Indian Boilers Act, 1923
6. Prohibition of use of unregistered or uncertificated
boiler
Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no owner of a
boiler shall use the boiler or permit it to be used-
(a) unless it has been registered in accordance with the
provisions of this Act;
(b) in the case of any boiler which has been transferred from
one State to another, until the transfer has been reported in the prescribed
manner;
(c) unless a certificate or provisional order authorizing the
use of the boiler is for the time being in force under this Act;
(d) at a pressure higher than the maximum pressure recorded in
such certificate or provisional order;
(e) where the State Government has made rules requiring that
boilers shall be in charge of persons holding 25[certificates of
proficiency or competency], unless the boiler is in charge of a, person holding
the certificate required by such rules
Provided that any boiler registered, or any boiler
certified or licensed, under any Act hare by repealed shall be deemed to have
been registered or certified, as the case may be, under this Act.