Permission to erect lift or escalator.

(1) Every owner of a place intending to instal a lift or an escalator in such place after the commencement of this Act, shall make an application in such form as may be prescribed, to such officer as the State Government may authorise in this behalf, for permission to erect such lift or escalator. Such application shall specify- (a) the type of the lift or escalator; (b) the rated maximum speed of the lift or the speed at which the escalator is designed to operate; (c) the maker's or designer's rated capacity in weight; (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 of the lift; (g) the number, description, weight and size of the supporting cables of the lift or escalator; (h) the depth of the pit from the lowest part of the car when at the lowest floor of lift; (i) such details of the construction of the overhead arrangement with the weights and size of the beams for the lift, as may be prescribed; (j) angle of inclination for escalator; (k) type of balustrading in escalator; (l) the width between balustrades in escalator; (m) details of handrails, steps treads, landing, combplates, trusses or girders and step wheel tracks in escalator; (n) the rated load in Kilogrammes on escalator; (o) the factor of safety based on the static loads in the lift or escalator; and (p) such other particulars as may be prescribed. (2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the officer authorised under this section shall, after making such inquiry and requiring the applicant to furnish such information as may be necessary, forward the application with his remarks to the Chief Inspector. The Chief Inspector may there upon either grant or refuse the permission to erect lift or escalator. The permission so granted shall be valid for a period of six months from the date on which it is granted or for such further period not exceeding six months as may be allowed by the Chief Inspector for sufficient reasons. (3) On grant of permission under sub-section (2), the owner shall get his lift or escalator erected by a person authorised under section 13.