West Bengal Lifts and Escalators Act,1955

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West Bengal Act

V

of

1955'

THE

WEST BENGAL

LIFTS

AND

ESCALATORS

ACT, 1955.

West

Bcn. Act

XXII o f 1758.

West Bcn.

Act

XXIII or

196

1.

Wcst

Bcn.

Act XVII o f

1975.

An Acf

ru

provide for- lllr regrrlafio~i01he iristallufiwi, /aukrenonce

mld rafe

~ r o r k k g

f 1 8 s

o~rd

scolutorr ill

\Vest Berrgal

o11dof

all

~ r r n c l r i ~ r e ~rrd appnrclrlrs p e r ~ u i ~ l i r ~ gS I ~ I ~8s

u111/

e~crrlrtfors.

l r i s hcreby cnaclcd in the Sixlh Ycar

of

the

Republic of

India,

by rhe

Legislnrurc of Wcsr Bengal, as io1lorvs:-

1. ( I ) This Act

may bc

called the Wcsl Bcngal Li f s and

Escalators

Acl,

1955.

(2) 11c x l e a d s lo thc whole

of

West

Bcngal.

(3)

It shall come

into

?forceon such datc

as

r b e

Srak

Governnlcnt

may, by notification in

thc

Oflcial Gazene,

appoinl.

(4) Nothing

in

this Acl shall apply

lo any

liit or escalator n any

x x x v ~ r

mine wirhjn rhe mcaning of he Mincs A c i , 1952, or tn any lifr

or

escalator

1951.

LXIll O

10 which

[he

provisions

of

the

Factories Act,

1948, apply.

1943.

2. In

this

Act, unless rhc conlext urhcrwisc requires,-

(a)

"conuacr load"

mcnns

h e

load

spcciiied

i n the

maker's

specifica~ionof

a

lift or an escalator as being

the

maxifnum

load which the

lift

or the escala[or is capable O

carrying;

(b) "conrracr

spccd"

means the spccd specified in thc maker's

specificnlion of a

l ift

or an cscnlnror as being thc

maximum

spced which rhc

LiR or

I h e

escalator is capable

of a ~ ~ n i n i n g

in [ h e up dircction wilh contract load;

,

(c) "counlerweight" m c n n s

[he

weigh^ or scrics c i i weigl~rs o

counrerbalancc thc wvcighl of

a

lili

car

and part of rhc

load:

(d)

"cscaIaror"

meons a

moving inclined

continuous

stairway

or

runway

used Tor

raising and lowering

p.usengers, which

is worked

by power;

'For

Slatc~ilcni

f Objzclsmd

R c ~ o s s , ~ ~ c

c

Cr1lcrrrrrr Gu;rrrc, Errrnonlirro~; a~cd

the

3rd

F e b r u q

1956.

PI. IVA, page 101:

Tor

proceedings

o f

lhc

\Sesl

Bcngal Lcgislnlive

Asscn~bly,ee the p-dings orthcmcclings

o i r k 'fit B e n p l

Lcgislarivc

Assemb ly hcld

on t he ?3rJ and 24th

Fcbruv, 1955: and

for

proceedings

ofthc \Vcsr Bengal Lcgislntit-e

Cuuncil. scc rhc pmcecdingr crrhr: ~rlecling

f

llc

iVcst

i l c n ~ d egislillivc Council held

on rkr

4th March, 1955.

-This A c i

camc

inro

force

with eircct from

Ihc

l s r May, 1958,

rirlr

norifica~ion

No.

031

M.I?, alrd 19th

April,

1958, published in h c Cnlc~rrr(~~rrretrr, rrrtrudirrrrr?:or

1958, P a l 1. p a g 1Q5.

Shon rirlc

cxlcnt.

c0111nk'n~~-

IIKIU md

appl ic ~ ~ ion .


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T11c

V e s t B c ~ ~ g a ls

a r ~ d

EscaIators Act,

1955.

