(1) If any accident occurs in connection with the Report of operation of a lift and the accident results or is likely to accidents.
have resulted in the loss of human life or personal injury, the owner of the premises in which the lift is working or if such owner has appointed an agent and has communicated his name to the Inspector of Lifts under sub-section (.1), such agent shall as soon as may be after the accident give notice to the Inspector of Lifts and also in the city of Calcutta to the Commissioner of Police and elsewhere to the District Magistrate with full details of the accident and any loss of human life or personal injury, and the working of such lift shall not be resumed except under the written permission of the Inspector of Lifts.
(2) For the purpose of section 12 and of sub-section (1), the owner of any premises in which a lift has been installed may, and if such owner does not reside in such village or town in which the premises are situated shall, appoint an agent who shall be resident in the town or village in which the premises are situated.
(3) The name of every agent appointed under subsection (2) shall be communicated' to the Inspector of Lifts and the Commissioner of Police or the District Magistrate, as the case may be.
14. The owner of any premises intending to install an escalator in such premises shall make an application to such officer as the State Government may authorise in this behalf for permission to erect such escalator. The application shall specify—
(a) the width of the escalator,
(b) the contract speed of the escalator,
(c) the contract load of the escalator in pounds,
(d) the angle of inclination of the escalator with the horizontal,
(e) such other details of construction including in particular details regarding the weight and size of beams as may be prescribed, and
(f) such other particulars as may be prescribed.
Application for permission to erect escalator.
6 The West Bengal Lifts and Escalators Act, 1955.
[West Ben. Act (Sections 15-20.)
License, in- 15. The provisions of the Explanation to section 3 and spection, of sections 4 to 13 (both inclusive) and sections 16 to 22 (both etc., for .
esc a lator. Inclusive) shall apply enutatis mutandis to escalators, as they apply to lifts.
Penalty.
16. The State Government may delegate any of the powers conferred on it by or under this Act to such officer as it thinks fit
17. The breach of any of the terms and conditions under which a license is granted, shall render the license liable to be suspended by an officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government for such period as may be specified in the order and if any terms or conditions of the license, for the breach of which the order of suspension is passed, are not complied with within such period, such officer may cancel the license.
18. Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder or any order passed under section 12 by an Inspector of Lifts or an officer authorised by the State Government shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and in the case of a continuing contravention with an additional fine which may extend to fifty rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention.
Delegetion of power of State Government.
Breach of terms or conditions.
Appeal.
Protection and indemnity.