MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department for Promotion of Industry and International Trade)
(CENTRAL BOILERS BOARD)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th May, 2022
G.SR. 375(E). WHEREAS certain draft regulations further to amend the Indian Boiler Regulations, 1950 were published as required under sub-section (1) of section 31 of the Boilers Act, 1923 (5 of 1923) vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade), (Central Boilers Board) number G.S.R. 156 (E), dated the 24th February, 2022 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public;
AND WHEREAS, the copies of the said notification were made available to the public on the 24th February, 2022;
AND WHEREAS, no objections and suggestions were received from the public on the said draft regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28 of the Boilers Act, 1923 (5 of 1923), the Central Boilers Board hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Indian Boiler Regulations, 1950, namely:‑
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Indian Boiler (Amendment) Regulations, 2022. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Indian Boiler Regulations, 1950, in regulation 4J, in sub-regulation (3), for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:─
“(i) an examination shall be conducted by the Central Boilers Board Examination Standing Committee or an agency or Regional Examination Standing Committees authorised by it, as per the following examination methods, namely:-
(a) written Examination consisting of such number of papers as the Central Boilers Board Examination Standing Committee may decide, on design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of the boiler, Non Destructive Testing Techniques, inspection and certification of boilers during manufacture and use as per Indian Boiler Regulations( 70% weightage);
(b) candidate shall secure at least 45% marks in individual written examination papers and at least 60% marks in aggregate to qualify for viva-voce;
(c) viva-voce on the above (30% weightage );
(d) candidate shall secure at least 60% marks in aggregate (written exam with 70% weightage and viva-voce with 30% weightage) in order to pass the examination;
(e) the Central Boilers Board shall issue a passing grade certificate to the candidate after passing the examination.”
[F. No. P-30026/4/2020–Boiler]
T. S. G. NARAYANNEN, Secy.
Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, vide, number S.R.O. 600, dated the 15th day of September, 1950 and lastly amended vide G.S.R. 551(E), dated the 11th September, 2020.
