State : Tamil Nadu
Year : 2007
THE INDIAN BOILERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2007 Central Act No.49/2007 THE INDIAN BOILERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2007 ( Received the assent of the President on December 12, 2007 " Published in Gazette of India, Extra., Part II, Section 1, Iss. No.56, pages 1-10, dated December 13, 2007) An Act further to amend the Indian Boilers Act, 1923. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:" 1. Short title and commencement." (1) This Act may be called the Indian Boilers (Amendment) Act, 2007. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. 2. Amendment of Section 1." In Section 1 of..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Indian Boilers (Amendment) Act 2007
State : Central
Year : 2007
Preamble1 - INDIAN BOILERS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007 Section1 - Short title and commencement Section2 - Amendment of section 1 Section3 - Amendment of section 2 Section4 - Substitution of new section for section 3 Section5 - Insertion of new section 4A to 4F Section6 - Amendment of section 5 Section7 - Amendment of section 6 Section8 - Amendment of section 7 Section9 - Amendment of section 8 Section10 - Amendment of section 9 Section11 - Amendment of section 11 Section12 - Amendment of section 12 Section13 - Substitution of new section for section 13 Section14 - Amendment of section 14 Section15 - Amendment of section 15 Section16 - Amendment of section 18 Section17 - Amendment of section 19 Section18 - Amendment of section 20 Section19 - Amendment of section 21 Section20 -..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 8
State : Central
Year : 2007
In section 8 of the principal Act,-- (a) in sub-section (1),-- (i) in clause (c), for the figures "18.58", the figures "20" shall be substituted; (ii) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-- "(d) save as provided in section 12, when any structural alteration, addition or renewal is made in or to the boiler;"; (iii) in clause (f), for the words "it or any steam pipe", the words "it or any boiler component" shall be substituted; (b) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-- "(3) When a certificate ceases to be in force, the owner of the boiler may apply to the Competent Person for renewal thereof for such period as may be prescribed by regulations."; (c) for sub-sections (4) and (5), the following..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 2
State : Central
Year : 2007
In section 2 of the principal Act,-- (1) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-- '(a) "accident" means an explosion of boiler, or boiler component, which is calculated to weaken the strength or an uncontrolled release of water or steam therefrom, liable to cause death or injury to any person or damage to any property;'; 1[(2) for clause (b), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-- '(b) "boiler" means a pressure vessel in which steam is generated for use external to itself by application of heat which is wholly or partly under pressure when steam is shut off but does not include a pressure vessel,-- (i) with capacity less than 25 litres (such capacity being measured from the feed check valve to the main steam stop valve); (ii) with..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Insertion of New Section 4a to 4f
State : Central
Year : 2007
After section 4 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:-- "4A. Technical Adviser - (1) The Central Government shall appoint a Technical Adviser from amongst the persons having such qualifications and experience as may be prescribed by rules. (2) The terms and conditions of service of the Technical Adviser shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government. (3) The Technical Adviser shall, in addition to exercising the powers and discharging the functions assigned to him under this Act or rules or regulations made thereunder, exercise such other powers and discharge such functions as the Central Government and the Board may delegate to him. 4B. Welders certificate - (1) Any person who proposes to undertake any welding work connected with..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 27a
State : Central
Year : 2007
In section 27A of the principal Act, for sub-sections (2) and (3), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:-- "(2) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (a) the Secretary to the Government of India incharge of the Department of the Central Government having administrative control of the Board who shall be the Chairperson ex officio; (b) a senior technical officer conversant with the inspection and examination of boilers, to be nominated by the Government of each State (other than a Union territory); (c) equal number of other persons as in sub-section (b) above to represent-- (i) Central Government, (ii) the Bureau of Indian Standards, (iii) boiler and boiler component manufacturers, (iv) National laboratories, (v) engineering..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 28
State : Central
Year : 2007
In section 28 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),-- (i) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted,, namely:-- "(a) for laying down the standard conditions in respect of material, design, construction, erection, operation and maintenance which shall be required for the purposes of enabling the registration and certification of boilers, boiler components, boiler mountings and fittings under this Act;"; (ii) in clause (d), for the word "steam-pipes", the words "boiler components, boiler mountings and fittings" shall be substituted; (iii) after clause (e), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely-- "(ea) for prescribing the qualifications and experience subject to which the Inspecting Authorities, Competent Authorities and Competent Persons shall be..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 7
State : Central
Year : 2007
In section 7 of the principal Act,-- (a) in sub-section (1), for the words "may apply to the Inspector to have the boiler registered", the words "may apply to the Inspector along with such other documents as may be prescribed by regulations to have the boiler registered" shall be substituted; (b) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-- "(3) On the said date the Inspector shall inspect the boiler with a view to satisfying himself that the boiler has not suffered any damage during its transit from the place or manufacture to the site of erection and forward a report of the inspection alongwith the documents to the Chief Inspector within seven days.". View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Substitution of New Section for Section 13
State : Central
Year : 2007
For section 13 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely: -- "13. Alteration or renewal of boiler component - (1) Before the owner of any boiler registered under this Act makes any structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to any boiler component attached to the boiler, he shall transmit to the Chief Inspector a report in writing of his intention and send therewith such particulars of proposed alteration, addition or renewal as may be prescribed by regulations. (2) Any structural alteration, addition or renewal referred to in sub-section (1) shall be made by a person possessing a Boiler Repairer certificate under the supervision of the Competent Person.". View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Substitution of New Section for Section 3
State : Central
Year : 2007
For section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-- "3. Limitation of application - Nothing in this Act shall apply to-- (a) locomotive boilers belonging to or under the control of the railways; (b) any boiler or boiler component,-- (i) in any vessel propelled wholly or in part by the agency of steam; (ii) belonging to, or under the control of, the Army, Navy or Air Force; or (iii) appertaining to a sterilizer disinfector used in hospitals or nursing homes, if the boiler does not exceed one hundred litres in capacity.". View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section