Prohibition of use of unregistered or uncertified boiler
Section 11 of the Boilers Act, 2025 deals with prohibition of use of unregistered or uncertified 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 or the rules or regulations made thereunder; The Act came into force on 01 May 2025.
(1) 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 or the rules or regulations made thereunder;
(b) any boiler which has been transferred from one State to another, until the transfer has been reported in such manner as may be specified by regulations;
(c) unless the owner is in possession of the certificate or the provisional order authorising the use of the boiler;
(d) at a pressure higher than the maximum pressure recorded in such certificate or provisional order;
(e) where the Central Government has made rules requiring that boiler shall be in the charge of persons holding certificates of proficiency or competency, unless the boiler is in the 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Provided that any boiler registered, or any boiler certified or licensed, under any Act herebefore repealed, shall be deemed to have been registered or certified, as the case may be, under this Act.
(2) The qualification and experience of persons intending to obtain a certificate of proficiency or competency, fee and the procedure for obtaining such certificate, shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
Section 11, The Boilers Act, 2025 (Act 12 of 2025).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Reji Thomas v. State of Kerala & Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
DATE VERIFIED Judgement 2011-11-24 (order-1.pdf; body “24th day of November, 2011” / labelled JUDGMENT matches index Final Order): Ext.P13 Inspector order under 1923 s.6 prohibited working of the boiler. Court kept further action on that prohibition in abeyance pending statutory appeal — confirming s.6 prohibition power is real but must operate subject to the Act’s appeal machinery (now 2025 s.11 prohibition + s.24 appeal).
On this section: 2025 s.11 successor: Inspector may prohibit use of a boiler under the registration/certification scheme, but that prohibition is appealable and interim restraint pending appeal is appropriate.
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Meenakshi Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. Director of Boilers & Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
DATE VERIFIED Final Order 2005-10-26 (order-1.pdf; body “Dated:26.10.2005” / “October 26, 2005” matches index Final Order): owner of boilers transferred from Maharashtra to AP is entitled to report transfer and seek registration under 1923 s.6(b); authorities may inspect/enquire but cannot refuse to receive the transfer/registration application. 1923 s.6(a) bars use until registered/authorised — now restated in 2025 s.11(1)(a)–(c) including inter-State transfer reporting in s.11(1)(b).
On this section: 2025 s.11 successor to 1923 s.6: no use of unregistered/uncertified boiler and no use of inter-State transferred boiler until transfer is reported; refusal to even receive the statutory report/application is illegal.
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Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 11
What have the courts held on Section 11 of the Boilers Act?
Reji Thomas v. State of Kerala & Ors. (24 Nov 2011) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: 2025 s.11 successor: Inspector may prohibit use of a boiler under the registration/certification scheme, but that prohibition is appealable and interim restraint pending appeal is appropriate. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below. They run from 2005 to 2011.
How do I find court cases under Section 11 of the Boilers Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Boilers Act 2025 11, section 11 Boilers Act 2025, section 11 of the Boilers Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Reji Thomas v. State of Kerala & Ors. (24 Nov 2011).
What should I read with Section 11 of the Boilers Act, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently The Tripura Boilers Rules, 1983 (2015), then The Maharashtra Boiler Rules, 1962 (1962).
When did Section 11 of the Boilers Act come into force?
Section 11 of the Boilers Act, cited as Boilers Act 2025 11, came into force on 01 May 2025, having been enacted on 04 Apr 2025. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 40. Power of Board to make regulations709 words
- 2. Definitions637 words
- 13. Renewal of certificate560 words
- 12. Registration481 words
- 45. Repeal and savings396 words
- 5. Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector and Inspector363 words
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