The Steam Boilers
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UNEDITED The Steam Boilers Act being Chapter 177 of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1920 (assented to November 10, 1920). FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. Table of Contents SHORT TITLE PART IIII 1 Short title Operation of Boilers INTERPRETATION PROHIBITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS 2 Interpretation 29 Unsafe boilers not used __________ 30 Regulation of pressure on connected boilers 31 Operating without inspection certificate PART I 32 Reduction in working pressure Registration and License 33 Fusible plug 3 Registration of boilers 34 Lock pop safety valve 4 Dealer’s license 5 Nonresident privileges REPORT OF ACCIDENTS 6 License not transferable 35 Owner to report accidents 7 Suspension or cancellation of license ENGINEERS’ AND FIREMEN’S CERTIFICATES 8 Effect of license 36 Examinations 38 Final certificates __________ 39 Qualifications for first class examinations REFERENCE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL PART II 40 Qualifications for second class examination Inspection 41 Qualification for third class examination INSPECTORS 42 Qualification for traction engineer’s examination 9 Appointment 43 Foreign certificate 10 Qualifications 44 Qualifications for provisional certificate 11 Oath of office 45 General certificate 46 Special certificate DUTIES OF INSPECTORS 47 Qualification of other persons 12 Duties generally 48 Permits in urgent cases 13 Rating working pressure 49 Certificate to be posted up 14 Record of inspections kept 50 Operating boilers without certificates 15 Annual report 51 Employing unlicensed operators POWERS OF INSPECTORS __________ 16 May enter premises 17 May examine on oath PART IV 18 May examine boilers in course of construction or repair Operation of Threshing Engines 19 May cut holes 52 Management and operation 20 May require steaming up __________ 21 Precautions re entering boilers PART V 22 Boilers not operated since previous inspection Miscellaneous Provisions DUTIES OF OWNER 53 Minister may cancel certificate 23 Inspector to have free access for inspection 54 Regulations 24 Defects in boiler to be made known 55 Forms INSPECTION CERTIFICATE AND FEES 56 Interprovincial certificates 25 Certificate 57 Special rules and regulations 26 Scope of inspection certificate 58 Fees 27 Certificate to be posted or produced 59 Obstructing inspectors 28 Certificate to accompany exchange of boiler 60 Penalties __________ SCHEDULE CHAPTER 177 An Act respecting Steam Boilers SHORT TITLE Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Steam Boilers Act. 1918–19, c.15, s.1; R.S.S. 1920, c.177, s.1. INTERPRETATION Interpretation 2 In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression: “Boiler” 1. “Boiler” does not include boilers of less capacity than two horse power, or boilers REFERENCE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL used for heating water for domestic purposes or generating steam solely for heating private dwelling houses which carry less than fifteen pounds pressure, or railway locomotives belonging to and operated by a railway company incorporated under a Dominion charter, or steamboat boilers, but means and includes steam heating boilers of over twenty horse power in public buildings, office blocks, stores, hotels, apartment blocks where there are more than two families living or other buildings used for public purposes or in which the public from time to time congregate, and also includes all other steam boilers or batteries of boilers and every part thereof or thing connected therewith, and all apparatus and things attached to or used in connection with any such boiler; “Certificate” 2. “Certificate” means the interim, provisional or final certificate of qualification issued to an engineer under the provisions of this Act; “Dealer” 3. “Dealer” includes every person engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging steam boilers; “Department” 4. “Department” means the Department of Public Works; “Engineer” 5. “Engineer” means any person having charge of or operating a steam boiler, or a steam boiler and the steam engine connected therewith under the provisions of this Act; “Inspection certificate” 6. “Inspection certificate” means the annual certificate of the inspection of any boiler issued by an inspector; “Inspector” 7. “Inspector” means the Provincial Chief Inspector of Steam Boilers or an inspector of steam boilers appointed under the provisions of this Act; “Minister” 8. “Minister” means the Minister of Public Works; 4 c. 177 STEAM BOILERS “Owner” 9. “Owner” means and includes any person, firm or corporation the owner or lessee of a boiler and the manager or other head officer in charge of the business of any such firm or corporation; “Portable” 10. “Portable,” as applied to a boiler, means mounted on wheels or on a truck or carriage so as to enable it to be readily moved from place to place; “Province” 11. “Province” means the Province of Saskatchewan; “Semi-portable” 12. “Semi-portable,” as applied to a boiler, means mounted on skids or otherwise so as to enable it to be moved from place to place, and includes semi-fixed boilers and boilers used for temporary purposes which are not set in brickwork or other permanent setting; “Traction” 13. “Traction,” as applied to a boiler, means mounted on wheels so that it can be moved from place to place by means of its own power. FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL 1918–19, c.15, s.2; R.S.S. 1920, c.177, s.2. __________ PART I Registration and License Registration of boilers 3(1) Every owner of a portable, traction or semi-portable boiler shall pay to the department a registration fee of $5, and thereafter an annual fee of $5, and the department shall issue for each boiler so registered: (a) a numbered license showing that such boiler is registered in accordance with this Act; and (b) a numbered license plate bearing the license number of the boiler, the year during which the license is in force and the letters “SASK;” and shall cause the name and address of the owner, the number of the license and a description of the boiler to be kept on record. (2) No portable, traction or semi-portable boiler which is not so registered, or which does not display thereon the numbered license plate provided by the department, shall be used or operated, except as hereinafter provided. (3) The purchaser of a second-hand boiler for which the owner has paid the license fee for the current year may operate it for not more than six days from the date of transfer of ownership, before re-registering the boiler with the department. (4) Every license shall expire on the thirty-first day of December in each year. (5) The departmental receipt for the annual fee shall be accepted by all constables, magistrates and others as an interim license for a period of ten days from the date thereof, pending the issue of the numbered license plate. 5 STEAM BOILERS c. 177 (6) The numbered license plate shall be kept free from dirt and obstruction of any kind, and shall be so affixed as to be at all times plainly visible. (7) In case of the loss of a number plate, the owner shall forthwith apply to the department for re-registration of his boiler and shall thereupon receive a new number plate for the sum of $1. (8) Any person neglecting or violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence, and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $50. 1918–19, c.15, s.3; R.S.S. 1920, c.177, s.3. Dealer’s license 4(1) A dealer may, instead of registering each portable, traction or semi-portable boiler owned or controlled by him, make application for a general distinguishing number or mark, and the department may issue a certificate of registration containing the name, place of business and address of the applicant and the general distinguishing number or mark allotted to him, and any such boiler owned or controlled by a dealer shall, until delivered to a purchaser, be regarded as sufficiently REFERENCE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL registered under such number or mark. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to a portable, traction or semi-portable boiler used or operated by a dealer or his employees otherwise than for the purpose of his business. (3) The annual license tee for a dealer shall be $15, which shall entitle him to receive four distinguishing number plates, and for every additional four number plates a further fee of $15 shall be paid. 1918–19, c.15, s.4; R.S.S. 1920, c.177, s.4. Nonresident privileges 5 A nonresident of this province who brings into the province a portable, traction or semi-portable boiler shall, before operating it, make application to the department for registration and pay the prescribed registration fee of $5: Provided, however, that where such nonresident has complied with the laws relative to the said boiler, of the province, state or country whence the boiler has been brought in, and holds a certificate from the boiler inspection department of the said province, state or country or other competent authority that the boiler may be safely operated, he may operate the same within this province, at a working pressure not exceeding the working pressure authorised by the certificate, for a period not exceeding four days from the date of its so being brought in. 1918–19, c.15, s.5; R.S.S. 1920, c.177, s.5.