State Act

The Tamil Nadu Lifts And Escalators Act

4. Permission to erect lift or escalator.- (1) No owner of a place shall on and after the commencement of this Act erect a lift or an escalator in such place except under, and in accordance with a permission granted under this Act. (2) Every application for permission to erect a lift or an escalator shall be made in writing to the Inspector and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed and shall contain the following particulars, namely:- (a) the type of the lift or escalator; (b) the rated maximum speed of the lift or escalator; (c) the maker’s or designer’s rated capacity in weight; (d) the maximum number of passengers in addition to the lift operator which the lift can carry; (e) the total weight of the lift car carrying the maximum load (weight of car plus maximum allowable load); (f) the weight of the counter weight; (g) the number, description weight and size of the supporting cables; (h) the depth of the pit from the lowest part of the car when at the lowest floor; (i) the details, as may be prescribed, of the construction of the overhead arrangement with the weight and sizes of the beams; (j) the angle of inclination for an escalator; (k) the details of handrails, steps treads, landing, combplates, trusses or girders and step wheel tracks in escalator; (l) the rated load in kilograms on escalator; (m) the factor of safety based on the static loads in the lift or escalator; and (n) such other particulars as may be prescribed. (3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (2), the Inspector may, after making such enquiry as he deems necessary either grant or refuse to grant the permission. Every permission granted shall be in such form and subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed and shall be valid for a period of six months from the date on which it is granted. (4) Every owner of a place who is granted permission under sub-section (3) shall, within one month after the completion of the erection of such lift, send a report of completion to the Inspector in such forms as may be prescribed. (5) Where the Inspector refuses to grant permission under sub-section (3), he shall give reasons in writing for such refusal.