Haryana Lifts and Escalators Act, 2008

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    "title": "Haryana Lifts and Escalators Act, 2008",
    "short_title": "Haryana Lifts and Escalators Act, 2008",
    "act_number": "(Haryana Act No. 27 of 2008)",
    "act_year": 2008,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Haryana",
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    "description": "Haryana Lifts and Escalators Act, 2008",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"automatic rescue device\" means a device which, in case of power failure in the building, enables the lift to land and stop at the nearest landing floor and open the landing and lift cage doors simultaneously;\n(b) \"escalator\" means a moving inclined continuous stairway or runway used for raising or lowering passengers, which is worked by power;\n(c) \"Government\" means the Government of the State of Haryana;\n(d) \"Inspector\" means an officer appointed under section 3 by the Government and also includes Chief Inspector;\n(e) \"lift\" means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a cage which does in an upward and downward direction, and is worked by power and is designed or is actually used to carry passengers or goods or both;\n(f) \"lift cage\" means the car or cage of a lift used for the conveyance of passengers or goods or both;\n(g) \"lift installation\" includes the lift cage, the lift way, the lift way enclosure, and the operating mechanism of the lift and all ropes cables, wires, safety provisions and plant and machinery connected with the operation of the lift;\n(h) \"lift way\" means the shaft or hoistway in which the lift cage travels;\n(i) \"lift way enclosure\" includes any substantial structure surrounding or enclosing the lift way;\n(j) \"owner\" means the owner or occupier or office bearer of a society or association, or a tenant, of the whole or part of a premises, who has applied for registration;\n(k) \"passenger\" means any person who uses the lift or escalator for the purpose of his conveyance;\n(l) \"power\" includes electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic or mechanical power, etc. or a combination of any of these;\n(m) \"premises\" means any structure, whether temporary or permanent, where a lift or escalator is installed;\n(n) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(o) \"registration\" means assignment of a number to a lift or escalator by the Inspector under section 4;\n(p) \"section\" means a section of this Act;\n(r) \"State\" means the State of Haryana.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Automatic rescue device.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Alternate power supply system.",
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            "title": "7. Inspection.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Registration of existing lifts and escalators.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Right to enter any building for inspection.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Lifts or escalators in an unsafe condition.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Sealing.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Insurance.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Log book and reporting.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Concurrent liability.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Intimation about closure.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Life span.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Power to relax.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Delegation of powers.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Penalty.",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Cognizance of offence.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Protection for action taken in good faith.",
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        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) the qualifications for appointment of Chief Inspector Lifts and Escalators, Inspectors and other officers and officials under section 3;\n(b) the types of lifts and escalators covered under the purview of this Act;\n(c) the manner in which a lift or escalator may be tested;\n(d) the form and manner for making application for registration under sections 4 and 9;\n(e) the fees for registration, inspection and for testing of any electrical installation, etc.;\n(f) the form and manner for issuing annual safety certificate under section 4;\n(g) the terms and conditions subject to which and the form in which the registration may be granted;\n(h) the terms and conditions subject to which a lift or escalator shall be installed;\n(i) the form and manner in which intimation of accident shall be given under section 14;\n(j) any other matter which may be or is required to be prescribed under this Act.",
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        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Savings.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "hl752",
        "Act Number": "(Haryana Act No. 27 of 2008)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2008",
        "Short Title": "Haryana Lifts and Escalators Act, 2008",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Haryana"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}