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(1) Any owner who intends to register a boiler under section 12, shall
engage an inspecting authority for carrying out inspection at the stage of erection of the boiler.
(2) The inspecting authority shall follow such procedure for inspection and certification of a boiler or
boiler components, or both, as may be specified by regulations.
(3) Where, after inspection, the inspecting authority---
(a) is satisfied that the erection of the boiler is in accordance with such standards as may be
specified by regulations, it shall grant a certificate of inspection in such form as may be specified by
regulations; or
(b) is of the opinion that the boiler has not been erected in accordance with such regulations, it may
for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant the certificate and shall communicate such refusal
to the owner and the manufacturer of the boiler or boiler components forthwith:
Provided that no such certificate shall be refused unless the inspecting authority has directed the owner
in writing to carry out such modifications or rectifications as it deems necessary and the inspecting authority
is of the opinion that in spite of such direction, the owner has not carried out the modifications or
rectifications.
(4) The inspecting authority may, for the purposes of inspection under this section, charge such fee as
may be specified by regulations.