( \ k i t Ben. A c t

(Secriotl

2.)

lilt mcans P hoisfing and

lowering mechanism

cquippcd

wilh a lift c r which is dcsigncd lo move

i n

guidcs in n

substan~iaIly

verlical direction

and

is

worked

by

powcr;

l i ft c u includcs

rhc

plarl-om\, car frme

and

rhe

eeclosu$c

of

a

l i f i car;

"lift

ins~al la~ion"sed

in rclation

ro

a

l i f t

jncludcs

he

lift

(thar is

to say

the mechanism

and

the lift car), the

liTt well,

[he l i f well cnclosure and all ropcs, cables, wires and plant

dirccrly connecrcd w i t h

1I1c operalion o i [he

lilt;

"lili

well" means

r unobsLructcd space provided

for Ihc

moveincnt of a lift rar and any coi~n~enveight

nd includes

rhc

pit and

rhc spacc

for

top

cIcarance

for

[he

lilt

car

and

the

countcrwcigh ;

lir[ well enclosure" includes any permanent substantial

srrucrure

which separates

a lilt well

cither wholly or

in

parl

frotu

i ts

surroundings;

"owncr of

any

prcmiscs" jncludcs s

cnant

or

orhcr person

in

occupadon

of

the whole

or any pan o r such premises who

is nuthoriscd to insral

o r

work o r

instal

and work a l i f l

rhcrein;

pil

means ~llepa=

n a l ift ~ vc l l clorv

thc

lzvcl of thc

Iowesr

lift

landing;

"pii depth mcans [he

vcnicd

disrancc bclwecn thc lcvel

of

thc

lowcsl

l i f ~anding add thc botrom

of

pil;

"power"

means

encrgy

generared by

electricity,

waler,

oiI,

gas, stcam or

any

combination of rhcrn:

''prescribed"

means prescribed by

rulcsmade undcr [his Acr;

"suspension

ropes"

means

h c ropes hy

which a

lift

car

and

counterweight

are

suspended;

"Lop clearance"

rneans-

i)

or n lirt car,-thc disrance

whjch the

li ILar

floor can

ravel

above rhc

lcvel of (hehighest

l i f t

landing wilhout

any pan

of the lift car

or

ils attachmenrs coming jnro

contact wirh ovcrhead swcrurc or other obstruciion,

( i i ) for counterweight,-the disrance berween any parl

or

chc

counlerwsight asscmbly

and the nearesl

part

of

the

ovcrhead slructurc

or

any other

obsh+ucLion

whcn the

lifi

car

floor

is

lerclled

with

[he

lowesf

l i f i

landing.

.

'Ctauxc

i a ) w a

nxncd by

s

2

oilhc

Wcst Bcngf LLh5 and E c d i ~ l o r s

A~mmdmcn:) ct,

1961 (Wesl

Bcn.Ac1 XXIlIof

1961).


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The

Wesr

Beltgal Lifir arrd Escalorors A cr.

1955.

r,

3. Thc

owncr of

any

prcmises

intending lo jnslal

a

lirt in

such

A P P I ~ ~ ~ Q ~

for

premises s h a l l

make an

applicarion to such

officcr

as rhc Slate

Fmljssion

Government

may authorise

in rllis behaIf,

for

'[permission to instal such

10

ewcl ]in.

lift].

Thc

application shall specify-

(a)

thc

rypc

o f t h e Lit,

[b) thecontract

speed

of the lift,

(c) the contract load

of

thc lift in ?[kilograms],

(d)

rhc

maximum

number

of

persons

which ~ h cift can

carry,

( c ) the total weight of

the

lilt car including ~ h conlract

load,

1 ) thc

wcighr

of

the

counterweigbl,

(g) [he

nurnbcr,

dcscriplion, weigh[

and

size of the

suspcnsion

ropcs,

1 1 )

the

pit

depth,

(i) such other dcrails

of

consuuct ion as may bc prescribed

including

n

parliculm details

regarding

construcrion of the

ovcrhcad nrrnngemenl and the

w e i g h and

sizc of the

bcams,

Cj such otllcr pwliculars as

may

be prescribed.

J* * * * *

4.

On

receipt

of

an applicauon

madc

undcr section 3 the

officer Pcrrnision

authoriscd under that s e c ~ i o n liall, af tcr ma king such enquiry and

Im

ruquiring thc

app l ican~

o

furnish such inrormation (if any) as may be

ncccssary

and

nftcr

giving him

an

oppor tuni~y

of

being

hcnrd,

either

gralil or refuse thc '[pcrmission lo insral

[he

lifr].

The

pcrmission granted

under this seclion shall be

valid

roc such period as

may

be prescribed.

but rnay

bc

rcncwcd by the said officer from rimc ro lime

on

sufficient

cause being shown.

5.

( I ) Thc

o w n c r

of a ny premises ,

w h o h a s bccn

g r a n t e d

Liccnscto

'[permission undcr

scc~ion

10 insral a l i f ~n

h c

pcrmiscs] shall, wi~hin

'vork"'in.

one m o n h

n f ~ c r

he

b[cornple~ion f rhe inswlla[ion] of such lift, give to

thc officer

aurhorised

n this behalf nouct: in

wriling

of such cornpledon

and

shall make an application lo

him for

liccnsc for working the l if t .

(2) An application

for

such license shall bc in

such form as

may be

prescribed.

'Thcsc words within the sq u m bnckcts wcrc

s u b ~ l ~ l u l d

or lhc \ b o d s "pmnission

tourcct such lift"

by

s.

3(1)

o r h c Vtst Bcngal Lifts

and

Escalators (Amcndrncnt)Acr, 1961

(West BCIL ct XXII I of 1961).

T h c rvurd

within

thc square bnckcts w ix subsrirutd

Tor

the word

"pounds" by s.2orf.h~

West

Ucn g d Liirs

and

Eswlarom (Arncndmcnl) Acl, 1975 (Nksr Ben. Acl

X V l l

or 1975).

'The

E7plur1nrior1

was onlitrcd

by s.

312)

o f

thc

West

Bcogal

L i i ~

nd

kca la rors

(Rmcndri~cnt)Act. 1961

( \ V a l Bcn. Act X X l I l or 1961).

'Thcsc words

within thc

square b n c k r s were

substiruicd

for thc.words

"pcnnission ID

crccr ihe lif i" by s.

4, ibid.

"csc

words

within

tk

q u m bnckcrs

wcn:

subsiiiuied

lor

the

words

"p~.rmission

o

zrrcr al ia

undcr

stclion

4

by s. 5(1). ;hid.

Thcsr:words within

thcsqum

bmckis w e ~ ~ u b ~ t u ~ c d f o rhcuroTCLS 'co~nplclion ilhe

-

.

- . .


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The West Berrgcrl L i f s arrd E~colntors ct, 1955.

[West Bcn.

Act.

(3) On receipl o r [he applicatiotl hc oFfjcerrcierred lo in sub-section

(1).

aitcr

making such

enquiw

as

may

be

ncccssary, and after giving

t h c npplicanl

an opporruni~y f bcing

heard, may cithcr

grant rhc license

on such lerlns

and

condilions as may

be

prcscribcd or r e h s c thc granr

thercof.

(4) ' [Such

Tcc, not exceeding

two hundred rupees, as

may

be

prescribed] sl~all

c

paid

along wilh suc11

application, which

sllall nor be

rcfundcd

whelher rhc Iicensc

is

granled or not.

AIIIIU;II

6. '[Such

annual fce

for

renewal

of liccnse,

no1

cxcceding

'(one

l i r~nsc C C .

hundrcd rupees), as

may

bc

prescribed shall

bc paid

for

working

a lift

in

any

premises]

and

differenl

annual

liccnse fees

may

be

prcscribcd

having

regard

to

[he object or

111e

purpose far

which the lilt i s ordinarily

used

or

for differen1 kinds

or

classes of lifts.

L i i ~ n o ~ t o h

7.

