# The Boilers Act, 1923, Section 67

- Act: The Boilers Act, 1923 (Act 5 of 1923)
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## Text

Ins. by Act 18 of 1960, S. 12(b) (w.e.f. 6.5.1960). . IndiaCda shall be 68[punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both]. 25. Penalty for tampering with register mark (1) Whoever removes, alters, defaces, renders invisible or otherwise tampers with the register number marked on a boiler in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any Act repealed hereby, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 69[one lakh rupees]. (2) Whoever fraudulently marks upon a boiler a register number which has not been allotted to it under this Act or any Act repealed hereby, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with 70[ fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both]. 26. Limitation and previous sanction for prosecutions No prosecution for an offence made punishable by or under this Act shall be instituted except within 71[twenty-four months] from the date of the commission of the offence, and no such prosecution shall be instituted without the previous sanction of the Chief Inspector. 27. Trial of offences dials No offence made punishable by or under this Act shall be tried by a Court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class. 72 [27A. Central Boilers Board (1) A Board to be called the Central Boilers Board shall be constituted to exercise the powers conferred by section 28. 13[(2) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely :- (a) the Secretary to the Government of India incharge of the Department of the Central Government having administrative control of the Board who shall be the Chairperson ex officio; 68 Subs. by Act 49 of 2007, S. 22, for "punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees", w.e.f. 27.5.2008. . 69 Subs. by Act 49 of 2007, S. 23(a), for "five hundred rupees", w.e.f. 27.5.2008. . 70 Subs. by Act 49 of 2007, S. 23(b), for "fine, or with both", w.e.f. 27.5.2008. . 71 Subs. by Act 18 of 1960, S. 13, for "six months" (w.e.f. 6.5.1960). . 72 Ins. by Act 11 of 1937, S. 4. . 73 Subs. by Act 49 of 2007, S. 24, for . "(2) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely :- (a) such number of members, including the Chairman, not exceeding fifteen, as the Central Government may nominate in the prescribed manner to represent that Government, the Union territories, the railways, the coal industry, the Indian Standards Institution, the boiler manufacturing industry, the users of boilers and, any other interests which, in the opinion of the Central Government, ought to be represented on the Board; (b) a senior technical officer conversant with the inspection and examination of boilers, to be nominated by the Government of each State (other than a Union territory)", w.e.f. 27.5.2008. (b) a senior technical officer conversant with the inspection and examination of boilers, to be nominated by the Government of each State (other than a Union territory); (c) equal number of other persons as in sub-section (b) above to represent - (i) Central Government, (ii) the Bureau of Indian Standards, (iii) boiler and boiler component manufactures, (iv) National laboratories, (v) engineering consultancy agencies, (vi) users of boilers, and (vii) such other interests which in the opinion of the Central Government ought to be represented on the Board, to be nominated by the Central Government; Code (d) Technical Adviser, Member-Secretary ex officio.] 74[(3) The term of office of the members nominated under clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (2) shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.] 75[(4) The Board shall have full power to regulate by means of bye-laws or otherwise its own procedure and the conduct of all business to be transacted by it, the constitution of committees and sub-committees of members and the delegation to them of any of the powers and duties of the Board.] (5) The powers of the Board may be exercised notwithstanding any vacancy in the Board.] 28. Power to make regulations 76[(1)] The "7[Board] may, by notification in the Gazette of India, make regulations consistent with this Act for all or any of the following purposes, namely :- 78[(a) for laying down the standard conditions in respect of material, design, construction, erection, operation and maintenance which shall be required for the purposes of enabling the registration and certification of boilers, boiler components, boiler mountings and fittings under this Act;]

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