Registration
Section 12 of the Boilers Act, 2025 deals with registration. The owner of a boiler which is not registered under the provisions of this Act shall make an application to the Inspector in such form, along with such drawings, specification, certificate and other documents as may be specified by regulations, to have the boiler registered. The Act came into force on 01 May 2025.
(1) The owner of a boiler which is not registered under the provisions of this Act shall make an application to the Inspector in such form, along with such drawings, specification, certificate and other documents as may be specified by regulations, to have the boiler registered.
(2) Every application for registration under sub-section (1) shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by the State Government.
(3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Inspector shall fix a date, within thirty days or such shorter period as may be prescribed by the State Government, from the date of the receipt of the application, for examination of the boiler and shall give the owner thereof not less than ten days notice of the date so fixed.
(4) On the date so fixed under sub-section (3), the Inspector shall inspect the boiler with a view to satisfying himself that the boiler has not suffered any damage during its transit from the place of manufacture to the site of erection and forward a report of the inspection along with the documents to the Chief Inspector within seven days.
(5) The Chief Inspector, on receipt of the report under sub-section (4), may---
(a) register the boiler and assign a register number thereto either forthwith or after satisfying himself that any structural alteration, addition or renewal which he may deem necessary has been made in or to the boiler or any steam-pipe attached thereto; or
(b) refuse to register the boiler:
Provided that where the Chief Inspector refuses to register a boiler, he shall forthwith communicate his refusal to the owner of the boiler together with the reasons therefor.
(6) The Chief Inspector shall, on registration of the boiler, order the grant of a certificate to the owner in such form as may be specified by regulations, authorising the use of the boiler for a period not exceeding twelve months, at a pressure not exceeding such maximum pressure as he thinks fit:
Provided that where an economiser or an unfired boiler forms an integral part of such processing plant in which steam is generated solely by the use of oil, asphalt or bitumen as a heating medium, the Chief Inspector may authorise the use of such boiler for a period not exceeding twenty-four months.
(7) The Inspector shall forthwith convey to the owner of the boiler the order of the Chief Inspector and shall in accordance therewith, grant a certificate to the owner of which such grant has been ordered.
(8) On receipt of the boiler registration certificate, the owner shall cause the register number to be permanently marked on the boiler in such manner and within such time as may be specified by regulations.
(9) The transfer of boilers from one place to another within a State shall be reported in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.
Section 12, 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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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.12 successor Registration: owner entitled to have inter-State transferred boiler registration application received and decided after enquiry; non-receipt is not a lawful response.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 12
What have the courts held on Section 12 of the Boilers Act?
Meenakshi Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. Director of Boilers & Ors. (26 Oct 2005) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: 2025 s.12 successor Registration: owner entitled to have inter-State transferred boiler registration application received and decided after enquiry; non-receipt is not a lawful response.
How do I find court cases under Section 12 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 12, section 12 Boilers Act 2025, section 12 of the Boilers Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Meenakshi Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. Director of Boilers & Ors. (26 Oct 2005).
What should I read with Section 12 of the Boilers Act, and has it changed?
6 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently The Maharashtra Boiler Rules, 1962 (1962), then The Rajasthan Boilers Rules,1954 (1954).
When did Section 12 of the Boilers Act come into force?
Section 12 of the Boilers Act, cited as Boilers Act 2025 12, 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
- 45. Repeal and savings396 words
- 5. Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector and Inspector363 words
- 3. Central Boilers Board324 words
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