, save asotherwise provided  in sections 19 and  20, and  order  of the Chief Inspector or of an Inspector shallbe final and  shall not be called in question in any Court.
 22. Minor Penalties. Any owner of a boiler who refuses or without reasonable excuse neglects— 
 
1Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”
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(i)         to surrender a provisional order  as required by section 9, or
(ii)        to produce a certificate or provisional order  when  duly called  upon to do so undersection 15, or
(iii)       to make  over to the new owner  of a boiler a certificate or provisional order asrequired by section 16, shall be punishable with fine which may extend  to one hundred rupees.
23. Penalties for illegal  use of boiler. Any owner  of a boiler who, in any  case in which acertificate or provisional order is required for the use of the boiler under this Act, uses the  boilereither without any  such  certificate or order  being in force or at a higher pressure than  that  allowedthereby, shall  be  punishable with fine which may  extend  to five  hundred  rupees,  and,  in  the case of a  continuing  offence,  with  an  additional  fine which may  extend to   one  hundred  rupeesfor each  day  after the  first day  in regard to which he is convicted of having persisted in the offence.
24. Other Penalties. Any person who__
(a) Uses or permits  to be  used a boiler  of which  he  is  the  owner  and  which has been transferred from  one  Province  to another without  such transfer having been  reportedas required by section 6, or
(b) being the owner  of a boiler fails to cause the registered number  allotted to the  boiler under  this  Act to be  marked on the  boiler  as required  by sub­ section (6) of section 7,or
(c) makes any structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to a boiler without first obtaining  the  sanction of the  Chief Inspector when  so  required by section 12, or to asteam­pipe without first information the  Chief Inspector, when  so required by section13, or
(d) fails to report  an  accident to a  boiler or steam­pipe when  so  required by section 18,or
(e) tampers with a safety valve of a boiler so as to render  it inoperative at the maximumpressure at which the  use of the  boiler is authorised under  this Act.
shall  be  punishable  with  fine  which  may  extend   to  five  hundred rupees.
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 accordancewith the provisions of this Act or any Act repealed hereby, shall be punishable with fine which mayextend  to five hundred rupees.
(2) Whoever fraudulently  marks  upon  a  boiler  a  register  number  which  has not been allottedto it under  this Act or any  Act repealed hereby, shall punishable with imprisonment which mayextend to two years or with fine, or with both.
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26. Limitation  and previous  sanction for prosecutions.  No prosecution  for an offence  made punishable  by  or  under  this  Act shall  be  instituted   except   within  six months from the  date  ofthe  commission of the  offence, and  no such  prosecution shall be instituted without the previoussanction of the Chief Inspector. 
27. Trial of offences.  No offence made punishable  by or under  this  Act shall  be tried by aCourt inferior to that of  1* * * a Magistrate of the first class.
2[27A. Boilers Board.—(1) A Board to be called the 3[Boilers Board] shall be constituted toexercise the powers  conferred by section 28.
4[(2)   The Board shall consist of [four] members, namely:­
(a)      A Chairman to be nominated by the Federal Government;
(b)      one member each to be nominated by the Provincial Governments;
(c)      one  member to be nominated by the Pakistan Railways; and
(d)    such  other  members as the  Federal  Government may,  by notification  in the officialGazette, nominate.]
(3) Any vacancy occurring in the Board,  2*  * *shall be filled as soon as may be by a  nomination   made   by  the   authority   by  whom   the   member  vacating   office   was nominated.
(4) The  Board  shall  have  full power  to regulate  by bye­laws or otherwise  its own procedureand  the conduct  of all business or to be transacted by the Board.
(5) The powers of the  Board  may  be  exercised notwithstanding any  vacancy in the Board.]
28. Power to make  regulations. The  6[Board] may, by notification in the  7[official Gazette], make  regulations 8consistent  with  this  Act  for  all  or  any   of  the   following purposes, namely:__
(a) for laying down the  standard conditions in respect of material, design and construction which  shall  be   required  for  the   purpose  of  enabling  the registration and certification  of a boiler under this Act;
1The words “a Presidency Magistrate or” omitted by A.O., 1949. 2S. 27A was ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), section 4. 3The words, brackets, letter and figure “otherwise than by the expiry of the term of office of the member referred to in clause (c) of sub­section (2)” omitted by A.O., 1949. 4Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Central Boilers Board”. 5Subs. by the Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1975 (30 of 1975), s. 2 for sub­section (2), which was previously amended by various enactments. 6Subs. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), s. 5, for “G.G. in C”. 7Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Gazette of Pakistan”, which had been subs. by Act 26 of 1951, s. 4 and Sch. III, for “Gazette of India”. 8For the Boiler Regulations, 1951, see Gaz. of P., 1951, Extra., pp. 875­1077.
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1[(aa) for prescribing  the  circumstances in  which,  the  extent  to which,  and  theconditions  subject  to  which  variation  from  the  standard  conditions  laid down underclause (a) may be permitted;]
(b) for prescribing the method of determining the maximum pressure at which a boiler may beused;
(c) for  regulating the registration  of  boilers,  prescribing  the fees payable therefore,  thedrawing, specifications, classification and  particulars to be produced by the owner,  themethod preparing a boiler for examination, the form of the  Inspector’s report  thereon,the method  of marking the  register number, and the period  within which such  number is to be marked on the boiler;
(d) for regulating the  inspection and  examination of boilers and  steam­pipes, and prescribing forms of certificates therefor;
(e) for ensuring the safety of persons working inside a boiler ; and
(f) for providing for any other  matter  which is not,  in the opinion of the  2[Board], a matter of merely local or provincial importance.
29. Power  to make  rules. The  3[Provincial Government] may,  by notification in the  4[official Gazette], make  rules 5consistent with this Act and  the  regulations made there under  for all or anyof the following purposes, namely:­
(a) for prescribing  the  qualifications  and  duties  of the  Chief  Inspector  and  of Inspectors, 6*  * *  for prescribing or constituting authorities to which they shall respectively besubordinate,   and  the limits of the administrative control to be exercised by such authorities;
 (b) for regulating the transfer of boilers;
(c) for providing  the registration and  certification of boilers in accordance with theregulations made  under this Act;
(d) for  requiring  boilers  to  be  in  charge of  persons holding  certificates  of competency,and  for prescribing the conditions on which such  certificates may be granted;
1Clause (aa) ins. by Act 11 of 1937, s. 5. 2Subs. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), s. 5, for “G.G. in C.”. 3Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”. 4Subs. ibid., for “local official Gazette”.) 5For rules in respect of Sind, see Sind Gazette, 1955, Pt. IV­A., p. 81. For the West Pakistan Attendants and Boiler Engineers Rules, 1959, see West Pakistan Gazette, 1959, Pt. I, pp. 464­475 ; and For the West Pakistan Boiler Rules, 1959, see West Pakistan Gazette, 1959, Pt. I. pp. 476­490. 6The words “for regulating their salary, allowances and conditions of service” omitted by A.O., 1937.
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 (e) for  prescribing  the   times  within  which  Inspectors  shall  be   required  to examineboilers under section 7 or section 8;
(f) for prescribing the  fees payable for the  issue of renewed certificates and the method ofdetermining the amount  of such  fees in each case;
(g) for regulating inquiries into accidents;
(h) for constituting  the  appellate  authority  referred  to  in  section  20,  and  for determiningits power and  procedure;
(i) for determining  the  mode  of disposal  of fees,  costs and  penalties  levied under this Act;and
(j) generally  to  provide  for  any   matter   which  is,  in  the   opinion  of  the 1[Provincial  Government],   a  matter   of  merely   local   importance   in   the Province.
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30. Penalty for breach of rules. Any regulation or rule made under  section 28 or section 29 mayprovide that  a contravention thereof shall be  punishable with fine which may extend to one  hundredrupees.
31. Publication of regulations and rules.—(1) The power to make  regulations and rules  conferred   by  sections   28  and   29   shall   be   subject   to  the   condition   of  the Regulations and rules being made after previous publication.
(2) Regulations and rules so made shall be published in the 3[official Gazette] and,  on suchpublication, shall have  effect as if enacted in this Act.
32. Recovery of fees, etc.  All fees, costs and  penalties levied under this Act shall be recoverableas arrears of land­revenue.
33. Applicability to the Government. Save as otherwise expressly provided, this Act shall applyto boilers and  steam­pipes belonging to the  4[Government].
34. Exemptions.­ 5(1)  The    6[Provincial  Government]  may,   by   notification  in  the 7[officialGazette], exempt from the  operation of this Act, subject to such  conditions and restrictions as itthinks fit, any  boilers or classes or types of boilers used exclusively for the heating of buildings or thesupply of hot water.]
1Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”. 2The proviso omitted, ibid. 3Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “[Gazette of Pakistan] and the local official Gazette, respectively,”. The words in crotehets had been subs. by the Federal Laws (Revisionand Declaration) Act, 1951 (26 of 1951), s. 4 and Sch., III for “Gazette of India”. 4Subs. by A.O., 1961, Art. 2, for “Crown” (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956). 5The original s. 34 was re­numbered as sub­section (2) of that section, and sub­section (1) was ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1929 (9 of 1929), s. 3. 6Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”. 7Subs. ibid., for “local official Gazette”. 
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1[(2)] Power  to suspend in case of emergency.  In case of any emergency, the 2[ProvincialGovernment] may, by general or special order in writing, exempt any boiler or steam­pipe from theoperation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.
35. [Repeal of enactments.] Rep.  by Repealing Act, 1927 (XII of 1927), s. 2 and Schedule.
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THE SCHEDULE .____[ENACTMENTS REPEALED.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1927 (XII of1927), s. 2 and Schedule.
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Section 27A

