Indian Boiler (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) has issued the Notification No. G.S.R. 551 (E) on September 11, 2020 the Indian Boiler (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020 to further amend the Indian Boiler Regulations, 1950. 

The following amendments have been made: 

• Regulation 4A (1), which specifies the procedure for filing of application for being an inspecting authority or a competent authority, has been substituted, namely: 

“An application for recognition as Competent Authority, Inspecting Authority, Well-known Material Testing Laboratory, Well-known Steel Maker, Well-known Foundry/Forge, Well-known Tube/Pipe Maker and Well-known Remnant Life Assessment Organisation, in one of the area of activity in which they are engaged, shall be made by a firm to the Secretary, Central Boilers Board, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.”

• Regulation 4B(4), which specifies the duties of the evaluation committee or the appraisal committee, has been substituted, namely: 

“The Evaluation Committee or the Appraisal Committee, as the case may be, after satisfying itself that the requirements specified in sub-regulations (1) and (2) are fulfilled, shall submit a report to Member-Secretary, Central Boiler Board recommending either to grant or refuse recognition.”

• Regulation 4C, which specifies the recognition of a firm as a competent authority, inspecting authorities, has been substituted, namely: 

“On examining the report of the Evaluation Committee or the Appraisal Committee, as the case may be, the Member-Secretary, Central Boilers Board may issue a certificate of recognition to the applicant in one of the Forms (Forms XVI-A to XVI-I) applicable to the area of activity.”

• Regulation 381(1)(b), which specifies the duty of the inspecting officer to authorise the application for the working pressure of the boiler, has been substituted, namely: 

“Subject to any discretionary power exercised by the Chief Inspector, he shall accept the permissible working pressure of the boiler as certified by the Inspecting Authority in Form-II and Form-III and after inspecting the boiler, the Inspector shall hydraulically test it in accordance with requirements of regulations 379 and a provisional order under section 9 in Form V shall be issued after the hydraulic test.”

• A new regulation 391A (a)(iii), which specifies the shell type waste heat boilers, has been inserted, namely: 

“Shell type waste heat boilers (unfired), on completion of a life of twenty-five years, shall be non-destructively tested by a Remnant Life Assessment Organisation approved by Central Boilers Board.”