2560                                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                         [Ch. 742

PASSENGER-CARRYING DEVICE ON WHICH PASSENGERS STAND OR
WALK AND IN WHICH THE PASSENGER-CARRYING SURFACE REMAINS
PARALLEL TO ITS DIRECTION OF MOTION AND IS UNINTERRUPTED.

(5)     "CERTIFICATE" MEANS A CERTIFICATE OF
REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRY TO OPERATE AN ELEVATOR, DUMBWAITER,
ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALK.

(6)    "PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT" MEANS ANY PLACE AN
EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYEES ARE SUFFERED OR PERMITTED TO WORK.

(7) "NEW ELEVATOR" MEANS ANY ELEVATOR NOT

CLASSIFIED AS AN EXISTING ELEVATOR OR ANY EXISTING

ELEVATOR MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION SUBSEQUENT TO THE

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.

(8)    "EXISTING ELEVATOR" MEANS AN ELEVATOR IN WHICH

ALL WORK OR INSTALLATION WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.

(9)    "ALTERATION"__MEANS ANY CHANGE MADE TO AN

EXISTING ELEVATOR OTHER THAN THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF
DAMAGED, WORN OR BROKEN PARTS NECESSARY FOR NORMAL
OPERATION.

(10) "COMMISSIONER" MEANS THE COMMISSIONER OR LABOR

AND INDUSTRY OR HIS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

(C) WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ACT THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF EVERY EXISTING ELEVATOR SHALL
REGISTER WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY EACH
ELEVATOR, DUMBWAITER, ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALK OWNED OR
OPERATED BY HIM, GIVING TYPE, RATING LOAD AND SPEED, NAME
OF MANUFACTURER, ITS LOCATION AND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH
IT IS USED AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER MAY
REQUIRE. REGISTRATION SHALL BE HADE ON A FORM TO BE
FURNISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS WHOSE
ERECTION IS BEGUN SUBSEQUENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS SECTION, SHALL BE REGISTERED WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER
THEY ARE COMPLETED AND BEFORE PLACED IN SERVICE.

[[(D) ALL NEW AND EXISTING ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS,
ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS SHALL BE INSPECTED AND TESTED
AS PRESCRIBED IN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD SAFETY CODE
FOR ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS,
KNOWN AS ANSI A17.1-1971 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS
AND REVISIONS THERETO.

(E) IF AN ELEVATOR, DUMBWAITER, ESCALATOR OR MOVING

WALK IS FOUND UPON INSPECTION TO BE IN A SAFE CONDITION

FOR OPERATION, A CERTIFICATE FOR OPERATION NOT EXCEEDING

ONE YEAR SHALL BE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND