Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance, 2002

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THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS ORDINANCE, 2002 
 
              
 
CONTENTS 
1.  Short title, extent and commencement 
2.  Definitions 
3.  Limitation of application of this Ordinance  
4.  Power to limit extent 
5.  Appointment of Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector and Inspector 
6.  Prohibition of use or unregistered or uncertified boilers 
7.  Registration 
8.  Renewal of Registration Certificate  
9.  Provisional orders 
10.  Use of boiler pending grant of Registration Certificate 
11.  Revocation of Registration Certificate or provisional order  
12.  Alterations and renewals to boilers 
13.  Duty of owner at examination  
14.  Production of Registration Certificate, etc.  
15.  Powers of entry 
16.  Report of accidents 
17.  Appeal to the Board 
 
 
 

 
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THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS ORDINANCE, 2002 
ORDINANCE No. CXXI OF 2002 
          [13 November, 2002] 
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to boilers and pressure vessel 
 WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to boilers and pressure 
vessels; 
 AND   WHEREAS    it   is   expedient   to  provide   for   regulation ,   use,   constriction, 
installation  and repair of boilers and pressure  vessels;  prescribe  uniform  rules and regulations  for  
boilers  and  pressure  vessels  and  for  matters  ancillary  thereto  or connected therewith; 
 AND WHEREAS  the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which rendered it 
necessary to take immediate action; 
 NOW,  THEREFORE, in  pursuance   of  the  Proclamation   of  Emergency   of  the fourteenth  
day of October,  1999, and the Provisional  Constitution  Order No. 1 of 1999, read with the Provisional 
Constitution (Amendment) Order No.9 of 1999 and in exercise  of  all  powers  enabling  him  in  that  
behalf,  the  President  of  the  Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the 
following Ordinance:— 
 1. Short title, extent and commencement .___ (1) This Ordinance may be called the Boilers 
and Pressure Vessels Ordinance, 2002.  
 (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. 
 (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Federal Government may, by notification in the 
official Gazette, specify in this behalf and different dates may be specified for different provisions. 
 2. Definitions.___ (1) In this Ordinance, unless th ere is anything repug nant in the subject or 
context,― 
(a) “accident” means an explosion of a boiler or any pan thereof, which results to 
weaken the structural strength and render it due for further certification; 
(b) “Ad  hoc  Technical  Committee”  means  the  Ad  hoc  Technical  Committee 
constituted under section 26; 
(c) “Board”  means  the  Federal  Boilers  and  Pressure  Vessels  Safety  Board 
constituted under section 25; 
(d) “boiler” means  a closed  vessel  exceeding  twenty -five  liters  in capacity  i n 
which water is heated, steam is generated and superheated or a combination 
thereof under pressure, f or external use by the application of heat from 
combustible  fuels, electricity or external thermal energy, and includes any 
mountings or other fittings attached to such vessel which are wholly or partly 
under pressure when steam is shut off by isolating va lve mounted on steam 
generation equipment; 
 
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(e) “Chief Inspector and Deputy Chief Inspector ” means, respectively, a qualified 
person appointed to be a Chief Inspector and Deputy Chief Inspector under this 
Ordinance; 
(f) “department”  means the department  or branch of a Provincial Government 
charged with the enforcement of this Ordinance; 
(g) “design specification” means the specifications or standards as specified in the 
codes referred to in clause (k) to which the boiler shall be designed or 
manufactured and examined; 
(h) “economizer”  means  any  part  of  heat  exchange  surface  that  is wholly  or 
partially exposed to the flue gases for the purpose of recovery of waste heat; 
(i) “Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under this Ordinance; 
(j) “Inspection Authority” means the organization other than manufacturer  and 
user, approved by the Board authorized to carry out inspection during 
manufacturing, first registration and yearly inspection as provided under this 
Ordinance and includes the approved third party inspec tion companies and 
insurance companies; 
(k) “manufacturer”   means  the  company  or  firm  recognized  by  the  Board, 
competent to manufacture complete or in parts, a boiler, or fitting, and 
completes the product  and is responsible  for the product  according  to any one 
of the following codes, namely :— 
(i) Pakistan Boilers Regulations; 
(ii) ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers);  
(iii) BS (British Standard); 
(iv) TRD; 
(v) JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard);  
(vi) I.S.O. Standards; and 
(vii) Prevailing internationally approved code subject to the approval of the 
Board; 
(l)  “owner” includes any company who is in the possession of a boiler or under 
whose name it has been registered; 
(m)  “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations or r ules made under this 
Ordinance;  
(n)  “pressure vessel” means a vessel along with its fitting other than a boiler which 
is capable of being used to contain, distribute, transfer, process or otherwise 
handle gas, vapors, liquids and store energy under pressure internally and 
externally; 
(o)  “Registration Certificate ” means the Registration Certificate issued under 
Section 7; and 
 
