(1) The Chief Inspector on receipt of an application in Form “J” from a person intending to be authorised as a competent person for erection, maintenance, inspection and testing of lift and escalator under the Act and the rules made there under shall register such application and within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of application either after having satisfied himself with regard to the competency of the applicant, approve the applicant as a competent person and issue authorisation in Forms K,L,M or N as the case may be or reject the application specifying the reasons thereof.
(2) Fee for authorization:- Every such application shall be made in Form ‘’J” for the issue of certificate for authorization to the Chief Inspector along with a challan remitted into Government Treasury or by means of electronic payment through the website https://www.tnei.tn.gov.in for a fee of,
(a) Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) in case of erection and maintenance of the lifts;
(b) Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) in case of maintenance of the lifts;
(c) Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) in case of erection and maintenance of the Escalators;
(d) Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) in case of maintenance of the Escalators.
(3) Renewal of Certificate of authorization:- (a) An application for renewal of certificate of authorization shall be made in Form ”J” to the Chief Inspector three months prior to the date of expiry of the certificate of authorization along with a challan remitted into Government Treasury or by means of electronic payment through the website https://www.tnei.tn.gov.in for a fee of,- https://www.tnei.tn.gov.in/ 8
(i) Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) in case of erection and maintenance of lifts;
(ii) Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) in case of maintenance of lifts;
(iii) Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) in case of erection and maintenance of Escalators;
(iv) Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) in case of maintenance of Escalators.
(b) If the application for renewal of certificate of authorization along with the fee specified above is not produced to the Chief Inspector within the period referred to in clause (a) above, an additional fee of Rs.500/ (Rupees Five hundred only) for a delay of each month or a fraction thereof shall also be remitted by way of challan into the Government Treasury or by means of electronic payment through the website https://www.tnei.tn.gov.in by the authorized person.”