Chapter III Chapter III

PERMISSION TO ERECT LIFT, ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALK AND GRANT OF LICENCE FOR WORKING OF THE SAME

1. (1) Every owner of a place intending to install a lift or escalator or moving walk in a place after the commencement of this Act, shall make an application in such form as may be prescribed to the Electrical Inspector (Lifts) for permission to erect lift or escalator or moving walk. Such application shall be accompanied by the erection plans of lift, escalator or moving walk which may be submitted in such manner, as may be prescribed. Such application shall contain the following particulars :—
   • (i) For lift:
2. (1) type of lift ;
3. (2) rated speed of lift ;
4. (3) passenger capacity of lift ;
5. (4) rated load of lift ;
6. (5) total weight of lift car carrying the maximum load;
7. (6) weight of counterweight of the lift ;
8. (7) number, description, weight and size of the supporting suspension media of lift ;
9. (8) depth of lift pit and lift overhead;
10. (9) number of stops;
11. (10) such other particulars, as may be prescribed.
    • (ii) For escalator or moving walk :
12. (1) type of escalator or moving walk;
13. (2) rated speed of escalator or moving walk;
14. (3) rated passenger carrying capacity per hour of escalator or moving walk;
15. (4) brake load of escalator or moving walk;
16. (5) angle of inclination for escalator or moving walk;
17. (6) type of balustrade in escalator or moving walk;
18. (7) step width between balustrades in escalator or moving walk ;
19. (8) details of total travel, rise, landings of escalator or moving walk ;
20. (9) number of flat steps;
21. (10) factor of safety for driving elements based on static load;
22. (11) such other particulars, as may be prescribed.
23. (2) Every application for issue of erection or installation permission under sub-section
24. (1) shall be accompanied by such fee, as may be specified by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette.
25. (3) On receipt of such application, the Electrical Inspector (Lifts) shall, after making such an inquiry and requiring the applicant to furnish such information as may be necessary, forward the application with his remarks to the Chief Electrical Inspector who may thereupon either grant or refuse the permission to erect or install lift, escalator or moving walk, as the case may be. If such permission has been granted it shall be valid only for a period of one year from the date on which it is granted or for such further period of six months at a time as may be allowed by the Chief Electrical Inspector for sufficient reasons in writing.
26. (4) No person, including the owner of the lift or escalator or moving walk, shall get lift or escalator or moving walk erected or installed without obtaining prior permission of erection or installation from the Chief Electrical Inspector.
27. (5) On grant of permission under sub-section (3), the owner shall get lift or escalator or moving walk erected or installed by approved contractor holding a valid licence under this Act.

1. (1) Any person or body of persons or body corporate having valid electrical contractor licence issued by the Licencing Board constituted under the provisions of the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010 framed under the Electricity Act, 2003, who intends to obtain a licence for erection, maintenance and testing of lifts, escalators or moving walks, may make an application in such form as may be prescribed to the Electrical Inspector (Lifts). Such application shall be accompanied by such fees as may be specified by the Government, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette.
2. (2) On receipt of such application, the Electrical Inspector (Lifts) may require the applicant to furnish such information as may be necessary and after making such enquiry forward the application with his remarks to the Chief Electrical Inspector.
3. (3) The Chief Electrical Inspector may grant a licence to such person, body of individuals or body corporate in such form as may be prescribed for erection, maintenance and testing of lifts, escalators or moving walks subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed or refuse the same after recording reasons therefor.
4. (4) The licence granted under sub-section
5. (3) shall be valid for such period as the Government may specify by notification in the Official Gazette, subject to the validity of Electrical Contractors Licence issued under the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010.
6. (5) An application for the renewal of licence granted under sub-section
7. (3) shall be submitted to the Chief Electrical Inspector thorugh concerned Electrical Inspector (Lifts) at least thirty days prior to the date of expiry of licence or renewed licence, as the case may be, in such form as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by such fees as may be specified by the Government, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette.

1. (1) Before granting of licence for working of a lift or escalator or moving walk, the Electrical Inspector (Lifts) or Assistant Electrical Inspector (Lifts) shall inspect in such manner as may be prescribed the safe working of lift, escalator or moving walk, as the case may be, and verify the reports of the tests conducted on site and all relevant documents.
2. (2) Inspection fee shall be charged for initial inspection at such a rate, as may be specified by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette.