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iler orsteam­pipe which is calculated to weaken the strength thereof so as to render it liable toexplode; 7[(aa) “Board” means the 8* Boilers Board constituted under section 27A;] (b) “boiler” means any closed vessel exceeding five gallons in capacity which is usedexpressly for generating steam under pressure 9* * *, and includes any mounting or other fitting attached to such vessel, which is

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Section 3

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previously amended by A.O., 1937, for “G.G. in C”. 6Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “Gazette of India”. 7Clause (aa) ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), section 3. 8The word “Central” has been omitted by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch. 9The words “for use outside such vessel” omitted by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1929 (9 of 1929), s. 2. Page 3 of 17 (c) “Chief Inspector” and “Inspector

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Section 2

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ise to the replaced part or fitting. 2[2A. Application of Act to feed–pipes.— Every reference in this Act [except where the word “steam­pipe” is used in clause (f) of section 2], to a steam­pipe or steam­pipes shall be deemed toinclude also a reference to a feed­pipe or feed­pipes, respectively.] 3[2B. Application of Act to economisers. Every reference in this Act to a boiler or boilers[except in clau

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Section 2

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ence to a feed­pipe or feed­pipes, respectively.] 3[2B. Application of Act to economisers. Every reference in this Act to a boiler or boilers[except in clause (ccc) of section 2, clause (e) of section 6, clauses (c ) and (d) of section 11, clause(d) of section 29 and section 34] shall be deemed to include also a reference to an economiser oreconomisers, respectively.] 3. Limitation of application.— (1

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ed­pipes, respectively.] 3[2B. Application of Act to economisers. Every reference in this Act to a boiler or boilers[except in clause (ccc) of section 2, clause (e) of section 6, clauses (c ) and (d) of section 11, clause(d) of section 29 and section 34] shall be deemed to include also a reference to an economiser oreconomisers, respectively.] 3. Limitation of application.— (1) Nothing in this Act sha

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Section 11

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ication of Act to economisers. Every reference in this Act to a boiler or boilers[except in clause (ccc) of section 2, clause (e) of section 6, clauses (c ) and (d) of section 11, clause(d) of section 29 and section 34] shall be deemed to include also a reference to an economiser oreconomisers, respectively.] 3. Limitation of application.— (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply in the case of any boiler or

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Section 29

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sers. Every reference in this Act to a boiler or boilers[except in clause (ccc) of section 2, clause (e) of section 6, clauses (c ) and (d) of section 11, clause(d) of section 29 and section 34] shall be deemed to include also a reference to an economiser oreconomisers, respectively.] 3. Limitation of application.— (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply in the case of any boiler orsteam­pipe­ 4[(a) in any

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Section 34

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erence in this Act to a boiler or boilers[except in clause (ccc) of section 2, clause (e) of section 6, clauses (c ) and (d) of section 11, clause(d) of section 29 and section 34] shall be deemed to include also a reference to an economiser oreconomisers, respectively.] 3. Limitation of application.— (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply in the case of any boiler orsteam­pipe­ 4[(a) in any steam­ship as

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Section 4

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expiry of the period for which it was granted; or (b) when any accident occurs to the boiler; or 1Proviso added by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947), section 4. Page 6 of 17 (c) when the boiler is moved, the boiler not being a vertical boiler heating surface ofwhich is less than two hundred square feet, or a portable or vehicular boiler; or (d) when any structura

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Section 5

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on in respect of an economizermay authorize its use for a period not exceeding twenty­four months :] 1Proviso added by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947) section 5. 2Proviso ins., ibid. Page 7 of 17 Provided 1[further] that if the Inspector___ (a) Proposes to issue any certificate­ (i) having validity for a less period than the period entered in the application

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Section 7

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during the currency of a certificate. 9. Provisional Orders.— Where the Inspector reports the case of any boiler to the Chief Inspector under sub­section (3) of section 7 or sub section (5) of section 8, he may, if the boiler isnot a boiler the use of which has been prohibited under clause (f) of sub­section (1) of section 8, grant to the owner thereof a provisional order in writing per

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Section 8

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icate. 9. Provisional Orders.— Where the Inspector reports the case of any boiler to the Chief Inspector under sub­section (3) of section 7 or sub section (5) of section 8, he may, if the boiler isnot a boiler the use of which has been prohibited under clause (f) of sub­section (1) of section 8, grant to the owner thereof a provisional order in writing permitting the boiler to be used at ap

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(3) of section 7 or sub section (5) of section 8, he may, if the boiler isnot a boiler the use of which has been prohibited under clause (f) of sub­section (1) of section 8, grant to the owner thereof a provisional order in writing permitting the boiler to be used at apressure not exceeding such maximum pressure as he thinks fit and as in accordance with theregulations made under this Act pend

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Section 8

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nted, or (b) on receipt of the orders of the Chief Inspector, or (c) in any of the cases referred to in clauses(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of sub­section (1) of section 8, and on so ceasing to be in force shall be surrendered to the Inspector. 1Ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947), s . 5. Page 8 of 17 10. Use of boilers pending grant of certificate.—(1) Notwiths

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Section 8

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2) Nothing in sub­section (1) shall be deemed to authorise the use of a boiler in any of the casesreferred to in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of sub­section (1) of section 8 occurring after the expiryof the period of the certificate. 11. Revocation of certificate or provisional order. The Chief Inspector may at any time withdraw or revoke any certificate or provisional order on the

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Section 7

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d shall report the case to the Chief Inspector who shall, unless sufficient cause to the contrary is shown, require the owner to file afresh application under section 7 or section 8, as the case may be, and may forbid him to usethe boiler notwithstanding anything contained in section 10.( XXV of 1934) 15. Production of certificates, etc. The owner of any boiler who holds a certificate or pro

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rt the case to the Chief Inspector who shall, unless sufficient cause to the contrary is shown, require the owner to file afresh application under section 7 or section 8, as the case may be, and may forbid him to usethe boiler notwithstanding anything contained in section 10.( XXV of 1934) 15. Production of certificates, etc. The owner of any boiler who holds a certificate or provisional orde

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require the owner to file afresh application under section 7 or section 8, as the case may be, and may forbid him to usethe boiler notwithstanding anything contained in section 10.( XXV of 1934) 15. Production of certificates, etc. The owner of any boiler who holds a certificate or provisional order relating thereto shall, at all reasonable times during the period for which thecertificate or order is

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to an appellate authority to be constituted by the 1[Provincial Government] under thisAct. 21. Finality of orders. An order of an appellate authority under section 20 and, save asotherwise provided in sections 19 and 20, and order of the Chief Inspector or of an Inspector shallbe final and shall not be called in question in any Court. 22. Minor Penalties. Any owner of a boiler who refus

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ler who refuses or without reasonable excuse neglects— 1Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.” Page 11 of 17 (i) to surrender a provisional order as required by section 9, or (ii) to produce a certificate or provisional order when duly called upon to do so undersection 15, or (iii) to make over to the new owner of a boiler a certificate or provisional order asrequired by sectio

