The Karnataka Lifts Act, 1974
The Karnataka Lifts Act, 1974
The Karnataka Lifts Act, 1974 regulates the installation, licensing, safety inspection, and general operation of vertical passenger and goods lifts throughout the state of Karnataka. It applies to all building owners who erect new lifts or manage existing installations, excluding factory hoists. This law matters because it protects public safety on a daily basis. It mandates government authorization before construction, requires specific operating licenses, enforces mandatory inspections every three months, and details strict accident reporting procedures. By imposing fines and imprisonment for safety violations, it ensures that elevators are constructed, altered, and run safely for everyone who uses them daily.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
- 3. Permission to erect a lift
- 4. Licence to use a lift
- 5. Application for licence in case of existing lifts
- 6. Lift not to be operated without a licence
- 7. Additions and alterations to the lift installation
- 8. Right to enter any building for inspection of lifts and lift installation.
- 9. Appellate Authority, and the decision of the Appellate Authority on the appeal, shall be final.
- 10. Report of accident
- 11. Delegation of powers of Government
- 12. Inspection of lifts
- 13. Recovery of fees
- 14. Power to make rules
- 15. Penalty
- 16. Offences by companies
- 17. Sanction for prosecution
- 18. Service of notices, orders or documents
- 19. Protection for acts done in good faith
- 20. Saving.- Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the provisions of the Indian
- 21. Repeal.- On the date on which this Act comes into force the Bombay Lifts Act,
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