14Duty of owner at examination

(1) On any date fixed under this Act for the examination of a boiler, the owner thereof shall be bound-- (a) to afford to the ²[Competent Person] all reasonable facilities for the examination and all such information as may reasonably be required of him; (b) to have the boiler properly prepared and ready for examination in the ³[manner prescribed by regulations]; and (c) in the case of an application for the registration of a boiler, to provide such drawings, specifications, certificates and other particulars as may be ⁴[prescribed by regulations]. (2) If the owner fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1), the ¹[Competent Person] shall refuse to make the examination and shall report the case to the Chief Inspector who shall, unless sufficient cause to the contrary is shown, require the owner to file a fresh application under section 7 or section 8, as the case may be, and may forbid him to use the boiler notwithstanding anything contained in section 10. **Footnotes:** 1. Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for section 13 (w.e.f. 7-10-2010) . 2. Subs. by s. 14, ibid., for "Inspector" (w.e.f. 7-10-2010). 3. Subs. by s. 14, ibid., for "prescribed manner" (w.e.f. 7-10-2010). 4. Subs. bys. 14, ibid., for "be prescribed by regulations" (w.e.f. 7-10-2010).