BOMBAY LIFT RULES, 1958

R.1 Short title.-

These rules may be called the .

R.2 Definitions.-

       In these rules;-
       (1) "Act" means the Bombay Lifts Act, 1939:
       (2) "bottom clearance" means:-
       (i) in relation to the lift car, the space, including the space occupied by any buffer compression, which the car-floor can travel below the level of the bottom lift-landing until the full weight of the loaded lift-car rests on the buffers.
       (ii) in relation to the counterweight, the space, including the space occupied by any buffer compression, which the counter- weight can travel below the position it occupies when the car- floor is level with the lift-landing until the full weight of the counter-weight rests on the buffers:
       (3) "bottom over-travel" means the distance provided for the carfloor to travel below th

R.3 Permission for installing lift or for making additions or alterations or lift installed.-

       (1) Every owner of a place intending-
       (i) to install a lift in such place, or
       (ii) to make additions or alterations to a lift installed at such place, shall make an application in Form "A" to the Inspector of Lifts before any work in connection with the installation of the lift or addition or alteration thereto is started. Every such application shall be accompanied by two sets of plans of the installation or, as the case may be, of the additions and alterations.
       (2) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (1), the Inspector of Lifts shall, after making such inquiries and requiring the applicant to furnish such information as he may deem necessary, forward the application with his remarks to the Electrical Engineer to Government, who may, thereupon, either grant or refuse the permission

R.4 Licence for working lift.-

(1) Every owner of a place who is permitted to install a lift in such place shall, within one month after the lift is installed, deliver or send or cause to be delivered or sent to the Inspector of Lifts, notice in writing of such installation and shall make an application to him for a licence for working the lift. The notice and the application shall be in Form "B".
(2) On receipt of an application under sub- (rule 91) ) the Inspector of Lifts shall, after making such inquiries as he may deem necessary, forward the application with his remarks to the Electrical Engineer to Government who may, subject to the provisions of (rule 5) , either grant or refuse the licence. The licence shall be in Form "C".

R.5 Licence for working lift not to be granted unless requirements laid down in the Schedule are complied with.-

No licence for working a lift shall be granted unless the requirements laid down in the Schedule have been complied with in respect of the lift and its installation.

R.6 Terms on which lifts shall be worked.-

       Every lift shall be worked subject to the following terms:-
       (i) The licensee shall maintain the lift and its installation in accordance with the requirements laid down in the Schedule to be (Bombay Lift Rules, 1958) .
       (ii) The licensee shall forthwith report to the Inspector of Lifts any defect in the working of the lift.
       (iii) The licensee shall not carry out any additions or alterations to a lift installation without obtaining permission in that behalf from the Inspector of Lifts as required by the provisions of Section 7A and rule
       (iv) The licensee shall not use or cause the lift to be used which is not in a safe working condition.
       (v) Unless the licensee, in the opinion of the inspector of Lifts,

R.7 Form of notice and order under Section 8.-

The notice to be given under sub-section (1) of shall be in Form "D" and the order to be issued under sub-sec. (2) of Section 8 shall be in Form "E".

R.8 Report of accidents.-

Notice of accident required to be given under shall be in Form "F". Such notice shall be given within 24 hours of the occurrence of the accident.

R.9 Unused lifts.-

When a lift installed at any place ceases to be used as such, the owner shall either remove it or maintain it in safe mechanical condition after disconnecting it entirely from the electric supply. All gates and doors shall be securely locked so as to prevent the entry of unauthorised persons to the lift well.

R.10 Saving.-

Notwithstanding the supersession of the Bombay Lifts Rules, 1940, any permission granted or licence issued or any order made, or anything done or any action taken under those rules shall be deemed to have been granted, issued, made, done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.