SEEMASINDHU credited agencies to inspect and of boilers. Industry says it al- New Delhi, 24 June certify boilers for safety. How- lows a person without prior ex- ever, the department has re- perience in inspection and cer- ter a long wait, Boil- ceived over 1,000 objections on tification of boilers to inspect PJ ers (Amendment) Act, 007, is set to be notified in early July, according to a sen- the draft notifications from the industry across different states. Some of the key objections per- boilers,whichmayleadtowrong assessmentand put personnel's lives and property at risk. ior official of the Department tain to competency of inspec- The industry suggests all of Industrial Policy and Pro- tors and provision for appeal clauses in 4J (2) should be re- motion (DIPP). against inspection order. For in- placed by competent people . The Act has been pre-pub- stance, they quote, in regulation and not anyone as mentioned lished by the department and 4J(2), it is proposed that a per- in the clauses. public discussion period of 45 son with a minimum of fiveyears Another apprehension, they days expires on July3. After this, in any field related to boiler note, is that there is a provision the official says, DIPP will no- (clauses - design,manufac- for appeal against the order to tify the Act. The Act applies to ture, commissioning,operation the Chief Inspector of Boilers makers and users of boilers, in- and maintenance, inspection (CIB)under Section 19 of the cluding power plants, railways, and certificationduring manu- Boilers Act, 1923, at present. paper, textiles and chemicals. facture or operation and main- But, there is no such appeal The Indian Boilers (Amend- tenance, highpressl.lre:welding provision available if a person ment) Act, 2007, seeks to allow inspection) can be authorised is aggrieved by the orders of independent intemationally-ac- as competent for inspection the competent person.