Permission to erect Lift or Escalator

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1. (1) Every owner of a place intending to install a Lift or an escalator in any premise after the commencement of this Act, shall make an application in such a form as may be prescribed giving full details or information to such officer as the State Government may authorize in this behalf. Such application shall specify: A. Lift Installation:
   • (a) The type of Lift;
   • (b) The rated maximum speed of the Lift designed to operate;
   • (c) The manufacturers rated capacity in Kilograms;
   • (d) The maximum number of passengers in addition to the Lift operator which the Lift can carry;
   • (e) The total weight of the Lift car carrying the maximum load;
   • (f) The weight of the counter weight;
   • (g) The number, description, and size of traction media ;
   • (h) Such details of the construction of the overhead arrangement with weight and sizes of the beams as may be prescribed; and
     • (i) Such other particulars (pit depth, overhead height and travel height) as may be prescribed. B. Escalator Installation:
   • (a) The Type of the Escalator;
   • (b) The speed at which the Escalator is designed to operate;
   • (c) Angle of inclination;
   • (d) The width between balustrades;
   • (e) The details of handrails, step treads, landing comb plates, trusses or girders and step wheel tracks;
   • (f) The rated load ;
   • (g) The number of persons per hour with rated load;
   • (h) The factor of safety based on the static loads in the Escalator;
     • (i) The Travel
   • (Rise) in metre; and
   • (j) Such other particulars as may be prescribed.
2. (2) Every application for issue of erection or installation permission shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
3. (3) On receipt of such application along with fee paid treasury challan, the authorized officer shall, after making such enquiry and requiring the applicant to furnish such information as may be necessary and may there upon either register or refuse to register the permission to erect or install Lift and Escalator and registration number shall be generated to be shared with the applicant. Such permission shall be valid only for a period of Eighteen (18 ) months for buildings up to 15 meters in height and Twenty Four
4. (24) months for high rise buildings from the date on which it is granted.
5. (4) In case if the erection of Lift or Escalator is not completed within the period of validity of permission, the same shall be got renewed by submitting the application along with the fee for the same period.
6. (5) No person, who is also the owner of Lift or Escalator, shall get his Lift or Escalator erected or installed without getting erection or installation permission from the Authorized Officer.
7. (6) No person, who is the owner of Lift or Escalator, shall get his Lift or Escalator erected by the manufacturer or maker of Lift or Escalator or any other person other than those who is registered with the Chief Inspector of Lifts and Escalators.