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The Indian Boilers Act, 1923

The Indian Boilers Act, 1923

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The Indian Boilers Act, 1923 regulates the registration, inspection, safe operation, and maintenance of high-pressure steam boilers and connected steam pipes across India. It applies to owners and operators of industrial boilers, including state-owned facilities, while exempting military equipment, steamships, and small hospital sterilizers. Under this law, boilers must be certified by official inspectors who assess structural integrity and set safe maximum operating pressures. The Act matters because pressurized boilers pose catastrophic explosion risks if neglected or altered improperly. By enforcing mandatory safety standards, regular certifications, and penalties for unauthorized modifications, the legislation protects industrial workers and nearby communities from devastating accidents.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Limitation of Application
  5. 4. Power to limit extent
  6. 5. Chief Inspector, Deputy Inspectors and Inspectors
  7. 6. Prohibition of use unregistered or uncertified boiler
  8. 7. Registration
  9. 8. Renewal of certificate
  10. 9. Provisional orders
  11. 11. No structural alteration, addition or renewal shall be made in or to any boiler registered under this Act unless such alteration, addition or renewal has been sanctioned in writing by the Chief Inspector.
  12. 12. Alterations and renewals to steam-pipes
  13. 13. Duty of owner at examination
  14. 14. Production of certificates, etc
  15. 15. Transfer of certificates, etc.
  16. 16. Power of entry
  17. 18. Appeals to Chief Inspector
  18. 19. Appeals to appellate authority
  19. 22. Minor penalties
  20. 23. Penalties for illegal use of boiler
  21. 24. Other penalties; Penalties for tempering with register mark.
  22. 25. Penalties for tempering with register mark.
  23. 26. Limitation and previous sanction for prosecutions
  24. 28. Power of Central Government to make regulations
  25. 29. Power to make rules
  26. 30. Penalty of breach of rule
  27. 31. Publication of regulations and rules
  28. 31A. Power of Central Government to give directions
  29. 32. Recovery of fees, etc
  30. 33. Application of Act to Government boilers
  31. 34. Power to exempt

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