“accident”

The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 · s. 2

(a) "accident" means an accident involving a fortuitous or sudden or unintended occurrence while handling any hazardous substance or equipment, or plant, or vehicle resulting in continuous or intermittent or repeated exposure to death, of, or, injury to, any person or damage to any property or environment but does not include an accident by reason only of war or civil disturbance;

The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 · s. 2

(a) "accident" means an accident involving a fortuitous or sudden or unintended occurrence while handling any hazardous substance resulting in continuous or intermittent or repeated exposure to death of, or injury to, any person or damage to any property but does not include an accident by reason only of war or radio-activity;]

The Railways Act, 1989 · s. 123

(a) "accident" means an accident of the nature described in section 124;

The Boilers Act, 1923, 5 of 1923 (Rep., Act 12 of 2025) · s. 2 · Repealed or not in force

(a) "accident" means an explosion of boiler, or boiler component, which is calculated to weaken the strength or an uncontrolled release of water or steam therefrom, liable to cause death or injury to any person or damage to any property;] 7 [(aa) "Board" means the Central Boilers Board constituted under section 27A;] 8[(b) "boiler" means a pressure vessel in which steam is generated for use external to itself by application of heat which is wholly or partly under pressure when steam is shut off but does not include a pressure vessel,—