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Repealed or not in force

The Boilers Act, 1923, 5 of 1923 (Rep., Act 12 of 2025)

40 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2Subs. by Act 18 of 2023, s. 2 and the Schedule for "punishable, in the case of a first offence, with fine"
  4. 3Limitation of application
  5. 4Power to limit extent
  6. 4BWelders certificate
  7. 4CConditions precedent for manufacture of boiler land boiler component
  8. 4DInspection during manufacture
  9. 4EInspection during erection
  10. 4FConditions precedent for repairing boiler and boiler component
  11. 5Proviso omitted by s. 11, ibid . (w.e.f. 7-10-2010)
  12. 6Registration
  13. 8Renewal of certificate
  14. 9Provisional orders
  15. 10Use of boiler pending grant of certificate
  16. 11Revocation of certificate or provisional order
  17. 12Alterations and renewals to boilers
  18. 13Alteration or renewal of boiler component
  19. 14Duty of owner at examination
  20. 15Production of certificates, etc
  21. 16Transfer of certificates, etc
  22. 17Powers of entry
  23. 18Report of accidents
  24. 19Appeals to Chief Inspector
  25. 20Appeals to appellate authority
  26. 20APower of Central Government to revise order of appellate authority
  27. 22Minor penalties
  28. 24Other penalties
  29. 25Penalty for tampering with register mark
  30. 26Limitation and previous sanction for prosecutions
  31. 26BAppeal
  32. 27Trial of offences
  33. 28Power to make regulations
  34. 28APower of Central Government to make rules
  35. 29Power to make rules
  36. 30Penalty for breach of rules
  37. 31APower of Central Government to give directions
  38. 32Recovery of fees, etc
  39. 33Applicability to the Government
  40. 34Exemptions. Power to suspend in case of emergency