(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.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(1) On any date fixed under this Act for the examination of a boiler, the owner thereof shall be bound--<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (a) to afford to the <sup>2</sup>[Competent Person] all reasonable facilities for the examination and all such information as may reasonably be required of him;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (b) to have the boiler properly prepared and ready for examination in the <sup>3</sup>[manner prescribed by regulations]; and<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (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 <sup>4</sup>[prescribed by regulations].<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (2) If the owner fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with the provisions of sub-section <i>(1)</i>, the <sup>1</sup>[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. <br><br>