No

l i fr shaIl be workcd cxcepl under

a

Iiccnse

gran~cd

nder [his

\~oktC.d

Act

and in conformity wih Ll~c

crms

and conditions of rI~eiccnse

and

withour

in ~ C C O I - d a n c cilh such rules as

may

be prescribed in this behnlp

1icr.n~~.

Provided

hat

nolhing in this section shall apply lo a

ljfr

insrallcd

before

lhc

commcncemenl of

r his Act.

for a

pcriod

of [six months] [ion]

such cornmencemcnt, or if an application for liccnse is made within thal

pcriod

i t ) accordancc w i h LIICprovisions

of 5[sub-sec~on

1 ) of

section

81,

unril such applicn~ion s finally

disposed of under the

said

seclion.

Appl i~ n~ ion

8.

I )

d[The]

owncr

of

any premises

in

which

a

ljfi

has

been

instailed

rbr lictl~sc

before rhc

comrnencemenl

of [his Act. shall within ?[six

months]

from

in casc

or

caisling

i f i

such

commcncemcnl apply far

a

Iicensc for he working

of

such Ji A

insfalla~ion.

# ( ] A ) Without

prcjudice ro

h e provisions

oTscction 18, the owner

o f

any

premises-

(a) in which a l i f ~ as

becn

insrallcd

but

no

license for [he

working O F

the

l i f ~

as

bccn applied

for in

accordancc

with

thc provisions of this Act.

or

'The words

wirhin Ihcsqwst.b n c k ~crcsubsritutcdTo~che

ords "A FwoTfifTyrupccs

by

~ . 3 o r t h z \ V cs 1

rngnlLi l~mdEscdators(An~cndrncnt)Acr,

975(Wcst Ben.ActXV I1

or

1975).

-7hssc words

within

he

square

bnckcrs wcrt: subsrirutcd

for rhc words Thc

owncr

or

any

prcrnisuto

whom alicensc

lo work nlifr h a n ranted. shall

pay

such

mnual

icense

k c as I I I ~

pmcrikd"

by s. 6

o f k c

\Vmt Bcngal Liflsmd Escdatorr; Atwndmc nt) Acl,

1961

(N'csl Ben.

Ac\

XXIlI of

1961

).

- The words within

h c

bnckcls weresubsii utrd

lor

rhc

words"tiFry

rupe- by

s.

40f the

\ V ~ S I

en@

Lifrs a n d h c a l a l 0 d (Arncndrnc~>t)Acl.475 Wcsl en. Acl

XVII 011

975).

' l l c s c

nurds wilhin rhcqua rr

bnckcis

were subsiilutrd

with

r c ~ o s p c c t i v c c ~ ~ r

o r k

words "thrcc rnonfhs"by s. 2(1 ) or~hr .Vest Bcngd Lifls

and

Escalators (Amendnicnt)Act,

1958 (Wcsr Brn.AclXXl l of 1958).

'Thcsc

words

u d

i

urcs

within rhc squm

bnckels

wemsubs~ituled

ilh

relrospcctivr:

c k c r

lor

the

word and fgurcuseclinn 8

by s.

2 ( 2 ) , bid.

This

w o d wx.suhsu~rnEd n h ~ s p x l i v e c I I ' ~ ~ ~or onk "Nonvi&rtjndingm#ing

contincd

in secrions 4 and

5 ,

he" by

s.3(1)

( i ) .

ibid.

'Subsri~urzd

with rclrospcclivc

effccl lor

hc words ~hm

onttd'by

s.

3[1)

(ii). ibid.


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T l ~ c eit

B e~ l gul

i f s

olid Escalators

Ac t 1955.

(Secf iot~s

9-11.)

(b) in which n lirr

has

been ins~alledwithout thc permission

requircd to bc

applied

For

under

scclion

3.

slinll as soon as may be apply for

a

Iiccnse

Ibr

h e working

of

such l i l ~ .

(2)

The provisions

of sub-scc~ions 2),

(3) and (4)

of

scclion 5 shall,

so far as may be applicable, apply to

such

applicarion:

'Provided

that

a

fee or doublc

thc amount ?[as may

be

prcscribcd

uodcr

s u b - s e c l i o n

(411

o f scction

5

shall be paid along

w i h an apptcadon

under sub-section

(

1A), which shall no1be rcfundcd whether the license

is

grantcd or not.

9. The Srale,Govcrnment

shall, by notificalion

in [he OSJicial

A

p a i n m a :

OfPLnsVNOE

Gazetic, appoinl

du ly

qualibcd persons ro be

Inspccron

of Lifis for

thc

ofLiTrs,

pcrionnance of

dutics

imposcd

upon

hc~n

y

or

under

this

Act

or as

may

be assigncd to

them

by the

S r a ~ e

Govcrnmenr.

10. An

Inspeclor

of Lifts or an officcr aulhorised in this behalf by Righr 10

ihc Srale Governmcnl may at any time afler giving written no~icco ihc

~ ~ ~

owner, agenl or occupier

cnlcr

upon any premises in which a lift

hils irnpxtiimor

becn installed or is

being

installed or in connection wjlh which an

:tdlalion,

applicadon for a

licensc

has becn

received,

for

chc purposc of

nspcc~jng

thc lift

or

the l i f t installalion

or

[he site thereof, or

lor

carrying out such

rcsrs

a s

may

be

considered

necessary

and

[he

owner,

agcnl

or

occupier of

such prcmises shall afford all reasonable fac iU~eso him for l h c purpose.

11.

[ I

Where a

license

to work a l i lt '[in

any

premiscsl has been

h n u a l

gran~edundcr [his Aci, ihe lift installalion shall be inspcctcd by an

~ ~ l ~ l l o n

Inspeclor

of

Lifts or by

an

oficer aulhorised in this

behalf

by

hc

Slate

insdialion

Government, a~ least oncc every ycar (or ofrener if such Inspector or

.?"dprnPr

winrsnmcc

officer

srro i~lulit deems

i t necessary). "[Such fee, no1 excceding

onc

~ h ~ ~ t ,

hundred mpccs,

as

may

be

prescribed] shall be

levied annually from

thc owner of he premises 5* * * * fbr such inspccuon,

irrespective

of

the

number

of

such

nspecrions

made:

'Thisproviso wasaddcd by s

3(?)

of

Ihe\V&tBcngd

Lihmd

Escala~orsAmcndrrtent)

Act,

1958 (Wcsi

Btn.Acl

XXII of 1958).

'The words,

b m c k c ~ ~nd

figun:

wivilhin h e

squm

bnckers

were ubslitutcd lor

rhc

words,

b n c k c ~

d

figun:"mnuoncd

in

subsection(4)

by

5 5

of heWar Bcngd Libm d

Eswla~ors

1Amcnd1ncn1)Acl.1975 (West Bcn.Acr XV11ol1975) .

'Thesc words wirhin

thc

s q u m

bnckcls wcrr:

inscncd

bp s. 811) (a) of thc \Ves t

Bengal

Lifrsa n d G c a l a ~ o sA m n d m c n l ) ' A c ~ .

961

(Wcsl

Ben.

Act

XXIll of

1961).

Thc words

within

h e

squm

bnckcb w c ~ s u b s i i~ u t c doriht\rords "A reeoitrn

rupxi"

by s. 6(a) orlhc West

Bcngal L i l ~

nd h d a i o r s (Amendment)

Act,

1975 (West

Bcn.

Act

XVU: of 1975).

Thcwords "ro whom

aliccnschas bccngr~rred crcomilted

by

s. 811) (b) orrhc Wcst

Brnpal

L i h d

Escalaron (Amendmeni)Ac~.1961

(War hcn.Acl

XXIII

or 1961).


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Tile

\Veil B e ~ ~ g a lijis aud Escalafors

Acr,

1955.

w st Dcn. Act

(Secliotr

11.)

