82 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
the boiler, and it is because of this fact that the feed pipes were not examined in the case of this particular boiler which exploded. It is to remove this lacuna that the present amending Bill has been brought in.
The present Bill makes two amendments. The first amendment is to introduce a new clause ( cc ) to section 2, which is an interpretation clause. It adds a new term called “feed pipe” and defines what is a feed pipe. The second amendment is to enlarge the scope of what is called a “steam-pipe”. According to the law as it stands to-day, the steam-pipe means the main pipe only and under the amendment the steam-pipe will now include not only the main pipe but also the feedpipe. After this amendment has been carried, it would be possible for Government to amend the regulations framed under section 28 in order to make it obligatory upon the Boiler Inspector not only to examine the steam-pipes but also the feed-pipes. It is because of this that the present Bill has been brought in. Sir, I move that the Bill be taken into consideration.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): Motion moved :
“That the Bill further to amend the Indian Boilers Act, 1923, be taken into consideration”.
Mr. C.C. Miller (Bengal: European): There is one small point on which I would seek enlightenment from the Honourable Member. It relates to the system of feed-pipes known as the economiser. This is an adjunct to but not an essential part of a boiler and I take it that the Inspector would not be legaly entitled to refuse a certificate for a boiler being in good condition because of there being some defect in the feedpipes provided the owner undertook to disconnect the feed-pipes ?
The Honourable Dr. B.R. Ambedkar : My friend will understand that it is not possible for me to give a categorical answer, but as I am advised, he is quite correct in making the assumption that he has made.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): The question is:
“That the Bill further to amend the Indian Boilers Act, 1923, be taken into consideration.”
The motion was adopted.