THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH FIRE AND EMERGENCY

SERVICES BILL, 2026

BILL

WHEREAS, the Government of Arunachal Pradesh has enacted the Arunachal Pradesh

Fires Service Force Act, 1991 (Act No. 1 of 1991) ;

AND WHEREAS, the said Act is in force in the State ;

AND WHEREAS, the said Act is not so comprehensive to deal with modern fire fighting;

AND WHEREAS, the Government of India has sent model Act for enactment which contains

elaborate and comprehensive provisions to deal with modern fire fighting;

NOW, THEREFORE, to provide for the maintenance of Fire and Emergency services and

to make more effective provisions for the fire prevention and fire safety measures in various

types of buildings and premises in Arunachal Pradesh and the matter connected therewith.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh in the Seventy-seventh

year of the Republic of India as follows :

CHAPTER - I

PRELIMINARY

Short title, extent and commencement : (1) This Act may be called the Arunachal

Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2026.

(2)

It shall extend to the whole of the State of Arunachal Pradesh.

(3)

It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Definition : In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :

(a)

“The 1st Appellate Authority” means the Director General of Police, Arunachal Pradesh

or an Officer appointed by Director General of Police. The 2nd Appellate Authority

means an Officer appointed by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh.

(b)

“Building” shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the relevant municipal law or

any law for the time being in force in the area in which this Act is in force and

includes places or premises comprising land or building, or part of a land or building,

whether authorized or otherwise, out houses, if any, pertaining to such building or

part thereof and petrol, diesel or gas lines, installations or pumps;

BILL NO. 6 OF 2026

The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 61, Vol. XXXIII, Naharlagun, Friday, March 6, 2026, Phalguna 15, 1947 (Saka)

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

ITANAGAR

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NOTIFICATION

The 6th March, 2026

No. LA/Bill-7/2026.—The following Bill introduced in the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative

Assembly on the 6th March, 2026 is published under Rules 73 of the Rules of Procedure and

Conduct of Business in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly for general information.

(As introduced in the Legislative Assembly on the 6th March, 2026)

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(c)

“Building bye-laws” means the “Arunachal Pradesh Building Bye-laws- 2019”.

(d)

“Bye Laws” means fire safety regulations or norms or guidelines made under National

Building Code of India Part-IV (Fire and Life Safety), Oil Industry Safety Directorate

Guidelines, Petroleum Act and Rules, Explosive Act and Rules of India relating to

Fire prevention or any relevant guidelines by the Government or local Authority;

(e)

“Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS)” means BIS functioning under the control of Ministry

of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.

(f)

“Director” means the Director, Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services

appointed by Government under Section 6 of this Act ;

(g)

“Executive Magistrate” means an officer of the Government appointed as Executive

Magistrate under sub-section (4) of Section 14 of the BNSS, 2023.

(h)

“Erector of pandal” means a person or an association of persons, whether corporate

or otherwise, who erects or makes a pandal or any structure for occupation of people

on a regular or temporary basis ;

(i)

“Fire prevention and Life Safety Measures” means such measures as are necessary

in accordance with the building bye-laws/National Building Code of India for the

containment, control and extinguishing of fire and for ensuring the safety of life and

property in case of fire and as may be prescribed in the rules made in this behalf ;

(j)

“Fire Safety Officer” means the person appointed under Section 28 of this Act as Fire

safety officer by the owners and occupiers of certain premises and buildings as

specified by notification in this behalf to ensure fire prevention and fire safety measures

installed in such premises and buildings ;

(k)

“Fire Officer” means an officer appointed by the State for Fire Stations and other field

formations as per the Section 12 of this Act ;

(l)

“Fire Service” means the Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services constituted

under Section 3 of this Act ;

(m)

“Fire station” means a building erected to house the firefighting equipment, appliances

and staff declared generally or specially by the State Government to be a Fire Station

and other field formations as defined in Section 3 of this Act ;

(n)

“Fund” means Fund constituted under section 59 of this Act ;

(o)

“Government” means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh.

(p)

“Local authority” means a Municipality council/Municipal corporation (wherever

available), Nagar Panchayat, District Panchayat, Gram Panchayat, or any other

authority constituted under relevant local authority law;

(q)

“Member” in relation to the Fire and Emergency Service means a person appointed

to the Fire and Emergency Services of Arunachal Pradesh under this Act;

(r)

“Multi-storey Building” means a building with such minimum height as may be

prescribed under the rules in this behalf and notified to the Director by the local

authority;

(s)

“National Building Code “ means the book containing Fire prevention and life safety

measures to be implemented in the buildings, places, premises, workshops,

warehouses and industries published from time to time by the Bureau of Indian

Standards;

(t)

“Nominated Officer” means an Officer possessing the prescribed qualifications and

nominated by the Director and includes an officer nominated by the Government or a

local authority or a planning authority for the purposes of this Act.

Provided that for the areas not covered by any Municipal Corporation or Municipal

Council, the Director shall nominate an officer to be “a nominated officer” and different

such officers may be nominated for different areas.

