(1) Every owner shall, within a period of one month after the completion of the erection of a lift or escalator, apply for registration for such lift or escalator, in such form and manner along with such fee as may be prescribed. The fee shall be non-refundable.
(2) On receipt of an application, complete in all respects, the Inspector shall register the lift or escalator, by assigning a number to it within a period of thirty days.
(3) Every owner of a lift or escalator, shall submit every year a copy of the annual lift or escalator maintenance contract or any other arrangement made for maintenance of lifts and escalators to the Inspector in token of having the contract or arrangement made with any lift or escalator maintenance company for the smooth and safe running of the lift or escalator.
(4) Every owner of a lift or escalator, shall also furnish an annual safety certificate in such form and manner as may be prescribed for the smooth and safe running of the lift or escalator.
5. The owner shall make arrangement to provide for an automatic rescue device to rescue the travelling passengers trapped in the lift in the event of breakdown of power supply by bringing and stopping the lift at the nearest landing floor and keeping the landing and lift cage doors open.
6. The owner shall make arrangements to provide for alternative automatic power supply system to ensure the functioning of the lift in the event of breakdown of power supply within a period of ten seconds.
7. Every lift and escalator which has been registered shall be inspected once in a period of three years by the Inspector or by an officer or an agency authorized by the Government in this behalf. A fee as may be prescribed shall be charged for such inspection, in addition to any other electrical installation testing fees.