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68-122-106. Chief inspector Appointment Qualifications Removal Duties and powers.

(a)  Any time the office of the chief inspector becomes vacant, the commissioner shall appoint a citizen of this state who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than ten (10) years' practical experience in the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of high pressure boilers and unfired pressure vessels, as a mechanical engineer, steam engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector, and who shall have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed for deputy or special inspectors in § 68-122-109, to be chief inspector until the chief inspector's successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Such chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board and its recommendation to the commissioner.

(b)  The chief inspector, if authorized by the commissioner, is charged, directed and empowered to:

     (1)  Cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this part;

     (2)  Issue, or suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates as provided for in § 68-122-111;

     (3)  Draw upon the state treasurer for funds necessary to meet the expenses authorized by this part, which shall include the necessary traveling expenses of the chief inspector and the chief inspector's deputies and the expenses incident to the maintenance of the chief inspector's office;

     (4)  Take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws of the state governing the use of boilers and of the rules and regulations of the board;

     (5)  Keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum allowable working pressure, age, condition, location and date of the last recorded internal inspection of all boilers to which the provisions of this part apply; and

     (6)  Publish and distribute, among manufacturers and others requesting them, copies of the rules and regulations adopted by the board.

[Acts 1949, ch. 246, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 5347.5 (Williams, § 5371.9); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 53-2706; Acts 1985, ch. 362, §§ 9, 10; 1989, ch. 11, § 7; T.C.A., § 68-20-106.]  

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Statutes > Tennessee > Title-68 > Chapter-122 > Part-1 > 68-122-106

68-122-106. Chief inspector Appointment Qualifications Removal Duties and powers.

(a)  Any time the office of the chief inspector becomes vacant, the commissioner shall appoint a citizen of this state who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than ten (10) years' practical experience in the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of high pressure boilers and unfired pressure vessels, as a mechanical engineer, steam engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector, and who shall have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed for deputy or special inspectors in § 68-122-109, to be chief inspector until the chief inspector's successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Such chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board and its recommendation to the commissioner.

(b)  The chief inspector, if authorized by the commissioner, is charged, directed and empowered to:

     (1)  Cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this part;

     (2)  Issue, or suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates as provided for in § 68-122-111;

     (3)  Draw upon the state treasurer for funds necessary to meet the expenses authorized by this part, which shall include the necessary traveling expenses of the chief inspector and the chief inspector's deputies and the expenses incident to the maintenance of the chief inspector's office;

     (4)  Take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws of the state governing the use of boilers and of the rules and regulations of the board;

     (5)  Keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum allowable working pressure, age, condition, location and date of the last recorded internal inspection of all boilers to which the provisions of this part apply; and

     (6)  Publish and distribute, among manufacturers and others requesting them, copies of the rules and regulations adopted by the board.

[Acts 1949, ch. 246, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 5347.5 (Williams, § 5371.9); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 53-2706; Acts 1985, ch. 362, §§ 9, 10; 1989, ch. 11, § 7; T.C.A., § 68-20-106.]  


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State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Tennessee > Title-68 > Chapter-122 > Part-1 > 68-122-106

68-122-106. Chief inspector Appointment Qualifications Removal Duties and powers.

(a)  Any time the office of the chief inspector becomes vacant, the commissioner shall appoint a citizen of this state who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than ten (10) years' practical experience in the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of high pressure boilers and unfired pressure vessels, as a mechanical engineer, steam engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector, and who shall have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed for deputy or special inspectors in § 68-122-109, to be chief inspector until the chief inspector's successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Such chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board and its recommendation to the commissioner.

(b)  The chief inspector, if authorized by the commissioner, is charged, directed and empowered to:

     (1)  Cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this part;

     (2)  Issue, or suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates as provided for in § 68-122-111;

     (3)  Draw upon the state treasurer for funds necessary to meet the expenses authorized by this part, which shall include the necessary traveling expenses of the chief inspector and the chief inspector's deputies and the expenses incident to the maintenance of the chief inspector's office;

     (4)  Take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws of the state governing the use of boilers and of the rules and regulations of the board;

     (5)  Keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum allowable working pressure, age, condition, location and date of the last recorded internal inspection of all boilers to which the provisions of this part apply; and

     (6)  Publish and distribute, among manufacturers and others requesting them, copies of the rules and regulations adopted by the board.

[Acts 1949, ch. 246, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 5347.5 (Williams, § 5371.9); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 53-2706; Acts 1985, ch. 362, §§ 9, 10; 1989, ch. 11, § 7; T.C.A., § 68-20-106.]