(1) The owner of a boiler which is not registered under the provisions of this Act shall make an application to the Inspector in such form, along with such drawings, specification, certificate and other documents as may be specified by regulations, to have the boiler registered.
(2) Every application for registration under sub-section (1) shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by the State Government.
(3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Inspector shall fix a date, within thirty days or such shorter period as may be prescribed by the State Government, from the date of the receipt of the application, for examination of the boiler and shall give the owner thereof not less than ten days notice of the date so fixed.
(4) On the date so fixed under sub-section (3), the Inspector shall inspect the boiler with a view to satisfying himself that the boiler has not suffered any damage during its transit from the place of manufacture to the site of erection and forward a report of the inspection along with the documents to the Chief Inspector within seven days.
(5) The Chief Inspector, on receipt of the report under sub-section (4), may---
(a) register the boiler and assign a register number thereto either forthwith or after satisfying himself that any structural alteration, addition or renewal which he may deem necessary has been made in or to the boiler or any steam-pipe attached thereto; or
(b) refuse to register the boiler:
Provided that where the Chief Inspector refuses to register a boiler, he shall forthwith communicate his refusal to the owner of the boiler together with the reasons therefor.
(6) The Chief Inspector shall, on registration of the boiler, order the grant of a certificate to the owner in such form as may be specified by regulations, authorising the use of the boiler for a period not exceeding twelve months, at a pressure not exceeding such maximum pressure as he thinks fit:
Provided that where an economiser or an unfired boiler forms an integral part of such processing plant in which steam is generated solely by the use of oil, asphalt or bitumen as a heating medium, the Chief Inspector may authorise the use of such boiler for a period not exceeding twenty-four months.
(7) The Inspector shall forthwith convey to the owner of the boiler the order of the Chief Inspector and shall in accordance therewith, grant a certificate to the owner of which such grant has been ordered.
(8) On receipt of the boiler registration certificate, the owner shall cause the register number to be permanently marked on the boiler in such manner and within such time as may be specified by regulations.
(9) The transfer of boilers from one place to another within a State shall be reported in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.