Section 14: Duty 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 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 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 prescribed by regulations.

(2) If the owner fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1), the 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.