The Parliament has passed the Boilers Bill, 2024, with the Lok Sabha approval.
The Bill repeals the Boilers Act, 1923.
It seeks to provide for the regulation of boilers and the safety of life and property of persons from the danger of explosions of steam boilers.
The legislation also provides for uniformity in registration and inspection during the manufacture and use of boilers in the country.
The Four major offences which may result in loss of life and property, the criminal penalties are retained in the bill.
For other offences, provision has been made for a fiscal penalty.
In the Boilers Act of 1923, there was no definition of state government, and now in the new bill, the definition of the state government was incorporated.