State of Punjab - Act
Punjab Boiler Attendants Rules, 1961
PUNJAB
India
India
Punjab Boiler Attendants Rules, 1961
Rule PUNJAB-BOILER-ATTENDANTS-RULES-1961 of 1961
- Published on 31 May 1926
- Commenced on 31 May 1926
- [This is the version of this document from 31 May 1926.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Repeal.
- Rules 49 and 50 of the Punjab Boiler Rules, 1926 published with Punjab Government, Revenue Department (Industries) notification No. 1620, dated 31st May, 1926, and Appendix 'B' to these rules are hereby repealed;Provided that any order made or action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.3. Definitions.
4. Boiler to be under the charge of person holding boiler attendant's Certificate.
- Every owner of a boiler shall arrange to keep his boiler under the charge of a person holding a certificate of competency and after a period of two years of the coming into force of these rules, the owner of a boiler shall not use it or permit it to be used unless it is placed under the direct and immediate charge of a fit and proper person as required by rule;Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazetted, exempt any boiler or classes or types of boilers from the operation of this rule;Provided further that nothing in these rules shall debar a person holding a certificate of competency granted under the Punjab Boiler Rules, 1926 published with Punjab Government notification No. 1620, dated the 31st May, 1926, from remaining in attendance and in charge of a boiler or to the extent of the qualifications indicated in such certificate.5. Possession of certificate and extent of qualification
- No person who does not possess a certificate of competency as an attendant under these rules shall deemed to be a fit and proper person to hold charge of a boiler and no holder of any such certificate shall be deemed a fit and proper person to be in attendance and in charge of boiler except to the extent of his qualification indicated in such certificate.6. Certificate holder to produce it when required.
- The holder of a certificate or a provisional order under these rules shall, at all reasonable times during the period any boiler is under his charge, be bound to produce such certificate when called upon to do so by any of the persons empowered upon section 15 to call for the production of the certificate or provisional order authorising the use of the boiler.7. Furnishing of particulars of certificate by owner
8. Period of Attendance, reliefs and sphere of action
9. Boiler when deemed to be in use
10. Board of examiners
(a)A Board of Examiner shall be constituted for the State of Punjab consisting of the Chief Inspector, an Inspector nominated by the Chief Inspector and not less than two members, having theoretical and practical knowledge of prime movers and modern boiler practice to be appointed by the State Government from time to time.11. Term of office of members
- The term of office of each of the members other than the ex-officio member of the Board shall be three years. If a members leaves the State of Punjab permanently or absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat on the Board and another person may be appointed in his place for the unexpired period of his term.12. Functions of Board.
- The Board shall -13. Meetings of Board.
- The Board shall meet as often as may in the opinion of the Chairman, be necessary for transacting business which cannot be disposed of by circulation of papers. At least fifteen clear days notice of a meeting shall be sent to each member.14. Quorum
- The Chairman or the Secretary and two members of the Board shall form a quorum.15. Functions of the Chairman
- The Chairman shall preside over all meetings of the Board and in his absence a member chosen by the members present at the meeting shall preside over the meeting.16. Functions of the Secretary of Board
- The Secretary of the Board shall maintain a register of Boiler Attendants holding certificate of competency and shall perform such other functions as are specified in these rules or as the Chairman of the Board may direct.17. Result of examination
- The Board shall endorse on the printed application form of each candidate the result of his examination for a certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant. The endorsed application shall be returned to the Secretary of the Board.18. Refusal to issue certificate.