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nal order when duly called upon to do so undersection 15, or (iii) to make over to the new owner of a boiler a certificate or provisional order asrequired by section 16, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. 23. Penalties for illegal use of boiler. Any owner of a boiler who, in any case in which acertificate or provisional order is required for the use of the

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used a boiler of which he is the owner and which has been transferred from one Province to another without such transfer having been reportedas required by section 6, or (b) being the owner of a boiler fails to cause the registered number allotted to the boiler under this Act to be marked on the boiler as required by sub­ section (6) of section 7,or (c) makes any structural alterat

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Section 7

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g the owner of a boiler fails to cause the registered number allotted to the boiler under this Act to be marked on the boiler as required by sub­ section (6) of section 7,or (c) makes any structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to a boiler without first obtaining the sanction of the Chief Inspector when so required by section 12, or to asteam­pipe without first information the Chie

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Section 12

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ion 7,or (c) makes any structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to a boiler without first obtaining the sanction of the Chief Inspector when so required by section 12, or to asteam­pipe without first information the Chief Inspector, when so required by section13, or (d) fails to report an accident to a boiler or steam­pipe when so required by section 18,or (e) tampers with a safety va

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pe without first information the Chief Inspector, when so required by section13, or (d) fails to report an accident to a boiler or steam­pipe when so required by section 18,or (e) tampers with a safety valve of a boiler so as to render it inoperative at the maximumpressure at which the use of the boiler is authorised under this Act. shall be punishable with fine which may extend to f

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Section 28

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of 1* * * a Magistrate of the first class. 2[27A. Boilers Board.—(1) A Board to be called the 3[Boilers Board] shall be constituted toexercise the powers conferred by section 28. 4[(2) The Board shall consist of [four] members, namely:­ (a) A Chairman to be nominated by the Federal Government; (b) one member each to be nominated by the Provincial Governments; (c) one member to be no

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Section 4

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ation of a boiler under this Act; 1The words “a Presidency Magistrate or” omitted by A.O., 1949. 2S. 27A was ins. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1937 (11 of 1937), section 4. 3The words, brackets, letter and figure “otherwise than by the expiry of the term of office of the member referred to in clause (c) of sub­section (2)” omitted by A.O., 1949. 4Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Central B

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Section 7

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onditions of service” omitted by A.O., 1937. Page 14 of 17 (e) for prescribing the times within which Inspectors shall be required to examineboilers under section 7 or section 8; (f) for prescribing the fees payable for the issue of renewed certificates and the method ofdetermining the amount of such fees in each case; (g) for regulating inquiries into accidents; (h) for constituting

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service” omitted by A.O., 1937. Page 14 of 17 (e) for prescribing the times within which Inspectors shall be required to examineboilers under section 7 or section 8; (f) for prescribing the fees payable for the issue of renewed certificates and the method ofdetermining the amount of such fees in each case; (g) for regulating inquiries into accidents; (h) for constituting the appella

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d ofdetermining the amount of such fees in each case; (g) for regulating inquiries into accidents; (h) for constituting the appellate authority referred to in section 20, and for determiningits power and procedure; (i) for determining the mode of disposal of fees, costs and penalties levied under this Act;and (j) generally to provide for any matter which is, in the opinio

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* * * * * * 30. Penalty for breach of rules. Any regulation or rule made under section 28 or section 29 mayprovide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundredrupees. 31. Publication of regulations and rules.—(1) The power to make regulations and rules conferred by

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* * * * * 30. Penalty for breach of rules. Any regulation or rule made under section 28 or section 29 mayprovide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundredrupees. 31. Publication of regulations and rules.—(1) The power to make regulations and rules conferred by sections 2

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isers, respectively.] 3. Limitation of application.— (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply in the case of any boiler orsteam­pipe­ 4[(a) in any steam­ship as defined in section 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923 or in anymechanically propelled vessel as defined in section 2 of the Inland MechanicallyPropelled Vessels Act; or] (b) belonging to or under the control of 5* * * 1Subs. by the Indian Boilers (Amdt.) Act, 1947 (34 of 1947

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