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(p)  “structural  alteration,  addition  or renewal ”  means changes  and deviations  
from original design in the pressure parts but 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) Every reference in this Ordinance to any boiler or economizer where provided shall be 
considered as integral part of the boiler 
 3. Limitation of application of  this Ordinance .___(1)  Nothing  in this  Ordinance shall 
apply___ 
(a)       in the case of any boiler in any steamship or in any mechanically propelled 
vessel, and 
(b)     appertaining to a sterilizer or disinfector and the like used in hospitals , hotels, 
laboratories and other industries etc ; if it does not exceed ninty -one litres in 
capacity. 
 (2) The Federal Government may , by notification in the official Gazette, declare that the 
provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply in the case of boilers or steam-pipes of any specified class 
of boilers or steam-pipes, belonging to or under tile control of Railway 
 4. Power to limit extent .___The Provincial Government may , with the concurrence of the 
Board, by notification in the official Gazette, exclude any specified area from the operation of all or 
any of the provisions of this Ordinance. 
 5. Appointment of Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector and Inspector .___ (1) The  
Provincial  Government  shall  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  under this Ordinance,  
exercise any power or perform any d uty so conferred or imposed on Deputy Chief Inspector and 
Inspector by or under this Ordinance. 
 (2) The Provincial Government may appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be Deputy Chief 
Inspectors for the Province who may, in addition to the powers and duties conferred or imposed on the 
Deputy Chief Inspector under this Ordinance, exercise any power or perform any duty so conferred or 
imposed on Inspector by or under this Ordinance. 
 (3) The  Provincial  Government  may  appoint  such  persons  as  it  thinks  fit  to  be Inspectors  
for the Province for the purpose of this Ordinance,  and may define the local limits within which each 
Inspector shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed by, or under, this 
Ordinance. 
 (4) Every Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector and Inspector shall be deemed to be a public 
servant within the meaning of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860). 
 6. Prohibition of use or unregistered or uncertified boilers.___ Save as otherwise expressly 
provided  in this Ordinance,  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 
Ordinance; 
(b)  in the case of any boiler which has been transferred  from one Province  to 
another, until the transfer has been reported in the prescribe manner; 
 
