Section 23 Certificate of inspection; prerequisites; necessity - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 23. If, upon inspection, the inspector of the division finds the boiler to be in safe working order, with the fittings necessary to safety, and properly set up, and the boiler and its appurtenances conform to the rules of the board, he shall issue to the owner or user thereof a certificate of inspection stating the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be operated, as ascertained by the rules of the board, and thereupon such owner or user may operate the boiler mentioned in the certificate; if the inspector finds otherwise, he shall withhold his certificate until the boiler and its fittings are put in a condition to insure safety of operation, and the boiler and its appurtenances conform to the rules of the board, and the owner or user shall not operate such boiler, or cause it to be operated, until such certificate has been granted.