Section 45-23-19 - Chief inspector; duties and powersThe chief inspector, if authorized by the board, is hereby charged, directed and empowered:
(a) to take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws of the State of Mississippi governing the use of boilers and pressure vessels to which this chapter applies and of the rules and regulations of the board;(b) to keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum allowable pressure, age, location, and all inspection reports of all boilers and pressure vessels to which this chapter applies;(c) to publish and make available to anyone requesting them copies of the rules and regulations promulgated by the board;(d) to issue, or to suspend or revoke for cause, inspection certificates as provided for in Sections 45-23-41 through 45-23-49;(e) to cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this chapter;(f) to draw from the special fund created by Sections 45-23-53 through 45-23-55 any funds appropriated or authorized to be expended by the legislature for the purpose of implementing and administering this chapter. These expenditures may include but are not necessarily limited to the necessary traveling expenses of the chief inspector and his deputies and the expense incident to the maintenance of the chief inspector's office;(g) to maintain a list of qualified inspectors or other persons eligible to make inspections within this state and its territories.Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 9, eff. 4/2/1974.