(1) The owner of any premises, who has been granted permission to erect a lift under section 4, shall, within one month after the completion of the erection of such lift, give to the officer authorised in this behalf notice in writing of such completion and shall make an application to him for license for working the lift.
(2) An application for such license shall be in such form as may be prescribed.
(3) On receipt of the application the officer referred to in sub-section (1), after making such enquiry as may be necessary, and after giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard, may either grant the license on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed or refuse the grant thereof.
(4) A fee of fifty rupees shall be paid along with such application, which shall not be refunded whether the license is granted or not.
Fermis- Mon to erect lift.
License to work a lift.
6. The owner of any premises to whom a license to minuai work a lift has been granted, shall pay such annual license license fee.
fee as may be prescribed and different annual license fees may be prescribed having regard to the object or the purpose for which the lift is ordinarily used or for different kinds or classes of lifts.
7. No lift shall be worked except under a license Lift not granted under this Act and in conformity with the terms to be and conditions of the license and in accordance with such worked rules as may be prescribed in this behalf : without license.
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a lift installed before the commencement of this Act, for a period of three months from such commencement, or if an application for license is made within that period in accordance with the provisions of section 8, until such application is finally disposed of under the said section.
Application for license in case of existing lift installation.
4 The West Bengal Afts and Escalators Act, 1955.
[West Ben. Act (Sections 8-11.)