- The Board shall have power to refuse the issue of a certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant to any candidate who in the opinion of the majority of the members appears too old or physically unfit through deformity, constitutional weakness, defective eyesight, deafness or loss to a limb to perform efficiently the duties of a Boiler Attendant.19. Fee for attending meetings
- The fees collected after deduction of actual expenditure incurred in connection with the conduct of the examination shall be divided among the members of the Board who take part in the conduct of examination or who, where there is no examination, grant the certificate and the staff assisting in the conduct of examination, in the ratio of 2:1 i.e. 2/3rd to the members and 1/3rd to the staff.IV - Examination20. Examination
21. Postponement of examination
- When a date fixed for the examination is declared a gazetted holiday or due to any unforseen reason the examination cannot be held on the fixed date, the Chairman may fix some other date for holding the examination and the same shall be duly notified to the candidates.V - Certificate of Competency22. Classes of Certificate and capabilities of holders thereof
23. Validity of Certificate issued in other States
- A person holding a certificate of competency as an attendant granted by a Board of Examiners constituted under the corresponding rules in any other State in India shall, on an application, have the certificate endorsed for validity in the State of Punjab. Such endorsement shall be made by the Chairman.24. Fees.
| (i) Examination for First Class Certificate | Rs. 15 |
| (ii) Examination for Second Class Certificate | Rs. 10 |
| (iii) Duplicate Certificate | Rs. 10 |
25. Refund of fees
- Candidates once admitted to an examination under these rules shall not be entitled to the refund of fees. Where a candidate is unavoidably absent from the examination on the date fixed, the Chairman of the Board of Examiners may allow him to appear without payment of a Second fees at the next examination.26. Fees of candidates found ineligible
- A candidate who had paid the examination fee but is found ineligible for an examination may apply within one year from the date of payment, for refund of the fee, or he may be allowed to appear without payment of second fee at any subsequent examination held within one year from the date of payment of the fee, provided he becomes eligible to sit for such subsequent examination.VI - Application for Examination27. Form of application
- Every application for examination shall be in Form 'A' appended to these rules. The applicant shall fill in such parts of the form as are to be filled in by a candidate and shall sign the Form in the presence of a gazetted officer or a magistrate who shall attest his signature. The application so filled in shall be forwarded to the office of the Chairman of the Board of Examiners not later than one month before the date fixed for the examination and shall be accompanied by -28. Candidate to produce satisfactory testimonials
- No candidate shall be admitted to an examination who cannot produce satisfactory testimonials certifying his experience, ability, soberty and general good conduct for the whole period of his qualifying service. Any breaks in the period of his qualifying service shall be accounted for.29. Essential statements
- A testimonial shall clearly state the capacity in which the candidate was employed, whether as Boiler Attendant, Head Fireman, Donkeyman, or fireman and periods of such employment stating the dates between which the candidate was so employed.30. Signature and Counter-signature
31. Railway or Public Works Department Service
- A testimonial of service of railway boilers, or boilers belonging to the State Public Works Department or local bodies, shall be signed by a responsible officer under whom the candidate has directly served and countersigned by the head of the department concerned.32. Doubtful testimonials
- If the Secretary to the Board of Examiners has reason to doubt the truth of any statement made in any application or testimonials, he may make such inquires as he thinks fit to verify the same.33. False testimonials
- In on enquiry the Secretary is satisfied that any testimonial submitted by a candidate is false in any material particular, he shall submit his findings to the Chairman of Board of Examiners who may by a written order debar such candidate from being admitted to any subsequent examination held under these rules. If, on the strength of any such testimonials, a candidate has already been admitted to an examination, he shall be deemed to have failed in such examination and any certificate granted to him as a result of his having been declared to have passed such examination, shall be forthwith recalled and be cancelled by a notification in the official Gazette; provided that before any certificate is cancelled under this rule, the holder thereof shall be given a reasonably opportunity of being heard in the matter.34. Filing of copies and return of original testimonials
- Applications and copies of testimonials submitted by candidates shall be filed in the office of the Chairman of the Board of Examiners. Original testimonials shall be returned to the candidates after the close of the examination.VII - Age and Training35. Age and training of Second Class candidates
- A candidate for a certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant of the Second Class shall not be less than twenty years of age and shall not be admitted to the examination unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Board that he -36. Age and training of First Class Candidates
- A candidate for a certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant of the First Class shall not be less than twenty-one years of age and shall not be admitted to the examination unless he possesses a certificate of the Second Class and in addition thereto -37. Service not in strict conformity with rules
- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in rules 35 and 36 the State Government may empower the Chairman, Board of Examiners to admit in his discretion any candidate to an examination under these rules, if he so thinks fit.VII - Examination Subjects38. Second Class Boiler Attendants
- A candidate, in order to be qualified for a certificate of competency of the Second Class, shall, inter alia, satisfy the examiners that -39. First Class Boiler Attendant
- A candidates, in order to be qualified for a certificate of competency of the first class, shall satisfy the examiners that in addition to the subjects specified for candidates for certificate of competency of the Second Class, he has at least a rudimentary knowledge of the principal elementary facts relating to combustion, heat and steam; and that he is able to explain inter alia -40. Examination in writing optional
- The examination shall be conducted orally, but any candidate may, if he so desires, write his answer to such written question as may be given to him by the examiners.41. Place of Examination.
