Permission to erect a lift

(1) Every owner of a place intending to install a lift in such place shall make an application to such officer as the State Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, authorize in this behalf, for permission in such form as may be prescribed, specifying:-(i) the type of the lift; (ii) the rated maximum speed of the lift; (iii) the maker’s or designer’s rated capacity in weight; (iv) The maximum number of passengers in addition to the lift operator which the lift can carry; (v) The total weight of the lift cage carrying the maximum load; (vi) The weight of the counterweight; (vii) The number, description, weight and size of the supporting cables; (viii) The depth of the pit from the lowest part of the cage when at the lowest floor; and (ix) such other particulars and details of the construction of the overhead arrangement; with the weight and sizes of the beams as may be prescribed. (2) On receipt of application under sub-section (1), the officer authorized in this behalf shall, after making such enquiry and requiring the applicant to furnish such information as may be necessary, forward the application with his remarks to the Chief Engineer (Electrical) Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department or to the officer authorized by him in this behalf and thereupon he may either grant or refuse the permission. (3) The permission granted under sub-section (2) shall be valid for a period of six months from the date on which it is granted.