Competent authority to grant welders certificate
Section 6 of the Boilers Act, 2025 deals with competent authority to grant welders certificate. The competent authority shall be an institution recognised in such manner as may be specified by regulations, for grant of certificate to the welders for welding of boiler and boiler components. The Act came into force on 01 May 2025.
(1) The competent authority shall be an institution recognised in such manner as may be specified by regulations, for grant of certificate to the welders for welding of boiler and boiler components.
(2) Any person who intends to undertake any welding work connected with or related to a boiler or a boiler component, or both, shall apply to the competent authority for the grant of such welders certificate as may be specified by regulations.
(3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (2), the competent authority shall follow such procedure for examination and grant of welders certificate as may be specified by regulations.
(4) The competent authority may, if satisfied that the person applying for welders certificate under sub-section (2) has complied with the conditions for the grant of the welders certificate, grant such certificate, subject to such other conditions and on payment of such fee, as may be specified by regulations:
Provided that the competent authority shall not refuse such certificate to any person unless the person is given an opportunity of being heard.
Section 6, The Boilers Act, 2025 (Act 12 of 2025).
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Questions about Section 6
What does Section 6 of the Boilers Act deal with?
Section 6 of the Boilers Act is headed "Competent authority to grant welders certificate". The competent authority shall be an institution recognised in such manner as may be specified by regulations, for grant of certificate to the welders for welding of boiler and boiler components.
How do I find court cases under Section 6 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 6, section 6 Boilers Act 2025, section 6 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 6 of the Boilers Act, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 4 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Notification of RMSME Act 2019 (2019), then The Tripura Boilers Rules, 1983 (2015).
When did Section 6 of the Boilers Act come into force?
Section 6 of the Boilers Act, cited as Boilers Act 2025 6, 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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