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lift or escalator (h) "lift" means an appliance designed to transport persons or materials between two or more levels in a vertical or substantially vertical direction by means of a guided car or platform; (i ) "lift car" means the load carrying unit with its floor or platform car-frame and enclosing body work; (j) "lift installation" includes the lift car, the lift way, the lift way enclosures and the operating mechanism ofthe lift and all ropes, cables, wires and plant, directly connected with the operation of the lift; (k) "power" means any form ofenergy, which is not generated by human or animal agency; (1) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules ; - (10) "rated speed " means the speed at which the lift or escalator is designed to operate; (n) "rules" means rules made under this Act; (0) "owner" means - (i ) a lessee, (ii) a licensee, (iii) a mortgagee in possession, and (iv) any person or authority to whom or to which the possession of and control over the affairs of the place in which a lift has been erected and work has been entrusted whether such person or authority is called a managing trustee, an agent, a correspondent, manager, superintendent, secretaryor byany other name whatsoever. (I) Every owner ofa place intending to install a lift or an escalator in such place after the commencement ofthis Act,shall submit an application in such form as may be prescribed, to such officer as the State Government may authorize in this behalf, for permission to erect such lift or escalator. Such application shall specify - (a) the type of the lift or escalator; (b) the rated maximum speed ofthe lift or the speed at which the escalator is designed to operate; (c) the maker's or designer's rated capacity in weight; ·336 - THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY. MARCH 10, 2006 (d) the maximum number ofpa.ssengers in addition to the lift operator which the lift can carry; (e) the total weight ofthe liftcar carrying the maximum load; (f) the weight ofthe counter weight ofthe lift; (g) the number, description, weight and size of the supporting cables of the lift or escalator; (h) the depth ofthe pit from the lowest part ofthe car when at the lowest floor of lift; (i) su ch details of the construction of the overhead arrangement with the weights and size ofthe beams for the lift asmay be prescribed; (j) angle ofinclination for escalator; (k) type ofbalustrading in escalator; (I) the width between balustrades in escalator; (m) details ofhandrails, steps treads, landing, comb plates, trusses or girders and step wheel tracks in escalator; (n) the rated load in Kilogram on escalator; (0) the factor of safety based on the static loads in the lift or escalator, and (p) such other particulars as may be prescribed. (2) On receipt ofan app! ication under sub-section (I ), the officer authorized under this section shall , after making such inquiry and requiring the applicant to furn ish such information as may ,be necessary, forward the application with his/her remarks to the Chief Inspector. The Chief Inspector may there upon eith er grant or refuse the permission to erect lift or escalator. The permission so granted shall be valid for a period of six months from the date on which it is granted or for such further .period not exceeding six months as may beallowed by the Chief Inspector'for sufficient reasons. . (3) On grant ofpermission under sub-section (2), the owner shall get his lift or escalator erected by a person authorized under section 13. THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MARCH 10, 2006 337 License for working