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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="12-908" title_number="12" title_name="Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A new boiler or pressure vessel may not be installed and operated in the State unless:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the boiler or pressure vessel conforms to the regulations adopted under this subtitle that govern new construction and installation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Board issues a special installation and operating permit for the boiler or pressure vessel.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board may issue a special installation and operating permit for a boiler or pressure vessel if it:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is of special design or construction; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is not inconsistent with the spirit and safety objectives of the regulations adopted under this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>For existing boiler and pressure vessel installations:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the maximum allowable pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel that carries the ASME Code symbol shall be determined by the applicable provisions of the ASME Code under which it was constructed and stamped; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the maximum allowable pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel that does not carry the ASME Code symbol shall be computed in accordance with the Inspection Code of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>This subtitle does not prevent the use, sale, or reinstallation of an existing boiler or pressure vessel if the boiler or pressure vessel:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has been made to conform to the regulations adopted under this subtitle that govern existing installations; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>has been inspected and found not to be in an unsafe condition.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
