(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 4, every owner who has installed a lift or an escalator in premises before the date of the commencement of this Act shall, within a period of two months from such commencement, apply for a registration of such lift or escalator.
(2) The provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 4 shall, apply to such application.
10. An Inspector at all reasonable hours, with such assistants, if any, being persons in the service of the Government, as he thinks fit, may enter any premises in which a lift or an escalator is installed or in connection with which an application for registration has been received, for the purpose of inspecting the lift or escalator or their installation or the site thereof.
11. If, upon an inspection, as is carried out under section 7, the Inspector finds that any lift or escalator in any building is in an unsafe condition, he may direct the owner requiring such repairs or alterations to be made to such lift or escalators, as he may deem necessary, within the period specified by him and may also order the use of such lift or escalator to be discontinued until such repairs or alterations are carried out or such unsafe condition is removed to his satisfaction.