The Bihar Lift and Escalators Act, 2024
The Bihar Lift and Escalators Act, 2024
This Act establishes a legal framework for regulating lifts and escalators throughout Bihar. It applies to all owners, occupiers, and operators of premises housing such installations, requiring them to obtain registration. The legislation empowers the state government to appoint electrical inspectors who oversee compliance with safety standards. Key safety measures mandated include automatic rescue devices that enable lifts to land safely during power failures, as well as emergency backup systems providing at least fifteen minutes of operation during electrical breakdowns. The Act ensures vertical transportation systems in buildings are properly constructed, maintained, and operated to protect public safety across the state.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Appointment of officers and officials
- 4. Registration
- 5. Emergency rescue device and automatic rescue device
- 6. Alternate power supply system
- 7. Inspection
- 8. Where as registered lifts shall be inspection/maintained at least once in a year by an authorised agency/repairer.
- 9. Registration of existing lifts and escalators
- 10. Right to enter in any building for inspection
- 11. Lifts or escalators in an unsafe condition
- 12. Sealing
- 13. Insurance
- 14. Log book and reporting
- 15. Concurrent liability
- 16. Intimation about closure
- 17. Life span
- 18. Power to relax
- 19. Delegation of powers
- 20. Penalty
- 21. Cognizance of offence
- 22. Protection for action taken in good faith
- 23. Power to make rules
- 24. Savings
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