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"BoilersAct 2007 to be

notified in early July


SEEMASINDHU credited agencies to inspect and of boilers. Industry says it al-
New Delhi, 24 June certify boilers for safety. How- lows a person without prior ex-
ever, the department has re- perience in inspection and cer-
ter a long wait, Boil- ceived over 1,000 objections on tification of boilers to inspect
PJ ers (Amendment) Act,
007, is set to be notified
in early July, according to a sen-
the draft notifications from the
industry across different states.
Some of the key objections per-
boilers,whichmayleadtowrong
assessmentand put personnel's
lives and property at risk.
ior official of the Department tain to competency of inspec- The industry suggests all
of Industrial Policy and Pro- tors and provision for appeal clauses in 4J (2) should be re-
motion (DIPP). against inspection order. For in- placed by competent people
. The Act has been pre-pub- stance, they quote, in regulation and not anyone as mentioned
lished by the department and 4J(2), it is proposed that a per- in the clauses.
public discussion period of 45 son with a minimum of fiveyears Another apprehension, they
days expires on July3. After this, in any field related to boiler note, is that there is a provision
the official says, DIPP will no- (clauses - design,manufac- for appeal against the order to
tify the Act. The Act applies to ture, commissioning,operation the Chief Inspector of Boilers
makers and users of boilers, in- and maintenance, inspection (CIB)under Section 19 of the
cluding power plants, railways, and certificationduring manu- Boilers Act, 1923, at present.
paper, textiles and chemicals. facture or operation and main- But, there is no such appeal
The Indian Boilers (Amend- tenance, highpressl.lre:welding provision available if a person
ment) Act, 2007, seeks to allow inspection) can be authorised is aggrieved by the orders of
independent intemationally-ac- as competent for inspection the competent person.

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