section 13
Report of Accident
The Andhra Pradesh Lifts and Escalators Act, 2025General202528 sections
Statutory text
- (1) Where any accident occurs in the operation of any Lift or Escalator which results or is likely to have resulted in loss of human life or injury to any person, the owner of the building in which the Lift or Escalator is working or if such owner has appointed an agent and has communicated his name to the inspector under sub-section
- (3) such agent, shall within 48 hours after such accident, give notice in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, with full details of the accident to the authorized officer and also to the Commissioner of Police and the District Magistrate or such other officer as the State Government may, by order, specify and the Lift or Escalator installation shall not be interfered within any manner and the working of such Lift or Escalator shall not be resumed except with the written permission of the Chief Inspector of Lifts and Escalators.
- (2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), the owner of every building in which a Lift or Escalator has been installed may, and if such owner does not reside in such building shall, appoint an agent who shall be a resident in town or village in which the building is situated, to give notice of any accident occurring in the operation of lift or escalator..
- (3) The name of every agent appointed under sub-section
- (2) shall be communicated to the Authorized Officer.
- (4) Where any accident occurs in the operations of any Lift or Escalator, such accidents shall be investigated by such authorised officer as may be notified by the Government and he shall submit the investigation report to the Chief Inspector of Lifts and Escalators and to the Government.
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