Massachusetts § 3 Changes in rules; hearings; notices

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 3 — Changes in rules; hearings; notices

Massachusetts § 3

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XXPUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER

Ch. 146INSPECTION OF BOILERS, AIR TANKS, ETC. LICENSES OF ENGINEERS, FIREMEN, AND OPERATORS OF HOISTING MACHINERY

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, § 3 (2026).

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Section 3. The board shall hold public hearings annually on the first Thursday in May and November, and at such other times as it may determine, on petitions for changes in the rules formulated by it. If, after any such hearing, it shall deem it advisable to make changes in said rules, it shall appoint a day for a further hearing, and shall give notice thereof and of the changes proposed by advertising in at least one newspaper in each of the cities of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River, Lowell and Lynn, at least ten days before said hearing. If the board on its own initiative contemplates changes in said rules, like notice and a hearing shall be given and held before the adoption thereof.

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Section 3. The board shall hold public hearings annually on the first Thursday in May and November, and at such other times as it may determine, on petitions for changes in the rules formulated by it. If, after any such hearing, it shall deem it advisable to make changes in said rules, it shall appoint a day for a further hearing, and shall give notice thereof and of the changes proposed by advertising in at least one newspaper in each of the cities of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River, Lowell and Lynn, at least ten days before said hearing. If the board on its own initiative contemplates changes in said rules, like notice and a hearing shall be given and held before the adoption thereof.