Section 10 in The Jammu and Kashmir Aerial Ropeways Act, 2002
10. Inspection of aerial ropeways before opening.
(1)No aerial ropeways shall be opened for any kind of traffic until the Government has, by order, sanctioned the opening thereof for that purpose. The sanction of the Government under this section shall not be given until an Inspector has reported in writing to the Government that-(a)he has made a careful inspection of the aerial ropeway and appurtenances ;(b)the moving and fixed dimensions and other conditions prescribed under the order have been complied with ;(c)the aerial ropeway is sufficiently equipped for the traffic for which it is intended ;(d)the bye-laws and working rules prescribed under sections 27 and 32 have been duly made, approved and promulgated in the manner prescribed in those sections ; and(e)in his opinion the aerial ropeway is fit for public traffic and can be used without danger to the public using it, or to the person employed thereon or to the general public.(2)The provisions of sub-section (1) shall extend to the opening of additional sections of the aerial ropeway, to deviation lines and to any alteration or reconstruction materially affecting the structural character of any work to which the provisions of sub-section (1) apply or are extended by this sub-section.