(u)

“Occupancy” means the principal occupancy for which a building or a part of a building

is used or intended to be used including subsidiary occupancies which are contingent

upon it ;

(v)

“Occupier” means any person who, for the time being, is paying or is liable to pay, to

the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which

such rent is paid or is payable ;

(i)

an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using his land or building;

(ii)

a rent free tenant of any land or building;

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(iii)

a licensee in occupation of any land or building; and

(iv)

any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation

of any land or building ;

(w)

“Owner” includes a person who, for the time being, is entitled to receive, the rent of

any land or building, whether on his own account or on account of himself and others

or as an agent, trustee, guardian or receiver or any other person, or who should so

receive the rent or been titled to receive it if the land or building or part thereof were

let to a tenant;

(x)

”Pandal” means a temporary structure with roof or walls made of straw, hay, ulu

grass, golpatta, hogla, darma, mat, canvas, cloth or other like material which is not

adopted for permanent or continuous occupancy;

(y)

”Premises” means any land or any building or part of a building and includes the

garden, ground and out house, if any, appurtenant to a building or part of a building;

and any land or any building or part of a building appurtenant thereto which is used

for storing explosives, explosive substance and dangerously inflammable substance;

Explanation : - In this clause, “explosive”, “explosive substance” and “dangerously

inflammable substance” shall have the meaning, respectively assigned to them in

the Explosive Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), the Explosive (Substances) Act, 1908

(6 of 1908) and the inflammable Substances Act, (20 of 1952).

(z)

“Relevant municipal law” means any law framed by a Municipal Corporation or a

Municipal Council.

(za)

“Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(zb)

“Prescribed authority” means authority prescribed by rules under this Act.

(zc)

“Rules” means rules made under this Act.

(zd)

“Standing Fire Advisory Council” (SFAC) means the advisory body constituted by

the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to examine the technical problems relating to fire

service and to make recommendation to the Government of India in the matter including

the standardization of fire fighting equipments through the Indian Standard Institutions

to sensitize the same to State Fire Service.

(ze) “State” means the State of Arunachal Pradesh;

(zf) “Station Officer” means an officer of the Fire and Emergency Service appointed as

station officer by the Government.

(zg) “Subordinate operational staff” includes every member of the Fire and Emergency

Service of the rank of fireman, leading fireman, driver and any other equivalent rank;

CHAPTER - II

ORGANIZATION, SUPERINTENDENCE, CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE OF THE

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Establishment of one Fire Service for whole of State : There shall be one Fire

Service for the whole of Arunachal Pradesh and all officers and subordinate ranks of the

Fire and Emergency Services shall be liable for posting to any branch or station of the

Fire and Emergency Service ;

Provided that, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,

declare any Fire Brigade or any other local Emergency Service of any local authority of

the State, by whatever name called, that the same shall form or shall not form the part of

state Fire and Emergency Service at anytime.

Provided further that this provision shall not apply to the private Fire Services

maintained for providing fire protection coverage to a specific building or industry by the

owner or occupier thereof ;

Also provided further that, in case where the emergency service is not related only

to Fire, in order to assist any disaster, other than resulting due to fire, all Fire Services

shall be considered as Emergency Services and the decisions and directions of the

authority In-charge of the Emergency Service shall prevail.

Superintendence of Fire Service to vest in the Government : The superintendence

and control over the Fire and Emergency Services throughout Arunachal Pradesh shall

vest in the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh and the Fire and Emergency Service

will be administered by Director General of Police, in accordance with the provisions of

this Act and of any Rules made thereunder, through such Fire Officers of the State

Government or Director General of Police as the case may be, from time to time, appointed

in this behalf. The Superintendence and control of the force shall vest in the Director, who

will function under the control and supervision of Director General of Police.

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Constitution of Fire and Emergency Services : Subject to the provisions of this Act-

(a)

The Fire and Emergency Service shall consist of such numbers in the several ranks

and have such organization and such powers, functions and duties as the Director

General of Police, Arunachal Pradesh may by general or special order, determine in

consultation with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh ;

(b)

The recruitment and the pay, allowances and all other conditions of service of the

members of the Fire and Emergency Service shall be such as may be prescribed by

general or special order.

Appointment of Director of Fire Service : The Government of Arunachal Pradesh may

appoint an Officer to be the Director of the Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services

who shall be an Officer of the Rank of Inspector General of Police of Arunachal Pradesh

under this Act.

General powers of the Director : The Director shall subject to the superintendence and

control of the Government direct and regulate all matters of firefighting equipment,

machinery and appliances, training, observation of persons and events, mutual relations,

distribution of duties, study of laws, orders and modes of proceedings and all matters of

executive detail or the fulfillment of duties and maintenance of discipline of fire officers

and members of the Fire Service under him, as per the State rules. The Director under the

control and supervision of Director General of Police, shall function as the Head of the

Department and shall ;

(I)

Keep liaison with the Central Government and the State Government offices for the

development of Fire and Emergency Services.

(II)

Frame the policies in relation to the development of fire and emergency services in

the State and on approval by the Government take steps to implement the same.

(III) Prepare and submit plans and proposals to the Government with regard to the

periodical review of fire equipments, fire property and fire man power for effective

implementation of Fire and Emergency Services by the authorities.