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(c) unless a certificate or provisional order authorizing the use of the boiler is for 
the time being in force under this Ordinance; 
(d) at a pressure higher than the maximum pressure recorded in such certificate or 
provisional order or under which the boiler was constructed and stamped; and 
(e)    unless the boiler is in the charge of a person holding the Boilers Engineers 
Competency Certificate required by such rules and not more than sixty years 
old or less than twenty-five years of age. 
 7. Registration.___(1) The owner of a boiler, which is not registered  under the provisions of 
this Ordinance, shall apply to the Chief Inspector, under intimation to the insurance company, to have 
the boiler registered , Imported boilers which have been operated outside Pakistan will require an 
examination certificate from an insurance or third party inspection company of the country where the 
boiler has been in operation confirming integrity of boiler in line with the guidelines for the 
Examination of Boiler End  Plate  to  Furnace  and  Shell  Welded  Joints  issued  by  the  Associated  
Offices Technical Committee, UK or country of  origin. The application shall be accompanied by  a  
copy  of  bill  of  entry  and  evidence  of  payment  of  custom  duty  and  such application shall be 
accompanied by the prescribed fee. 
 (2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the insurance company shall fix a date, 
within fifteen days or such shorter period as may be prescribed from the date of the receipt, fo r the 
examination of the boiler and shall decide the inspection time and schedule with the owner. 
 (3) On the date referred to in sub-section (2) the insurance company shall proceed to 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. 
 (4) The Chief Inspector shall― 
(i) on  receipt  of  the  approval  certificate  from  the  insurance  company  shall 
register the boiler and assign a registration  number forthwith within three 
working days; or 
(ii)  on receipt of examination report from the insurance company declaring the 
boiler not fit for approval, refuse to register the boiler. 
 (5) Where the Chief inspector refuses to register a boiler the insurance company shall forthwith 
communicate refusal to the owner of the boiler together with the reasons thereof. 
 (6) The  Chief  Inspector  may  randomly  check  or  counter  check  the  quality  of inspection  
and  the  procedure  of  examination  of  the  insurance  company  but  not exceeding twenty -five 
percent of boilers offered for first registration. 
 (7) The Chief Inspector shall, on registering the boiler, order to issue a Registration Certificate 
to the owner 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 may be prescribed by regulations. 
 (8) The Inspector shall forthwith convey to the owner of the boiler, the order of the Chief 
Inspector through courier or registered post. The owner shal l within seven days of receipt of 
Registration Certificate cause  the register  number  to be permanently marked thereon in the prescribed 
manner. 
 
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 (9) The procedure for registration of a boiler shall be completed by all means within thirty days 
of submission of an application for registration of the boiler subject to the fulfilment of all applicable 
procedures and technical requirements by the owner. The copy of all, the documents submitted by the 
owner of the boiler along with orders and notes of the Chief Inspector and insurance company, shall 
be sent to the Board for record and computerized data bank. 
 8. Renewal of Registration Certificate.___(1)    The   Registration   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;  
(b) when any accident occurs to the boiler; 
(c)  when the boiler is moved from one location to another unless it is registered as 
mobile unit; 
(d) when any structural alteration, addition or renewal is made in or to any steam - 
pipe attached 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 steam pipe made in or to any 
steam-pipe attached to the boiler. 
 (2) When a Registration Certificate ceases to be in force, the owner of the boiler shall have the 
option to apply to the insurance company or the Inspector for a renewal thereof under intimation to the 
Chief Inspector for such period not exceeding twelve months as he may specify in the application. 
 (3) An application under sub -section (2) shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee and 
forwarded to the Chief Inspector under intimatio n to the insurance company or th e Inspector, as the 
case may be. On receipt of intimation from the owner, the insurance company or the Inspector, as the 
case may be, shall fix a date, within fifteen days or such shorter period as may be agreed with the 
owner from the date of the receipt, for the examination of the boiler and shall give the owner t hereof 
not less than three days notice the date so fixed: 
 Provided that, where the certificate has ceased to be in force owing to any structural alteration, 
addition or renewal, the Chief Inspector may dispense with the payment orally prescribed fee. 
 (4) On the date fixed under sub-section (3) the insurance company or the Inspector, as the case 
may be, shall examine the boiler as per approved applicable code, and if the insurance company or the 
Inspector, as the case may be, is satisfied that the boiler is in  good  condition  shall  recommend  to  
the  Chief  Inspector  for  renewal  of  the Registration Certificate authorizing the use of the boiler for 
such period not exceeding twelve  months  and  at  a  pressure  not  exceeding  such  maximum  pressure  
as  the insurance company or the Inspector as the case may be, may determine and as may be prescribed 
by regulations. 
 (5) Where the insurance company or the Inspector, as the case may be― 
(a)  makes   recommendations   as  per  the  approved   codes  to  any  structural 
alteration, addition or renewal to be made in or to the boiler; or 
(b) is of opinion that the boiler is not fit for use, the insurance company or the 
Inspector,  as the case may be, shall  inform  the owner  of the boiler  in writing  
 
