Section 10. Registration in case of existing lifts and escalator

10 (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 3 and 4, every owner of a place in which a lift or an escalator has been installed prior to the commencement of this Act, shall, within six months from the date of the commencement of this Act, apply to such officers as the Government may authorize in this behalf for registration for operating such lifts or escalators on a prescribed format along with prescribed fee. (2) The other provisions of this Act shall be applicable on these lifts and escalators. In case any modifications or alterations are required in the lift or escalator to meet out the provisions of this Act, it shall be completed within thirty months from the date of commencement of this Act. Till then, no punitive action shall be taken for such lifts and escalators which are covered under section 10.