Provided hat

inspcction

may

he made

from

r i m e lo time by s u c h

; . ,

9;

Iospcclor or officcr at he requcsl of thc owncr of

the

prerniscs

I * * * *

b u ~

[such

Tee.

not

cxcecding

onc hundrcd rupezs,

as

m:ly

be prcscribcd] shall bc lovicd for

cvcry

suull inspccrion

from

such

owncr *

( IA)

Any

fcc leviable undcr

sub-scction

( I ) ,

may,

withour grejudice

to any

other

mode of recovery,

be recovered on

application

10

a

Magis~rate

having jurixiicrion whcre thc pcrson liablc lo

pay

thc

sum is

for the

lime b c i n ~

csidcnt, by

the dislress and salc of

any movablc propcny

bclmging

10

s uc l ~

crson.

(2)

The

owner of any premises

J [ w l ~ o

works a

l i i i in such prcmiscs

undcr a

liccnse

gmnlcd] under th~sAct

shall

appoinl a duly qualified

and

colllpercnc

Vrson

or firm"[hold~ng

cenificatcof

registmian

granted

in h i s b ch a l l by such aulhority,

in

such

manncr

and on paynlcnt

of

such

k c , not c x ~ c d i n g

(onz

hundrcd

rupces).as may

bc

prcscrihcd]

fw the

proper

maintcnancc

of

lhc l i f ~

ns allalion and shall communicate the

nnmc

or such pcrsun or

firm lo he

Inspeclor ofLifrs

and

also in the

city

of Calcu~rao

[he

Commissioner

of

Policc and

clscrvhcrc

lo rhe Disrricr

Magis~ratcwithin

such

tirrlu from thc date O F thc granting of rhc license

ns

may

bc

spccificd

in

rhc

liccnse.

Any

changc

of

pcrson

or

fjrm

appointed

as aforcsid shall

he

notified to

rile

inspector o r Lifts

and also

lo thc

Com~nissioncr f Policc or ~ b c islricl Magislralc,

as rhc

casc

may he.

8(3) Save as may

otherwise

he provjdcd by rulcs madc undcr

his

Ac\, ~hl:

wncr of any prerniscs,who works a lifi

in

such prcmises

undcr

a

Iiccnse grantcd under this Act

shall,

for thc purpose

of

working such

l i f t , nppoin~ , n

such

manncr ns

m a y

bc prcscribcd, one or morc lifr

nilendanu who

shall bc

persons

possessing

a ccnificate o r

aulhorisarion

granted

i n [his behalf by such

aulhoricy,

in

such

manncr

and

on paymen[

o f

such

Tee,

rlul excceding

fivc rupees, may bc prescribed.

'The

i\rords''lowliornhc liccnschas

b w n g m ~ c d

o r a y occupier thcwoFwhaordinuily

11-

hclih)' 'nsrro~ni~rdby~.(I)(L) ~jurllll:iVm~

e n o

L i k m M d ~ a I o r s ( A r r r c n d r w n r )

Acl. 1961(Wet Bcn,Ac ~ XXl l lf I961

,

-The tvordswithinrhrsqum b m k e ~ z ~ s u b ~ l i t u r e dorths words "a Taoltcnrupxs"

by s. G(b) ortht \xks~Bmgal

Lib and

Escda~orsAmmdrnenr) Act.

1975

(Wcsr

Bcn.

Act

X V I l o i 1975).

'The

~or&,'~(ar

uch

occupier)'.

wrrc omirtcd by s.

BI

11 c) (ii)or hr

BtngalLib

and Bo.da~orsA~~iend~licnl)cI, 1961 (West

Bcn. Act

XXIll or 1961).

'Suh-scction ( IA) was inscncd wilh rrvospectiweN~ct y s. 8(2) , ibid

'Thcrr

umodsrvilhin ~ h c

quvtbnckris were substi~urcdorrhe~vonls

lo whoma

Iictmc

to work a lirt lias

bcen

granted'' by

s.

S(3) (a)

ibid.

'iliac

5%-or&

vilhin

fbe

squme

bnckc~s

erc

insencd

rrlrn~~cclivclyy s.8 ( 3 )(b),ilrid.