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of findings and the reasons thereof, and shall forthwith report the case with 
recommendations for orders to the Chief Inspector. 
 (6) The Chief Inspector, on receipt of a report under sub -section (5) may, subject to the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance  and  of  the  regulations  made  there  under,  order  the renewal of the 
Registration 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 Registration Certificate, he shall 
forthwith communicate his refusal to the owner of the boiler, together with the reasons thereof. 
 (7) The aggrieved party may, within seven days of the order, apply to the Board regarding 
rejection of his request for the renewal of Registration Certificate and the Board shall issue appropriate 
orders either approving or disapproving the order of the Chief Inspector within thirty days of notice of 
order of the Chief Inspector. 
 (8) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent an owner of a boiler from applying for a 
renewal of Registration Certificate at any time during the currency of a Registration Certificate. 
 9. Provisional  orders.___(1)  Where the Inspector has based on the findings of the insurance 
company, reports the case of any boiler to the Chief Inspector under sub -section (3) or (4) of section 
8, he may , if the use of boiler is not prohibited under sub-section (1) of section 8, issue a provisional 
order to the owner in writing permitting the boiler to be used at a pressure not exceeding such 
maximum pressure as recommended  by the insurance company and as may be prescribed by 
regulations, pending the receipt of the order of the Chief Inspector. 
 (2) A provisional order issued under sub-section (1) shall cease to be in force— 
(a)  on the expiry of six months from the date on which it is granted;  
(b)  on receipt of the orders of the Chief Inspector; or 
(c)  in any of the cases referred to in clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of sub -section (1) 
of section 8 shall stands cancelled. 
 10. Use of boiler pending grant of Registration Certificate.___(1) Notwithstanding anything 
contained in this Ordinance, when t he period of a Registration 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 Registration Certificate, be entitled to use the boiler at the maximum pressure ente red in the 
former Registration Certificate pending the issue of orders on the application. 
 Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the use of a boiler in any of 
the cases referred to in clauses (b), (c) , (d) and (e) of sub -section (1) of section 8 occurring after the 
expiry of the period of the Registration Certificate. 
 (2) When a boiler cannot be offered for inspection by t he owner f or reasons which in the 
opinion of the owner are beyond his control such as the existence  of a Federal emergency, the owner 
may approach the Chief Inspector, who may authorize the use of  the  boiler  f or  a  period  not  
exceeding  three  months  a fter  the  expiry  of  the Registration Certificate. The owner may also 
approach the Chief Inspector for grant of a provisional certificate not exceeding three months on 
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 11. Revocation of Registration Certificate or provisional order.___ (1) The Chief Inspector  
may,  at  any  time,  withdraw  or  revoke  a  Registration Certificate or provisional order on the report 
of the Inspector― 
(a) if there is reason to believe that the Registration 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 developed some defect 
or has ceased to be in good conditions; or 
(c) where the Provincial Government has made rules requiring that boilers shall be 
in the charge of persons holding certificates of competency and the boiler is in 
the 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 the charge of a person 
who is not maintaining the boiler in accordance with standard operation 
procedures: 
 Provided  that  where  the  Chief  Inspector  withdraws   or  revokes  a  Registration Certificate 
or provisional order on the ground specified in clause (d), he shall communicate to the owner of the 
boiler the reasons in writing for the withdrawal or revo cation, and the order shall not take effect until 
the expiry of fifteen days from the receipt of such communication. 
 (2) The owner shall have the right to appeal to the Board against the order of the Chief 
Inspector. 
 (3) The Board shall issue appropriate orders either approving or disapproving the order of the 
Chief Inspector within thirty days of notice of the order of the Chief Inspector. 
 12. Alterations and renewals to boilers.___No structural alteration, addition or renewal shall 
be made by the repairer in any boiler registered under this. Ordinance unless such alteration, addition 
or renewal has been sanctioned in writing by the Chief Inspector. The execution of any modification 
as per the approved drawings shall be verified by the insurance company. 
 13. Duty of owner at examination. ___ (1) On any date fixed under this Ordinance for the 
examination of a boiler, the owner thereof shall be bound― 
(a) to intimate the Inspector regarding date of inspection and also to the insurance 
company selected, to provide 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 as per written 
down examination procedures confirming to applicable codes; and 
(c) in the case of an application for the registration of a boiler, to provide such 
drawings, specifications, certificates and other 'particulars as may' be 
prescribed. 
 (2) If the owner fails, without reasonable cause, to comply, the insurance company at the 
expense of owner 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 
 
