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Prior to such date no boiler or pressure vessel shall be installed and operated unless it is in conformity with the rules and regulations established pursuant to this chapter which were in existence on July 1, 1972.b\n\nThis chapter shall not be construed as in any way preventing the use, sale or reinstallation of a boiler or pressure vessel constructed prior to July 1, 1972, provided it has been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the Board governing existing installations prior to its reinstallation or operation.c\n\nRepairs and alterations shall conform to the rules and regulations set forth by the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217647,"text":"No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the Board governing new construction and installation and which has been certified by the Board shall be installed or operated in this Commonwealth after twelve months from July 1, 1973. 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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 1974, chapter 195; in 1986, chapter 211.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":220239,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59387,"identifier":"40.1-51.7","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.7","url":"\/40.1-51.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-51.7\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Installations, repairs and alterations to conform to rules and regulations; existing installations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-51.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"a\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">a.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\">boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> governing new construction and installation and which has been certified by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall be installed or operated in this Commonwealth after twelve months from July 1, 1973. Prior to such date no <span class=\"dictionary\">boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel shall be installed and operated unless it is in conformity with the rules and regulations established pursuant to this chapter which were in existence on July 1, 1972. <a id=\"paragraph-217647\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-51.7\/#a\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"b\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">b.<\/span> This chapter shall not be construed as in any way preventing the use, sale or reinstallation of a <span class=\"dictionary\">boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel constructed prior to July 1, 1972, provided it has been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> governing existing installations prior to its reinstallation or operation. <a id=\"paragraph-217648\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-51.7\/#b\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"c\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">c.<\/span> Repairs and alterations shall conform to the rules and regulations set forth by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-217649\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-51.7\/#c\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSTALLATIONS, REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO CONFORM TO RULES AND REGULATIONS;\nEXISTING INSTALLATIONS (\u00a7 40.1-51.7)\n\na. No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and\nregulations of the Board governing new construction and installation and which\nhas been certified by the Board shall be installed or operated in this\nCommonwealth after twelve months from July 1, 1973. Prior to such date no boiler\nor pressure vessel shall be installed and operated unless it is in conformity\nwith the rules and regulations established pursuant to this chapter which were\nin existence on July 1, 1972.\n\nb. This chapter shall not be construed as in any way preventing the use, sale or\nreinstallation of a boiler or pressure vessel constructed prior to July 1, 1972,\nprovided it has been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the Board\ngoverning existing installations prior to its reinstallation or operation.\n\nc. Repairs and alterations shall conform to the rules and regulations set forth\nby the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 237; 1974, c. 195; 1986, c. 211.","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}}