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Each suspension of an inspection certificate shall continue in effect until such boiler or pressure vessel shall have been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the Board, and until such inspection certificate shall have been reinstated. 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 237 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1981, chapter 39; in 2000, chapter 728<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":220187,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72821,"identifier":"40.1-51.11","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.11","url":"\/40.1-51.11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-51.11\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.11","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension of inspection certificate; injunctive relief","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-51.11","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> or his authorized representative may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, in his opinion<\/span>, the boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel for which it was issued, cannot be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel is found not to comply with the rules and regulations herein provided. Each suspension of an inspection certificate shall continue in effect until such boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel shall have been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the Board<\/span>, and until such inspection certificate shall have been reinstated. No boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel shall be operated during the period of suspension. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, in the event of violation of any provision of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder, the Board<\/span> or the Commissioner<\/span> may petition<\/span> any appropriate court<\/span> of record for relief by injunction<\/span>, without being compelled to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law<\/span> does not exist. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION OF INSPECTION CERTIFICATE; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (\u00a7 40.1-51.11)\n\nA. The Commissioner or his authorized representative may at any time suspend an\ninspection certificate when, in his opinion, the boiler or pressure vessel for\nwhich it was issued, cannot be operated without menace to the public safety, or\nwhen the boiler or pressure vessel is found not to comply with the rules and\nregulations herein provided. Each suspension of an inspection certificate shall\ncontinue in effect until such boiler or pressure vessel shall have been made to\nconform to the rules and regulations of the Board, and until such inspection\ncertificate shall have been reinstated. No boiler or pressure vessel shall be\noperated during the period of suspension.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, in the\nevent of violation of any provision of this chapter or the regulations\npromulgated thereunder, the Board or the Commissioner may petition any\nappropriate court of record for relief by injunction, without being compelled to\nallege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 237; 1981, c. 39; 2000, c. 728.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}