'Thc

wonls

rvitliin

~ h c

i r s ~ nckck w c a

substiruted

iotthc

r c o d

"fir~yrugccs"by

.

(c)

vl llic

1Vcr1

Brngal

Lirls

a d ca ~ton:

Amendment) Act,

1975 (Wcsl k n . ct

XVII

of 9751.

'sub-section

(3)

~~asjnsencd

ilh

rcrrnqxclivc

cRrc~

y

s.

8[-l)oflhei'cn BengalLif~

and

Eic;~I~torsAmcndmcw)

Acl, 196 1

(West Bco. ACIXXllI of IF6 1 ).


8/11


9/11

Lictnx..

i~ispcs\ion.

elc.. lor

c~cdarnr.

Brcachof

lrnnsor

conditions.

The West

B e q o l

LIPSarrd Escolarors Act 1955.

[lVest Ben. Act

(dl

rhc angle

of inclinalion of

the

escalnror wilh

the

hor jzon~al ,

(c)

such other details

o f

cons~mction ncluding

i n

parlicular

d e ~ a i l segarding

the

weight

and

size of

beam

as

may

bc

prcscribed,

and

(I) such other

parliculars

as

may

bc

prescribed.

1 . Thc provisions of

h e

Erplanatior~ o seclion 3 and of sccrions 4

to

1 3

(bolh

inclusivc) and sections 16 ro 22

(both

inclusivc)

