The Short Title of this Act is “The Inspection of Machinery Act, 1901”; and it shall form part of and be read together with “The Inspection of Machinery Act Amendment Act, 1900” (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”).

In any case where a gold-dredge is worked in shifts there shall be a person in general charge of the engine who is the holder of a certificate as required by the principal Act, and every other person in charge during any shift shall be the holder of a second-class certificate, or one of a superior grade.

The time within which application may be made under section seven of the principal Act for a certificate of service is hereby extended to the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and three, and the testimonial required by that section to be produced shall be in respect of a period of twelve months prior to the coming into operation of this Act.

Such certificate shall be granted to any person upon production of satisfactory evidence from previous employers that he has been actually engaged and in charge of an engine or of a boiler, whether on land or at sea, or as mentioned in section six of the principal Act.

The Board may grant a certificate of the appropriate class to the holder of a certificate either of a third-class marine engineer, or a river engineer, or a marine-engine driver, or driver of a winding-engine, upon the production of satisfactory evidence that the holder thereof has for not less than twelve months been in charge of an engine either on land or afloat with cylinders of the area prescribed for such class.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this 4 c t or the principal Act, any person who has for not less than three years been in charge of an engine the cylinder of which exceeds in area one hundred and forty-four circular inches shall, after having received a second-class certificate, be entitled to be examined for a first-class certificate under this Act.