- If the Board considers necessary, the examinations may be held either in a factory or mill or in a workshop in which boilers are in use or partly in such factory, mill or workshop and partly in examination room where models and sketches of boilers may be kept for viva voce test.X - Grant of Certificate42. Grant of Competency Certificate
- If a candidate passes the examination the result will be notified in the Official Gazette and he shall be granted a certificate in accordance with the class in which he passed as soon as practicable after the close of the examination.43. Form of Certificate
- Certificate of competency in Classes First and Second as a Boiler Attendant under Rule 22, shall be in Form 'B' and 'C', respectively, appended to these rules.44. Surrender of lower class certificate.
- No certificate of the First Class shall be granted to the holder of a Second Class Certificate after examination under these rules unless and until he has surrendered to the Chairman the certificate of the lower grade.45. Application for exchange certificate.
- An application for the award of a certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant shall be in Form A appended to these rules.46. Record of duplicate certificates.
- Duplicates of all certificates granted under these rules shall be recorded in the office of the Chairman.47. Identification requirements
- Every certificate granted under these rules shall bear a bust photograph of the holder thereof previously submitted along with his application under rule 27 and his signature or thumb-impression and such other particulars as may be required for the purpose of identification.48. Grant of duplicate certificate.
49. Application for duplicate certificate
- Application for a duplicate certificate shall be lodged with the Chairman of the Board of Examiners with a declaration sworn before a gazetted officer or a magistrate stating that the certificator granted under these rules has been lost without any fault on the part of the applicant.50. Invalidity of original certificate on issue of duplicate.
- On the issue of a duplicate certificate, the original certificate shall cease to be valid, and shall if in the possession or power of the holder thereof be returned to the office of the Chairman for cancellation.51. Enquiry regarding certificate-holders and suspension of certificate
52. Submission of proceedings before the Board
- The Secretary to the Board of examiners shall submit the proceedings received under sub-rule [4] of rule 51 before the Board at its next meeting and the Board of Examiners at its discretion may allow the certificate to stand or may cancel the certificate permanently or suspend it for such period as it thinks fit.XI - Penalty53. Cognizance of offences
| Number of Certificate | Class of Certificate | Where issued | Date of issue | If any time suspended or cancelled if so state by whom | Date | Cause of suspension or cancellation |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Name in full | Nationality | Date of Birth | Place of Birth | Permanent address | Nature of Certificate | Grade of Certificate applied for | Whether appeared in any previous examination | If so, when and where |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Number of testimonial (if any) | Date of each testimonial | Name of person signing each testimonial | Address and designation of factory or workshop where employed | Number, type and heating surface of boilers | Capaciy in which employed | SERVICE OF APPLICANT | Remarks | |||||
| Time employed in this service | Intial of verifier | |||||||||||
| Date of commencement | Date of termination | Year | Months | Days | To be filled by the Board | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |