Exemptions
Section 38 of the Boilers Act, 2025 deals with exemptions. The State Government may, by notification, exclude any area as may be specified therein, from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act. The Act came into force on 01 May 2025.
(1) The State Government may, by notification, exclude any area as may be specified therein, from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.
(2) The State Government may, by notification, exempt from the operation of this Act, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it thinks fit, any boiler or class or type of boilers used exclusively for the heating of buildings or the supply of hot water.
(3) In case of any emergency, the State Government may, by general or special order in writing, exempt any boiler or steam-pipe or any class of boilers or steam-pipes from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.
(4) If the State Government is satisfied that having regard to the material, design or construction of boilers and to the need for the rapid industrialisation of the country, it is necessary so to do, it may, by notification and subject to such conditions as may be specified by regulations, exempt any boiler or boiler components in the whole or any part of the State from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.
Section 38, The Boilers Act, 2025 (Act 12 of 2025).
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Questions about Section 38
What does Section 38 of the Boilers Act deal with?
Section 38 of the Boilers Act is headed "Exemptions". The State Government may, by notification, exclude any area as may be specified therein, from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.
How do I find court cases under Section 38 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 38, section 38 Boilers Act 2025, section 38 of the Boilers Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 38 of the Boilers Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 38 of the Boilers Act come into force?
Section 38 of the Boilers Act, cited as Boilers Act 2025 38, 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.
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