Any owner of a boiler who,---
(a) in any case in which a certificate or provisional order is required for the use of the boiler under this Act, uses the boiler either without any such certificate or order, or at a higher pressure than that allowed thereby; or
(b) uses or permits to be used a boiler which has been transferred from one State to another without such transfer having been reported as required under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 11; or
(c) fails to cause the register number allotted to the boiler under this Act to be permanently marked on the boiler as required under sub-section (8) of section 12,
shall be liable to penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an additional penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for each day after the first day during which the contravention continues.
(a) in any case in which a certificate or provisional order is required for the use of the boiler under this Act, uses the boiler either without any such certificate or order, or at a higher pressure than that allowed thereby; or
(b) uses or permits to be used a boiler which has been transferred from one State to another without such transfer having been reported as required under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 11; or
(c) fails to cause the register number allotted to the boiler under this Act to be permanently marked on the boiler as required under sub-section (8) of section 12,
shall be liable to penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an additional penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for each day after the first day during which the contravention continues.
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Section 1 · Short title, commencement and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Central Boilers Board.Section 4 · Technical Adviser.Section 5 · Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector and Inspector.Section 6 · Competent authority to grant welders certificate.Section 7 · Conditions precedent for manufacture of boiler and boiler components.Section 8 · Inspection during manufacture.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-07-14. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.