Inspection of lifts and escalators and charging of fees.

(1) Every lift or escalator- (a) shall be inspected by Chief Inspector or by the Inspector authorised in this behalf by the State Government before the grant of a license under section 4; (b) shall be inspected by the Assistant Inspector, either appointed or authorised by the State Government, at an interval of five years from the date of grant of License; (c) may be inspected by the Inspector to check up compliance with the order made under sub-section (2) of section 10, if necessary. (1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Chief Inspector may inspect at any time any lift or escalator for the purposes of this Act and the rules made thereunder. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) the owner of a building in which a lift or an escalator is installed, shall get his lift or escalator inspected and tested by a person authorised under section 13 at an interval of every one year from the date of grant of licence under section 4 and shall submit such inspection and test report to the Chief Inspector. (3) The officer authorised under clause (a) of sub-section (1) and the person who has inspected and tested the lift or escalator under sub-section (2) shall submit their report to the Chief Inspector in such form as may be prescribed. (4) The fee as may be prescribed shall be paid by the owner of the building in which the lift or escalator is installed for each inspection under sub-section (1) and such fee shall be inclusive of the fee for the inspection of electrical installation attached to the lift or escalator installation. The fee shall be paid within such period and in such manner as may be prescribed. (5) Where the owner or any person liable to pay fee under this section does not pay the same within the prescribed period, there shall be paid by such owner for the period commencing immediately after the prescribed period and ending on the date of payment of fees, simple interest at the rate of twenty-four per cent. per annum on the amount of fees not so paid.