You may be aware that THE INDIAN BOILERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2007 has now been published in The Gazette of India. Some of these long awaited amendments would significantly reform the regulation which may prove to be advantageous to Steam Generating Industries.
In order to have a very clear understanding of these amendments, their salient points and correct interpretation, Plant Operation & Maintenance Club is now arranging a Nation wide discussion forum.
MR. V K GOEL, FORMER SECRETARY, CENTRAL BOILER BOARD has kindly agreed to answer the queries related to the amendments from the industry personnel. It was primarily his initiatives, which helped to bring forth these amendments into force.
MR. P K DAS, FORMER DIRECTOR, WEST BENGAL IBR OFFICE would be also available in this forum to help us understand some of the salient points of this amendment.
Some of the critical points on which deliberation would be initiated are:
i) Section 2 of the Principal Act.
ii) Section 4B to 4F of the Principal Act.
iii) Section 13 and 14 of the Principal Act
iv) Section 23 and 24 of the Principal Act for penal measures for any offence.
These are related to Definition of IBR Boiler, scope of statutory inspection, Introduction of parallel private inspecting agencies like Inspecting Authority, Competent Authority & Competent Persons, Penal measures for any offence and like, where some drastic changes have been introduced.

Who can join?
Interested professionals will have to submit a request form, either through e-mail or directly on-line. Though this is a totally free Discussion Forum at the website, it would be restricted to only those professionals who are directly related to Steam Generating Industries and dealing with IBR in some way or other. The access to directly participate in this exclusive discussion forum will be given to only those professionals from whom we receive the request form as mentioned above.

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