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Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the industries engaged in the manufacture or production of power threshers or any other machines which are intended to be used in the agricultural or rural sector and which are of such nature that any accident in the course of operation thereof may cause its operator, death dismemberment of any limb or other bodily injury. SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS - In this Act, unless the contest otherwise requires.- (a) "child" means a person who has not completed his fourteenth year of age; (b) "Controller" means the person appointed by the State Government to give effect to the provisions of this Act, and includes every Additional, Deputy or Assistant Controller who may be authorized by the Controller under sub-section (3) of section 5-to exercise any power under this Act; (c) "dangerous machine" means a power thresher, and includes any such machine intended to be used in the agricultural or rural sector as the Central Government, being of opinion that it is of such nature that any accident in the course of operation thereof is likely to cause to its operator death, dismemberment.....

Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Chapter V

Title: Duties and Obligations of Users of Dangerous Machines

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....meaning of that Act, and, for this purpose, the provisions of the said Act shall apply to him as they apply to a workman within the meaning of that Act. Section 23 - Notice of accident (1) Where the death or dismemberment of any limb or any other bodily injury has been caused to an operator, during the course of his employment, notice of such death, dismemberment or injury shall be given to the employer within three days from the date on which such death, dismemberment or injury was caused. (2) Such notice shall be given by the operator if he is alive or by any member of his family or any other person interested in him. (3) Omission to give the notice referred to in sub-section (2) shall not disentitle the operator or the members of his family, as the case may be, to receive the compensation payable under this Act. Section 24 - Duty of employer to take out insurance policies (1) Every employer shall take out, as soon as may be practicable after the commencement of this Act, one or more insurance policies providing for contracts of insurance whereby he is insured against any liability arising out of sub-section (1) of section 22 to make payment of compensation to any.....

Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Chapter IV

Title: Duties and Responsibilities of the Manufacturer or Dealer of a Dangerous Machine

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....as may be prescribed by the Central Government. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the manufacturer of a dangerous machine shall ensure that the following parts are secured by safeguards of substantial construction, namely:-- (a) the prime mover and every part thereof, (b) the transmission machinery and every part thereof, (c) every other dangerous part, such as, rollers, blowers, sieves, elevator and the like. (3) Every manufacturer of a dangerous machine shall also clearly and legibly provide such machine with danger signals indicating the point beyond which no limb shall be inserted for the purpose of feeding the machine or for any other purpose. Section 14 - Particulars to be specified on every dangerous machine The manufacturer shall ensure that the following particulars are legibly and conspicuously marked or inscribed on every dangerous machine by such method as would make it indelible, namely:-- (a) the direction of the rotation and the number of rotations per minute; (b) its power requirement; and (c) the name and correct address of the manufacturer, the year of its manufacture, and the date,.....

Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Section 17

Title: Liability of the Manufacturer for Reimbursement

State: Central

Year: 1983

Whenever any person operating a dangerous machine suffers death or dismemberment of any limb or any other bodily injury-- (i) by reason of any manufacturing defect in the machine whereby such death, dismemberment or injury was caused, or (ii) by reason of the omission of the manufacturer to comply with the provisions of this Act and the rules and orders made thereunder, such manufacturer shall be liable to reimburse the person by whom compensation had to be paid under this Act to the members of the family of the person whose death was caused by such machine or, as the case may be, to the person by whom such dismemberment or bodily injury was suffered.

Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Section 23

Title: Notice of Accident

State: Central

Year: 1983

(1) Where the death or dismemberment of any limb or any other bodily injury has been caused to an operator, during the course of his employment, notice of such death, dismemberment or injury shall be given to the employer within three days from the date on which such death, dismemberment or injury was caused. (2) Such notice shall be given by the operator if he is alive or by any member of his family or any other person interested in him. (3) Omission to give the notice referred to in sub-section (2) shall not disentitle the operator or the members of his family, as the case may be, to receive the compensation payable under this Act.

Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1983

..... It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the industries engaged in the manufacture or production of power threshers or any other machines which are intended to be used in the agricultural or rural sector and which are of such nature that any accident in the course of operation thereof may cause its operator death, dismemberment of any limb or other bodily injury. Section 3 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "child" means a person who has not completed his fourteenth year of age; (b) "Controller" means the person appointed by the State Government to give effect to the provisions of this Act, and includes every Additional, Deputy or Assistant Controller who may be authorised by the Controller under sub-section (3) of section 5 to exercise any power under this Act; (c) "dangerous machine" means a power thresher, and includes any such machine intended to be used in the agricultural or rural sector as the Central Government, being of opinion that it is of such a nature that any accident in the course of operation thereof is likely to cause to its operator death,.....

Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Chapter VI

Title: Inspection, Search and Seizure

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....in this behalf by the Controller may, if he has any reason to suspect that any provision of this Act has been, or is being, or is about to be, contravened, enter and search, at any reasonable time of the day, any premises in which any dangerous machine is operated. Section 29 - Power of seizure Whenever the Inspector is satisfied that any dangerous machine, which does not comply with, in all respects, the provisions of this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder, is being operated in contravention of the provisions of this Act, he may seize such dangerous machine and the records and registers connected therewith. Section 30 - Search and seizure to be made in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Every search and seizure made under this Act shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(2 of 1974).

Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Section 26

Title: Examination of Machine Causing Death or Injury

State: Central

Year: 1983

(1) As soon as the employer comes to know, whether on receipt of a notice under section 23 or otherwise, that the operator has suffered death, dismemberment of any limb or other bodily injury during the operation of any dangerous machine, he shall forthwith give notice of such death or injury to the Inspector. (2) Whenever an Inspector comes to know about any death or injury, whether on receipt of a notice referred to under sub-section (1) or otherwise, he shall, as soon as practicable, enter into the premises where the dangerous machine whereby such death, dismemberment of limb or other bodily injury has been caused, is located and examine the machine with a view to finding out whether the machine conforms to the standards laid down by or under this Act and contains all the prescribed safety devices, and, where, after such examination, he is of the opinion that the machine is unsafe, he shall, by an order, prohibit the use of such machine until it is certified by him to be safe. (3) No machine shall be operated during the period of operation of the prohibitory order made under sub-section (2).

Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Section 2

Title: Declaration as to Expediency of Control by Union

State: Central

Year: 1983

It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the industries engaged in the manufacture or production of power threshers or any other machines which are intended to be used in the agricultural or rural sector and which are of such nature that any accident in the course of operation thereof may cause its operator death, dismemberment of any limb or other bodily injury.

Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....business on behalf of any principal; (ii) an importer who sells, supplies, distributes or otherwise delivers an dangerous achine to any user, manufacturer, repairer, consumer or any other person, but does not include a manufacturer who sells, supplies, distributes or otherwise delivers any dangerous machine or any part thereof to any person or category of persons referred to in this clause. Explanation.- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that a manufacturer who sells, supplies, distributes, or otherwise delivers any dangerous machine or any part thereof to any person other than a dealer, shall be deemed to be a dealer, and shall in addition to his liability to comply with the provisions of this Act relating to manufacturers, also be liable to comply with the provisions of this Act relating to dealers; (f) "employer" , in relation to the operator of any dangerous machine, means the person by whom such operator has been employed, whether for any remuneration or otherwise, for operating such machine; (g) "family", in relation to an operator, means his wife and dependent children and includes his dependent parents; (h) "Inspector" means as Inspector.....