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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. 
 14. Production  of Registration  Certificate,  etc.___ (1)  The owner of any boiler who holds 
a Registration Certificate or provisional order relating thereto shall, at all reasonable times during the  
period   for  which   the  Registration   Certificate   or provisional order is in force, be bound to produce 
the same when called upon to do so by the Chief Inspector or the Inspector. 
 (2) Upon  the  non-compliance  of  an  order,  the  Chief  Inspector  may  advise  the concerned 
Provincial Government for necessary action such as decertification of the boiler. 
 15. Powers  of  entry.___ An   Inspector  may,  for  the  purpose  of  inspecting  or examining a 
boiler or any steam -pipe att ached thereto or in case of non observance of any provision of this 
Ordinance or of any regulations or rules 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 the 
boiler is in use. 
 16. Report of accidents.___ (1) If any accident occurs to a boiler the owner or person incharge 
thereof shall, within twenty-four hours of the accident, report the same in writing to the Inspector and 
to relevant insurance company. Every such report shall contain a description of the nature of the 
accident and of the injury, if any, caused thereby to the boiler or to any person, and shall be in sufficient 
detail to enable the Ad hoc Technical Committee so appointed to determine the root cause of accident 
and fix live responsibility for the such occurrence.  The same shall also be reported to the Board. 
 (2) Every person shall answer truly to the best of his knowledge and ability every question  put  
to  him  in  writing  by  the  Accident  Committee  nominated  by  the Provincial Government. 
 17. Appeal to the Board .___ (1) Any person, owner or company aggrieved by any 
recommendation made by the insurance company or findings or decision of the Chief Inspector for— 
(a) refusing to register a boiler or to grant or renew a Registration Certificate in 
respect or a boiler; or 
(b) refusing to grant a Registration Certificate having validity for the full period 
applied for; or 
(c) refusing to grant a Registration Certificate authorizing the use of a boiler at the 
maximum pressure desired; or 
(d) withdrawing or revoking a Registration 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 
which contravenes the design code, or refusing sanction to the making of any 
structural alternation, addition or renewal in or to a boiler based on approved 
drawings may, within fifteen days of the communication to him of such order, 
refer appeal to the Board. 
 (2) The Board shall communicate the decision in thirty days of receipt of an appeal, and 
pending final decision of the Board may grant interim relief to the owner. 
 
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 18. Finality of orders.—An order of the Board under section 17 shall be final an shall not be 
called in question in any court. 
 19. Minor penalties .___ Any owner of a boiler who refuses or without reasonable excuse 
neglects— 
(a) to surrender a provisional order as required by section 9; 
(b) to produce a certificate or provisional order when duly called upon to do so 
under section 14; or 
(c) to hand over to the new owner of a boiler a Registration Certificate or 
provisional order as required by section 14,  
shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees. 
 20. Penalties for illegal use of boiler .___ Any owner of a boiler who, in any case in which a 
Registration Certificate or provisional order is required for the use of the boiler under this Ordinance, 
uses the boiler either without any such certificate or order being in force or a competent Boiler Engineer 
or at a higher pressure than that allowed thereby, shall be issued warning by the Chief Inspector and, 
in the case of continuing in repetition of offence, the Provincial Government shall be n otified for 
appropriate measure for enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance and of the rules and 
regulations.  
 21. 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; 
(b) being the owner of a boiler fails to cause the register number allotted to the 
boiler under this Ordinance to be marked on the boiler as required by sub -
section (8) of section 7; or 
(c) makes ay structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to a boiler without first 
obtaining the approved drawings when so required under section 12; 
(d) fails to report an accident to a boiler or when so required under section 16; or  
(e) hampers 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 authorized under this 
Ordinance, 
Shall be punishable with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousands rupees. 
 22. Penalties for tempering with registration number, etc .___ (1) Whoever removes alters, 
defaces, renders invisible or otherwise tampers with the register number marked on a boiler in 
accordance with this ordinance or any law repealed hereby, shall be punishable with fine which may 
extend to twenty five thousands rupees. 
 
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 (2) Whoever use the boiler without getting it registered under this Ordinance shall be 
punishable with a fine which may extend to fifty thousands rupees. 
 (3) whoever fraudulently marks upon a boiler a register number which has not been allotted to 
it under this Ordinance or any Act repealed hereby, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may 
extend to two years, or with a fine which may extend to fifty thousands rupees or with both. 
 23. Limitation and previous sanction for prosecution .___ No prosecution for an offence 
punishable by or under this Ordinance shall be instituted— 
  (a) after six months of the commission of an offence; and 
  (b) without the previous sanction of the Chief Inspector. 
 24. Trial of offence .___ Notwithstanding any thing in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 
(Act V of 188) no Court not inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first call shall try an offence under 
this Ordinance. 
 25. Federal Boilers and Pressure Vessels Safety Board.___ A Board to be called the Federal 
Boilers and Pressure Vessels Safety Board shall be constituted for the purposes of this Ordinance 
which shall consist of the following members, namely:___ 
(a) The Chairman to be nominated by the Ministry of Industries and Production, 
Government of Pakistan; 
(b) one Deputy Secretary from the Ministry of industries and Production, to be 
nominated by Federal Government who shall act as Secretary of the Board; 
(c) Chief Inspectors of all the four Provinces and Chief Inspector of the Islamabad 
Capital Territory; 
(d) one member to be nominated by the Federal Chamber of Commerce and 
Industry of Pakistan; 
(e) two members from users of boilers and pressure vessels to be nominated by the 
Ministry of Industries and Production, Government of Pakistan; 
(f) two  members form users of boilers and pressure vessels to be nominated by the 
Ministry of industries and Production; and 
(g) one member from the insurance companies to be nominated by the Federal 
Government.  
 (2) The Board shall have full power to regulate its own procedure and the conduct of all 
business to be transacted by it, the constitution of committees and sub-committees of members and the 
delegation to them of any of the powers and duties of the Board. 
 26. Ad hoc  Technical Committee .___ A Committee to be called the Ad hoc Technical 
Committee shall be constituted to execute assignments advised by the Board. The Committee shall 
consist of the following members, namely:___ 
 
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(a) Chairman to be nominated by the Provincial Government with the advice of the 
Board; 
(b) one section Officer from the Department of Industries to be nominated by the 
Provincial Government who shall act as Secretary of the Committee; 
(c) one member to be nominated by the Provincial Chamber of Commerce and 
Industries; 
(d) one member from the manufacturers of boilers and pressure vessels to be 
nominated by the Provincial Government; 
(e) one member from insurance companies  to be nominated by the Ministry of 
Commerce; 
(f) one member from users of boilers and pressure vessels to be nominated by the 
Provincial Government; and 
(g) respective Chief inspector. 
 27. Filing of vacancies .___ Any vacancy occurring in the Board or the Ad hoc Technical 
Committee shall be filled as soon as possible by a nomination made by the Federal Government or 
Provincial Government, as the case may be. 
 28. Meeting of the Board.___ The powers of the Board shall be exercised with a quorum of at 
least seven members of the Board in which representation of the manufacturers and users shall be 
mandatory. 
 (2) The Board shall meet once every three months to review the implementation of rules, 
regulations and other matters on the agenda. 
 29. Power of make rules.___  (1) the Board may, with the approval of the Federal Government, 
by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this ordinance. 
 (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all 
or any of the following matters, namely:___ 
(a) for prescribing the qualifications and duties of the Chief Inspector, Deputy 
Chief inspector and Inspectors; 
(b) for regulating the transfer of boilers, 
(c) for providing for the registration and certification of boiler in accordance with 
the regulations and approved codes under this Ordinance; 
(d) for requiring boilers to be in the charge of persons holding certificates of 
competency, and for prescribing  the conditions on which such certificates may 
be granted; 
 
