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The Boilers Act, 2025

45 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 11st day of May, 2025, vide Notifn. No. S.O. 1943 (E), dated 30th day of April, 2025, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
  3. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  4. 2Recently, the Government of India has initiated a comprehensive examination of pre-Constitutional Ac
  5. 3Therefore, it is considered necessary to repeal the 1923 Act and for that purpose to introduce the B
  6. 4The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives
  7. III — INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION
  8. 5Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector and Inspector
  9. 6Competent authority to grant welders certificate
  10. 7Conditions precedent for manufacture of boiler and boiler components
  11. 8Inspection during manufacture
  12. 9Inspection during erection
  13. 10Conditions precedent for repairing boiler and boiler components
  14. 11Prohibition of use of unregistered or uncertified boile
  15. 12Registration
  16. 13Renewal of certificate
  17. 14Provisional order
  18. 15Use of boiler pending grant of certificate
  19. 16Revocation of certificate or provisional order
  20. 17Alteration and renewal of boiler
  21. 18Alteration and renewal of steam-pipe or boiler components
  22. 19Duty of owner at examination
  23. 20Production of certificate and provisional order
  24. 21Transfer of certificate and provisional order
  25. 22Powers of entry of Inspector
  26. 23Report of accident
  27. IV — APPEAL
  28. 24Appeal to Chief Inspector
  29. 25Appeal to Central Government
  30. 26Application for revision of order
  31. V — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  32. 27Minor penalties
  33. 28Penalties for illegal use of boiler
  34. 29Punishment for certain offences
  35. 30Penalty for tampering with register mark
  36. 31Penalty for breach of rules or regulations
  37. 32Recovery of penalties
  38. 33Limitation and previous sanction for prosecution
  39. 34Trial of offences
  40. 35Adjudication of penalties
  41. 36Appeal against orders of adjudicating officer
  42. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  43. 37Power of Central Government to give directions
  44. 38Exemptions
  45. 39Power of Central Government to make rules
  46. 40Power of Board to make regulations
  47. 41Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  48. 42Power of State Government to make rules
  49. 43Finality of orders
  50. 44Power to remove difficulties
  51. 45Repeal and savings