| a) |
the “Act” means the Indian
Boilers Act, 1923:
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| b) |
“Accident” means an explosion
of a boiler or steam-pipe or any damage of a boiler or
steam-pipe, which is calculated to weaken the strength
thereof so as to render it liable to explode: |
| c) |
“Boiler” means any closed vessel exceeding
22.75 litres (five gallons) in capacity which is used
expressly for generating steam under pressure and includes
any mounting or other fitting attached to such vessel,
which is wholly or partly under pressure when steam
is shut off:
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| cc) |
“Calculation Pressure”,
in relation to a boiler, means the design pressure of
any part adjusted to take into account the pressure drops
corresponding to the most severe conditions of pressure
drop and hydraulic head; |
| d) |
“Chief Inspector” and
“Inspector” means, respectively, a person appointed
to be a Chief Inspector and an Inspector under the Act: |
| dd) |
“Competent Authority”
means an authority recognised by the Central Boilers Board
in the manner as laid down in
regulation 4A to 4H, as competent to issue certificates
to welders for the purposes of regulation
4(b)(ii) and regulation
605; |
| ddd) |
"Design Pressure" means:-
| (i) |
in relation to a natural
or assisted circulation boiler, the maximum allowable
working pressure in the steam drum of the boiler; |
| (ii) |
in relation to a once through
forced-circulation boiler, the maximum allowable
working pressure at the final superheater steam
outlet; |
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| e) |
“Economiser” means any
part of a feed-pipe that is wholly or partly exposed to
the action of flue gases for the purpose of recovery of
waste heat: |
| ee) |
“Evaluation Committee”
means a committee constituted by the Central Government
consisting of :-
| (a) |
Technical Adviser (Boilers)
|
: Chairman |
| (b) |
Chief Inspector (Boilers)
of the State where the unit is located |
: Member |
| c) |
A representative of the
manufacturers of boilers/ancillaries in public sector. |
: Member |
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| f) |
“feed-pipe” (i) means
any pipe or connected fitting wholly or partly under pressure
through which feed-water passes directly to a boiler.
(ii) every reference to a steam-pipe or steam-pipes shall
be deemed to include also a reference to feed-pipe or
feed-pipes respectively. |
| g) |
“Inspecting Authority”
means an authority recognised by the Central Boilers Board
in the manner as laid down in regulation
4A to 4H, as competent to grant a certificate in Form-II,
II-A or II-B. |
| h) |
“Inspecting Officer”
means :-
| (i) |
in respect of material manufactured
or boilers constructed in any State an officer appointed
by the Inspecting Authority in that State; |
| (ii) |
in respect of material manufactured
or boilers constructed outside the States an officer
acting on behalf of the Inspecting Authority: |
| (iii) |
in respect of :
| (a) |
Approval of drawings
of boilers or parts thereto with minor changes,
where necessary, except for the drawings of
the first set of boilers or parts thereto;
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| (b) |
Inspection at stages
of manufacture including examination of repairs; |
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| hh) |
“Liaison Sub-Committee”
means a committee constituted by the Central Boilers Board
under bye-law 3 (i)(e) of the Bye-Laws of the Central
Boilers Board. |
| i) |
“owner” includes any
person using a boiler as agent of the owner thereof and
any person using a boiler which he has hired or obtained
on loan from the owner thereof : |
| j) |
“prescribed” means prescribed
by regulations or rules made under the Act: |
| k) |
”Steam-pipe” means any
pipe through which steam passes from a boiler to a prime-mover
or other user or both if :-
| (i) |
the pressure at which steam
passes through such pipe exceeds 3.5 Kilograms per
square centimetre above atmospheric pressure; or |
| (ii) |
such pipe exceeds 254 millimetres
in internal diameter; and includes in either case
any connected fitting of a steam-pipe. |
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| l) |
“State”
or “States” means a State or the States to which
these regulations extend. |
| m) |
“Structural alteration, addition
or renewal” shall not be deemed to include any renewal
or replacement, of a petty nature when the part or fitting
used for replacement is not inferior in strength, efficiency
or otherwise to the replaced part or fitting |
| n) |
“Technical Adviser (Boilers)”
means Technical Adviser (Boilers) to the Government of
India in the Ministry of Industry (Department of Industrial
Development). |