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(e) for prescribing  the time within which the insurance company shall be required 
to examine the boiler as per approved practice or code of examination; 
(f) for prescribing the fees payable for the renewal of Registration Certificates and 
methods of determining the amount of such fees in each case; 
(g) for regulating or advising ad hoc Technical Committee enquiring into accidents; 
(h) for determining the mode of disposal of fees, costs and penalties levied under 
this Ordinance; and 
(i) generally to provide advice for any matter which is, in the opinion of the Board, 
a matter of local importance in the Province. 
 30. Power to make regulations.___  (1) The Board may, by notification in the official Gazette, 
make regulations for carrying out the purposes of Ordinance. 
 (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers such regulations may provide 
for all or any of the following matters, namely:____ 
(a) adopting code and procedures as laid down in international boiler code for 
materials, design and construction which shall be required for the purpose of 
registration and certification of a boiler under this Ordinance; 
(b) for prescribing the circumstances in which the extent to which, and the 
conditions subject to which variations form the standards laid down under 
international boiler codes may be permitted; 
(c) for prescribing the method of determining the maximum pressure at which a 
boiler may be used; 
(d) for regulating, the registration of boilers, prescribing the fees payable thereof, 
the drawings, specifications, certificates, particulars to be produced by the 
owner, the method of preparing a boiler for examination b insurance company, 
the method of marking the register number, the period within number is to be 
marked on the boiler, selection and regulating the rules for Inspection Authority 
and nomination of insurance companies for boiler insurance. 
 31. Penalty for breach of rules or regulations.___ Any rules or regulations made under section 
29 or section 30 may direct that a person or company contravening such rules or regulations shall be 
issued warning by the Chief Inspector and in the case of continuing offence liable to closure of the 
factory and revocation of Registration Certificate an in repetition of an offence, the Provincial 
Government shall be notified for appropriate measure for enforcement.  
 32. Previous publication of rules or regulations .___ (1) The Power to make rules and 
regulations conferred by sections 29 and 30 respectively shall be subject to the condition of the rules 
and regulations being made after previous publication. 
 
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 (2) the rules and regulations so made shall be published in the official Gazette and on such 
publication, shall have effect as in enacted in this Ordinance. 
 33. Recovery of fees, etc.___ All fees, costs and penalties levied under this Ordinance shall be 
recoverable as arrears of land revenue. 
 34. Application of the Ordinance to the Governments .___ Save as otherwise expressly 
provided, this Ordinance shall be applicable to boilers and pressure vessels belonging to the Federal 
Government and Provincial Governments.  
 35. Power to suspend in case of emergency .___ (1) The Provincial Government may, by 
notification in the official Gazette, with the consultation of the Board, exempt from the operation of 
this Ordinance, 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. 
 (2) In case of any emergency the Provincial Government may, by general or special order in 
writing, exempt any boilers or any class of boilers form the operation of all or any of the provisions of 
this Ordinance. 
 36. Inspection by insurance company .___ The insurance company shall carry out inspection 
of boilers at the first registration as well as subsequent inspections as defined in the Ordinance. 
 (2) The insurance company shall be approved by the Board for the purposes of this Ordinance, 
and shall have qualified personnel and necessary skill to carry out the inspection and examination of 
boilers within the scope and under the guidelines of any approved code. 
 (3) The insurance company’s technical personnel shall be approved by the Board for the 
purposes of this Ordinance. 
 37. Insurance of boilers.___ All boilers shall be insured against damage due to accidents as per 
the existing laws and standards. 
 38. Repeal and saving.___ (1) The Boilers Act, 1923 (V of 1923), is hereby repealed. 
 (2) Any boiler registered, certified or licensed under the Boilers Act, 1923 (V of 1923), shall 
be deemed to have been registered, certified or licensed under this Ordinance. 
 (3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Boilers Act, 1923 (V of 1923), the rules and regulations 
made under the said Act, and in force immediately before the commencement of the Ordinance, shall 
mutatis mutandis and in so far they are not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, 
shall continue in force until repealed or altered by rules or regulations made under this Ordinance. 
  
 
 
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