Licence for working of a lift or escalator or moving walk.

1. (1) Every owner of a place who is permitted to erect or install a lift or escalator or moving walk under section 4, shall, within one month after the completion of the erection or installation of such lift or escalator or moving walk deliver or send or cause to be delivered or sent to the Electrical Inspector (Lifts) the notice in writing of such completion and shall make an application to him for a licence for working or using the lift or escalator or moving walk.
2. (2) An application for a licence under sub-section
3. (1) shall be in such form as may be prescribed. Such application shall be accompanied by such fees, as may be specified by the Government, from time to time, by notification in theOfficial Gazette.
4. (3) On receipt of such application the Electrical Inspector (Lifts) after making such inquiry as may be necessary forward the application with his remarks to the Chief Electrical Inspector. The Chief Electrical Inspector may, thereupon, either grant the licence in such form and subject to such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed or refuse the licence.
5. (4) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall record reasons in writing for refusal of licence under sub-section (3).
6. (5) The owner who has been granted licence under sub-section
7. (3) shall get his lift or escalator or moving walk maintained by the approved contractor who has been granted licence under this Act.
8. (6) The application for licence shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the approved contractor in the following format :— “I ............., the approved contractor, have carried out the examination, inspection and testing of the lift, escalator or moving walk in accordance with the Maharashtra Lifts, Escalators and Moving Walks Act, 2017 and the rules framed thereunder, and I am of the opinion that the installation is fit for use.”.

Validity of licence of working of lift, escalator or moving walk.

1. (1) The licence granted for working of the lift, escalator or moving walk shall be valid for a period of twenty years from the date on which it is granted.
2. (2) Before expiry of the period of licence, the licencee may make an application for its renewal. The licence may be renewed for not more than five years at a time subject to satisfaction of the Electrical Inspector (Lifts) about the safe operation of the lift, escalator or moving walk.
3. (3) The renewal of the licence shall be subject to the proper maintenance of the lift, escalator or moving walk.
4. (4) The application for renewal of licence shall be accompanied with such fees, as may be specified by the Government, from time to time, by notification in theOfficial Gazette.
5. (5) The Electrical Inspector (Lifts) may impose certain conditions including major modernization to the lift, escalator or moving walk installation, if necessary, for safety improvements in the lift, escalator or moving walk before granting renewal of licence.

Application for licence in case of existing working escalators or moving walks.

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 4 and 7, every owner of a place in which an escalator or moving walk has been installed before the date of the commencement of this Act, shall, within six months from such commencement date apply for a licence for the working of such escalator or moving walk to the Electrical Inspector (Lifts). The aforesaid period of six months may by order and for reasons to be recorded be further extended by six months on an application being made.
2. (2) The provisions of sub-sections(2), (3),
3. (4) and
4. (5) of section 7 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to such an application under sub-section(1).

Additions or alterations to lift or escalator or moving walk installation. No additions or alterations, which cause any change in the characteristics of lift or escalator or moving walk like change in passenger capacity, speed, stops, steps, etc., or other than those required to be made under section 21, shall be made to any lift or escalator or moving walk installation except with the prior permission in writing of an Electrical Inspector (Lifts).

Lift or escalator or moving walk not to be operated without licence.

Amendment of section 20 of Mah. XV of Amendment of section 20 of Mah. XV of 2018. 12. In section 20 of the principal Act,-

1. (1) in sub-section (1),—
   • (a) for the words “Chief Electrical Inspector” the words “Superintending Engineer” shall be substituted;
   • (b) for the words “State Government” the words “Chief Electrical Inspector” shall be substituted;
2. (2) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :— "(2) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the Superintending Engineer under sub-section
3. (5) of section 8 may, within thirty days from the date of such order, file an appeal to the Chief Electrical Inspector.
4. (3) Notwithstanding any appeal filed before the Chief Electrical Inspector against the order of the Superintending Engineer, under sub-section
5. (1) of section 21, an order to discontinue the use of lift or escalator or moving walk made by the Superintending Engineer shall be complied with unless the Chief Electrical Inspector has stayed such order.
6. (4) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the Chief Electrical Inspector, may file an appeal to the State Government, and the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final.".