shall

apply

tsrrtatix

~~~~t tor id is0~scaliltors. s h e y apply to l i f ~ .

Id The

Slalc Government

may dclegalc

any of

Lhc powers

conferred

on i [ by

or

unde r this ACI 10 suc h

officcr

as it lhinks fii.

17. Thc breach o f

any

of the terms and condi~ ion s nder which

a

liccnsc is granred,

shall

render [he liccnse liable to be

suspended

by an

oficcr

aurhorised n [his bchalf by the Srate Gov ernment for such pcriod

as may

be specified

i n lhe ordcr and if any tcrms or conditions

of

llic

license,

for

thc brcach o f

which

the order of suspcnsion is passed, are nor

complied wilh

wirhin

such

period, such

officer

h a y canccl the

license.

18. Whoever conmvenes any of the provisions of [his ACI or any

iuIc

made

thereunder

or

any order

passed

under

section

12

by

an

Inspector

of

Lifts

or an off i cer aurhoriscd

by the

Slarc Government shall, on

conviclion.

bc

punishable

with fine which may extend to f ive hundrcd

rupees and in Ihc case of

a

conunuing conlravention with an addirional

fine which may extend i o f if ty

rupees

for

every day

during

which such

conlravenlioa

continues

d i c r conviclion for h e first such conrravedlion.

19. (1) An appeal shall Ije to the State Govcrnment from any of Ihc

following ordcrs, namely:-

(a)

an

ordcr

under

sccrion 4

or

secrion

4 read

with

seclion

8,

rciusiog

'[permission

lo

instal)

a

l i r ~ ;

(b) an

ordcr

under secuon 5 or section 5 rcad with

seclion

S,

refusing he grant of liccnse to work

a l i f t ;

(c) an ordcr under secljon 12;

(d)

an ordcr under

seclion

17 suspending or cancelling rhc

Iicense to work a lifi.

(2) The decision of he Slatc Government an

such appeal

shall

bc

final.

'These words wifhin the squxc bmcke~swere substituted Tor the

words

permission io

erect" by s.

oorthe

Wcst

Bengd L i s

and Escjlators

(Amendment)

Act, 1961

[West Bcn.

A r t XXl l l mF l O & l l


10/11

Tile West Betlgul

Li'ts

ar~ d ~calatorsAct,

1955.

V

of 1955.1

( s c c ~ ~ o ~ l s

0

21.1

.

.

20.

No suir

or

other

legal proceedings

shall lie against thc Staic

Governnlenl and no

suit,

proscculjon

or

othcr legal procccdinps shall

lie

againsl any Inspector

of Ljfrs

or

any pcrson aulhoriscd by

~ h z

late

Govcrnmcnt lo

exercise

any

powers

or

10

perform

any

duties

under \his

Act,

for

anylliing

done or

jnrendcd to bc donc in

good faith under

this

Act.

21. (1) The State Governmenr may, horn time to time , by notificn~ion

in the Oflcinl Gnzerre, makc

'rulcs

for

carrying

out the

purposcs of his

Act.

(2)

In p a r ~ i c u l a r nd wirhour prejudice

to

[he general i ty or

~ h c

foregoing

provision, such rules

may

provide for all or any of the rollowing

marters,

namely:--

(a) specification for l l r inslalla~ion;

(b) the manner n which '[plans]

of

a lift installation

shall

bc

subm i tred;

(c)

the manner iu wlucb a l i f ~ns~a l l auonmay

be

t e s~ed ;

(d)

the

form of applicnlion

for

a Iicensc ro work a lifi;

(c)

thc

lcrrns and cond i~ ions ubject lo which and

[he

form in

which

[he Licensc

may

be

granted;

-'(ee)

the

fee

10

be

paid along

wirh

an

application

for

a

liccnse

to

work

a

lift undcr sub-seclion (4) of section 5;

(r) thc annual fecs

10

be prescribed

under

sec ~io n and the

rinlc wilhin which such fees are lo

be

paid;

4(IT) thc ice to be levied lor

annual

inspection of a lift under sub

scction 1

)

o r scction 1

1

and the fee lo be levied for other

inspection

under the proviso

to

sub-section ( 1 ) of h a t section;

'(g)

thc authority by which. the manner in

which

and the fee on

pnymcnt of

which a

certificate of regishation referred to in

sub-scclion

2)

and

a

ccrli

ficate

of authorisalion

referred lo

in sub-section

(3)

of seclion 11 may

bc

gran~cd;

'For~ h c c s ~ cngd Lifis Rulcs, 1958. ~ d cnder srclion

21

r u d

with stclions 3

and 5

orlhc AFI, S F P

nol i l ic~t ion O.2030M.P.,

ated

19.4.58.

publishcd In

thc

Colrrnru Gazette.

E~rur>rdi/rirr?.C

1958.P d . p a p a 1655-1694,

Th is word within

~hcsqwrcnckers

w x

ubs~itu~edorhe

wards

"crcclion

plans" by s.

I l ( I ) or~hr:\VtsIBrngd

Lihs and

Esdaros (Alnendmn1)Acl. 1961 (West Ben. Act X X I l l

of

1961).

h ~ c c t i o n

< .

and

indcmnily,

'Clausc ct)

as

inscncd by s, a) olth t \Val Bengd ihmdEswlalors (Amendment)

ACI. 1975 (\Vest

Ben. Acr XVll of

1975).

'Clausc

In

was inserled by

s.

8(b),

ibid.

'Ctausc (g) was subsri~u~edi th n msp ect ivc cffcc~ y s. I l(2) o i t h c Wcs~

Bcngal

LiCls

-

I V ... . , ..-.,

-.-,

-.-.

,

... -I . , , , . . . m . -

.. I-- ,...

P, , . , 'a .


11/11

Tile West Bellgal Lifrrs aad

Escalarors

Act, 1955.

[Wcst Ben.

Act

V of 1955.1

(Sectio~l22.

(h) the form in which

an

order under seclion

12 may

be

scrvcd;

. .

(i) the

manner

in which notice of accidents shall be

given and

the

form of

such

norice;

Q)

[hc

procedure in

appeals under

19,

the

period

of

limitation

for

such

appeals,

and the

fces,

if any, for such appeals;

and

(k) any orher matler

which may

be

or

is requircd

lo

be prcscribed

under lhis Act.

22.

Nothing

conlained in this

Acr

shall

affecr

the

provisions of the

Indian

E l e c ~ r i c i ~ y

cr,

19 10, or

any

rules

madc

thereunder.

X

of 1910.

Documents

West Bengal Lifts and Escalators Act,1955