Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance

(1)
Without prejudice to
section 30
, where, upon an examination of a boiler or steam receiver for the purposes of
section 25
,
26
,
27
or
32
, the appointed examiner who is carrying out the examination or any part thereof is not satisfied as to the condition of any pipe that conveys or may convey oils, steam or water under pressure to or from the boiler or steam receiver or a steam container, he shall notify the Authority accordingly.
(Amended
67 of 1978 s. 19
;
87 of 1988 s. 37
)
(2)
Upon receipt of a notification under subsection (1), the Authority
may—
(a)
require the whole of the lagging surrounding the pipe to be removed in order to enable a thorough examination of the pipe to be made; and
(b)
by notice in writing served on the owner of the boiler, steam receiver or steam container for which or in connection with which the pipe is provided, require him to cause the pipe to be subjected by a boiler inspector to an hydraulic test.
(3)
An hydraulic test carried out pursuant to a
requirement of the Authority made under subsection
(2
)(
b)
shall be
to—
(a)
twice the pressure that will be specified in the certificate of fitness as the maximum permissible working pressure of the boiler or steam receiver for which or in connection with which the pipe is provided; or
(b)
the appropriate hydraulic test pressure specified in a recognized engineering standard or code.
(Amended
87 of 1988 s. 30
)