State Act

The Tamil Nadu Lifts And Escalators Act

13. Report of accidents.- Where any accident occurs in the working of any lift or escalator which results or is likely to result in loss of life or injury, the owner of the place shall, as soon as may be, after such accident, give notice of the occurrence and of any such loss or injury together with full details of accident in such form as may be prescribed, to the Inspector and also to the Commissioner of Police in the City of Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Thirunelveli or Tiruppur and elsewhere to the District Magistrate or such other officer as the Government may be order specify in this behalf and the lift or escalator installation shall not be interfered within any way and the workings of such lift or escalator shall not resumed except with the written permission of the Inspector.