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Boilers and Pressure Vessels
[1988 Ed.
(c) regard shall be had to the age of the boiler or pressure vessel, as the case may be, and to its general condition, its history and the quality of the workmanship used in its construction and in any repairs that have been carried out in respect thereof.
(Amended 87 of 1988 ss. 33, 35 & 36)
Appeals from determination of appointed examiner as to maximum permissible working pressure of boiler or pressure vessel
48. (1) (a) The owner of a boiler or pressure vessel who considers himself aggrieved by the decision of an appointed examiner under section 47 as to the maximum permissible working pressure at which the boiler or pressure vessel may be operated may, not later than 7 days after he was notified of the decision, appeal to the Authority.
(b) Every such appeal shall be in writing.
(2) When, upon such an appeal, the Authority has determined the maximum permissible working pressure at which, in his opinion, the boiler or pressure vessel, as the case may be, may be operated, he shall notify thereof the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel and, upon the delivery to him by the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel of the certificate of fitness, if any, issued after the examination, shall, where necessary, amend the certificate so that it indicates the maximum permissible working pressure determined by him. (Amended 87 of 1988 s. 20)
(3) The determination of the Authority upon such an appeal shall be final.
(4) Where such an appeal has been made, the boiler or pressure vessel in question shall not, until the determination of the appeal, be operated at a pressure greater than the maximum permissible working pressure determined by the appointed examiner.
(Amended 87 of 1988 ss. 33 & 35)
Variation by Authority of determination of appointed examiner
48A. (1) Where-
(a) a decision of an appointed examiner under section 47 relates to an uncertified boiler or pressure vessel; and
(b) the Authority is of the opinion that it would not be safe to use the boiler or pressure vessel at the maximum permissible working pressure determined by the appointed examiner,
the Authority may, within 30 days of being notified of that decision, reduce the maximum permissible working pressure to a pressure at which, in the opinion of the Authority, the boiler or pressure vessel may be operated.
(2) Where, under subsection (1), the Authority reduces the maximum permissible working pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel, he shall notify the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel of that reduction and, upon delivery to him by the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel of the certificate of fitness, if any, issued after the examination, shall, where necessary, amend the certificate so that it indicates the maximum permissible working pressure as reduced by him. (Added 87 of 1988 s. 21)
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