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CAP. 56]
Boilers and Pressure Vessels
[1988 Ed.
(a) at any time, to enter, and where necessary, in the presence of a police officer, to break into, any premises or place in which he knows or has reason to believe that there is a boiler or pressure vessel for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the provisions of this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder are being or have been complied with in respect of the boiler or pressure vessel or its auxiliary equipment;
(b) at any time, to inspect, examine and test any boiler or pressure vessel and its auxiliary equipment;
(c) to require the production of any certificate or other document issued, kept or made for the purposes of or in connection with this Ordinance, and to inspect, examine and make copies of the same; and
(d) generally, to make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary to ascertain whether or not the provisions of this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder are being or have been complied with in respect of any boiler or pressure vessel.
(2) (Repealed 87 of 1988 s. 28)
(3) An appointed examiner who is carrying out an examination of a boiler or pressure vessel and its auxiliary equipment for the purposes of this Ordinance may require the production of any certificate or other document issued, kept or made for the purposes of or in connection with this Ordinance.
(4) A boiler inspector who is carrying out an examination of a pipe that conveys oil, steam or water under pressure to or from a boiler, steam receiver or steam container may require such minimum part of the lagging surrounding the pipe as he considers necessary to be removed. (Amended 87 of 1988 s. 28)
(5) (a) Where an authorized officer or an appointed examiner is carrying out an examination of a boiler or pressure vessel pursuant to or for the purposes of this Ordinance, he may require (Amended 18 of 1982 s. 15; 87 of 1988 s. 28)
(i) the removal from the boiler or pressure vessel of stays, tubes, pipes or any other fittings that, in his opinion, prevent or may prevent him from making a thorough examination of the boiler or pressure vessel;
(ii) the removal from the boiler or pressure vessel or its auxiliary equipment of lagging or brickwork or any other material covering any part thereof; and
(iii) in order to enable him to ascertain the thickness or condition of any part of the boiler or pressure vessel, the drilling of test holes in the plates of the boiler or pressure vessel, the cutting of holes or the removal of rivets.
(b) Any part of a boiler or pressure vessel that has been removed, and any holes that have been drilled or cut, pursuant to a requirement of an authorized officer or an appointed examiner under paragraph (a) shall be replaced and repaired, respectively, to the satisfaction of the authorized officer or the appointed examiner, as the case may be. (Amended 18 of 1982 s. 15; 87 of 1988 s. 28)
(Amended 87 of 1988 s. 33)