Indian Boilers Act,1923
Act No : 5
Section : Other penalties
24. Other penalties. Any person who-- (a) uses or permits to be used a boiler of which he is the owner and which has been transferred from one State to another without such transfer having been reported as required by section 6, or----------------------------------------------------------------------1. Subs. by Act 18 of 1960, s. 11, for s. 21.15 (b) being the owner of a boiler fails to cause the register number allotted to the boiler under this Act to be marked on the boiler as required by sub-section (6) of section 7, or (c) makes any structural alteration, addition or renewal in or to a boiler without first obtaining the sanction of the Chief Inspector when so required by section 12, or to a steam-pipe without first informing the Chief Inspector, when so required by section 13, or (d) fails to report an accident to a boiler or steam-pipe when so required by section 18, or (e) tampers with a safety valve of a boiler so as to render it inoperative at the maximum pressure at which the use of the boiler is authorized under this Act, 1*[or] 1*[(f) allows another person to go inside a boiler without effectively disconnecting the same in the prescribed manner from any steam or hot water connection with any other boiler or from fuel mains,]shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
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