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[接上页] (5) The Authority shall remove from the register of competent persons the name of any person whose certificate of competency has been revoked under section 6(4)(a). (Amended 15 of 2002 s. 3) (Amended 87 of 1988 ss. 31-36 & 38) Cap 56 s 8 Inquiries into accidents in boilers and pressure vessels (1) Whenever an accident has occurred in or to a boiler or pressure vessel- (a) an authorized officer may make a preliminary inquiry with respect to the accident; and (b) whether or not an authorized officer makes a preliminary inquiry, the Authority may appoint a Board of Inquiry whose function it shall be to inquire into and determine, so far as may be possible, the cause of the accident. (Amended 67 of 1978 s. 6; 18 of 1982 s. 4; 87 of 1988 s. 8)(2) (a) Every Board of Inquiry shall consist of- (i) a magistrate nominated by the Chief Justice or a legal officer nominated by the Secretary for Justice; (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997) (ii) an authorized officer or a boiler inspector; and (Amended 18 of 1982 s. 4; 87 of 1988 s. 8) (iii) one other person who has such qualifications as the Authority considers suitable and who is not a public officer or a boiler inspector. (b) The magistrate or legal officer, as the case may be, shall be the chairman of a Board of Inquiry.(3) For the purposes of a preliminary inquiry, an authorized officer shall have the following powers- (Amended 18 of 1982 s. 4; 87 of 1988 s. 8) (a) to enter and inspect any premises the entry or inspection of which appears to him to be necessary; (b) to inspect and examine the boiler or pressure vessel and its auxiliary equipment; (c) to require the production of any document or thing in the possession of any person; and (d) to require any person to answer such inquiries as he considers it necessary to make.(4) (a) For the purpose of its inquiry, a Board of Inquiry shall have the following powers- (i) to hear evidence on oath or otherwise; (ii) to summon any person to attend any sitting of the Board to give evidence or to produce any document or thing in his possession and to examine him as a witness or require him to produce such document or thing, subject to all just exceptions; (iii) to enter and inspect any premises the entry or inspection of which appears to it to be necessary; and (iv) to inspect and examine the boiler or pressure vessel and its auxiliary equipment. (b) A witness summons shall be in such form as the chairman of the Board of Inquiry directs and shall be signed by him.(5) The report on a preliminary inquiry may, save where a Board of Inquiry has been, or is to be, appointed, be made public in such manner as the authorized officer thinks fit, and the report of a Board of Inquiry shall be made public in such manner as the Authority directs. (Amended 87 of 1988 s. 8) (Amended 87 of 1988 ss. 33 & 36) Cap 56 s 9 Power of Authority to exempt individual boilers or pressure vessels from provisions of Ordinance (1) An authorized officer may, upon application in writing in that behalf, exempt from any of the provisions of this Ordinance a boiler or pressure vessel to which he is satisfied that such provision cannot reasonably be applied. (2) Any such exemption shall be subject to such conditions as the authorized officer specifies and may be withdrawn at any time. (3) (Repealed 87 of 1988 s. 9) (Amended 87 of 1988 ss. 9 & 33) Cap 56 s 10 Power of Authority to exempt classes or types of boiler or pressure vessel from provisions of Ordinance (1) The Authority may by order exempt from any of the provisions of this is Ordinance boilers or pressure vessels of a class or type to which he is satisfied that such provision cannot reasonably be applied. (2) Any such exemption shall be subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order. (3) The Authority may by order cancel or amend any order made under subsection (1). (4) A notification of every order made under this section shall be published in the Gazette. (Amended 87 of 1988 ss. 34 & 36) Cap 56 s 11 (Repealed 67 of 1978 s. 7) PART III REGISTRATION OF BOILERS , PRESSURE VESSELS AND STEAM CONTAINERS Boilers, pressure vessels (other than pressurized fuel containers) and steam containers (Amended 87 of 1988 ss. 32 & 34) Cap 56 s 12 (Repealed 67 of 1978 s. 7) Cap 56 s 13 Documents to be delivered to Authority in respect of new boilers and pressure vessels The owner of a new boiler or pressure vessel, other than a pressurized fuel container, shall, not less than 30 days before the day on which he intends to put the boiler or pressure vessel into use, deliver to the Authority- (a) one copy of the maker's certificate and one copy of the certificate of inspection during construction issued in respect of the boiler or pressure vessel by a recognized inspection body; or (b) documentary evidence, to the satisfaction of the Authority, that the boiler or pressure vessel complies with a recognized engineering standard or code in respect of- (i) the welders employed and welding procedures used in the construction and erection of and, if repairs have been carried out, in the repairs to, the boiler or pressure vessel; |