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The Aerial Ropeways Act, 1923

( ACT NO. VII OF 1923 )

Chapter II

AERIAL ROPEWAYS FOR PUBLIC TRAFFIC

Inspection of Aerial Ropeways for Public Traffic

Inspection of aerial ropeway before opening
10.(1) No aerial ropeway intended for the public carriage of passengers, animals or goods shall be opened for any kind of traffic until the Government or an Inspector empowered by the Government in this behalf has, by and order, sanctioned the opening thereof for that purpose. The sanction of the Government under this section shall not be given until an inspection has, after inspector of the ropeway, reported in writing to the Government-
 
 
(a) that he has made a careful inspection of the ropeway and appurtenances;
 
 
(b) that the moving and fixed dimensions and other conditions prescribed under sub-section (4) of section 6 and sub-section (1) of section 7 have been complied with;
 
 
(c) that the ropeway is sufficiently equipped for the traffic for which it is intended;
 
 
(d) that the bye-laws and rules prescribed by section 27 and 42 have been duly made, approved and published; and
 
 
(e) that the ropeway is, in his opinion, fit for public traffic and can be used without danger either to the persons, animals or goods carried thereon, or to the persons employed thereon, or to the general public.
 
 
(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall extend to the opening of additional sections of the ropeway, and to deviation lines and any alteration or re-construction materially affecting the structural character of any work to which the provisions of sub-section (1) apply or are extended by this sub-section.

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