(IV) Take or cause to be taken such effective measures in case of major fires, house

collapse and other emergency services.

(V)

Investigate or cause to be investigated the cause of fire and advice the authorities for

implementing for fire precautionary measures.

(VI) Appoint such number of Officers and staff or employees as may be necessary to

assist any Fire Officer of the State Fire and Emergency service, while exerting his

powers or discharging his duties or functions under this Act or the Rules made there

under;

(VII) Implement the effective Human Resource Development policies in accordance with

the prescribed jobs at each level of Fire service personnel and for that purpose, he

may establish advance training centers;

(VIII) Represent the Government on National and International forums with a view to updating

the standard of Fire and Emergency Services in the State; and

(IX) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be

conferred, imposed or allotted to him by or under the provisions of this Act.

Appointment of members of the Force : The Director or such other officer of the Force

as the Government may authorize in this behalf shall appoint members of the force in

accordance with the rules made under this Act.

Provided that subject to the provisions of Articles 311 of the Constitution of India

and the rules prescribed by the State Government, the Director or any officer of appropriate

rank as specified by the Director General of Police, Arunachal Pradesh may any time

dismiss, suspend or reduce in rank or award any of the punishment to any member of the

subordinate ranks whom he will think responsible for remiss or negligence in the discharge

of his duty or considered unfit for the same. The Director or any other officer of appropriate

rank as specified by the Director General of Police, Arunachal Pradesh may also award

any one or more, punishments as provided in the Central Civil Service (Classification,

Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 as adopted by the State of Arunachal Pradesh, Adaption

of Laws Order (No.2) 1989. The provisions of the said rules may apply, mutatis mutandis

with regard to procedure of awarding punishment and other disciplinary actions.

Provided that the Director General of Police, Arunachal Pradesh reserves the right

of revision of hearing of appeal in case of any alleged violations of principle of natural

justice or established procedure practices.

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Provision for creation of Fire Stations : the Government may create Fire Stations, Fire

Divisions, Zones and Sub-divisions so as to increase the scope of Fire and Emergency

Services all across the State and out posts.

10. Provision for Constitution of Fire Zonal Office and Fire stations and staffing pattern-

The Government may–(a) Constitute Fire Zonal Office ; and

(b) Fire stations within the State of Arunachal Pradesh.

(c)

For the purpose of providing adequate number of officers and staff for meeting the

needs of Fire service, having regard to the population, potential Fire Hazards in

certain Industries and large commercial and mercantile establishments and buildings

and Fire Stations required to be provided for and maintained, the State Government

may for the purpose of securing Fire prevention and life safety measures within the

State, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute as many Fire Zonal Offices

and Fire Stations and other field formations as it deems fit.

(d)

The staffing pattern in the fire station within the State shall be based on the

population of an area as may be prescribed and there shall be one pumping

unit of fire station where population is below ten thousand, two pumping

unit of fire station where population is between ten thousand to fifty thousand

and three pumping unit of fire station where population is above fifty thousand

for administrative and operational efficiency.

11.

Classification of the posts of Fire Service-The classification of the posts of the Fire

and Emergency Services shall be as under :-

(1)

Group ‘A’ post means any post which having regard to its scale of pay and emoluments,

which is classified as a Group ‘A’ post under the State Government in accordance

with the orders issued by the Government from time to time;

(2)

Group ‘B’ post means any post which having regard to its scale of pay and emoluments,

which is classified as a Group ‘B’ under the State Government in accordance with

the orders issued by the Government from time to time;

(3)

Group ‘C’ post means any post which having regard to its scale of pay and emoluments,

which is classified as a Group ‘C’ post under the State Government in accordance

with the orders issued by the Government from time to time.

12. Appointment to Group “A” and Group “B” posts of Fire and Emergency Services :

The Government shall make appointments to any Group “A” or Group “B” or Group “C”

posts within the meaning of sub-section(1) and sub- section (2) and (3) of Section 11

accordingly.

13.

Issue of Certificate of appointment : (1) Every person shall on appointment to the Fire

and Emergency Service, receive a certificate of appointment in the prescribed form under

the signature and seal of the Director or an officer authorized in this behalf by the

Government and thereupon such person shall have the powers, functions and privileges

of an employee of the Fire and Emergency Service under this Act.

(2)

The certificate referred to in sub-section (1) shall cease to belong to the Fire and

Emergency Service when such person retires from service, or he is removed or

dismissed from service or shall remain in operative during the period such person is

suspended from the Fire and Emergency Service.

(3)

The members of the Fire and Emergency Service shall be governed by such rules as

are applicable to Government servants in relation to the terms and conditions of

their service and all other allied matters.

(4)

During the period of suspension, the powers, functions and privileges vested in such

member of the force shall be closed till revocation of suspension but such member

shall continue to be the member of the Force.

14.

Auxiliary Fire and Emergency Services : Whenever, it appears to the State Government

that it is necessary to augment the Fire and Emergency Services, it may raise an auxiliary

service by enrolment of volunteers like Aapda Mitras and or others as it deems fit for

such area and on such terms and conditions as may be specified by the State Government

from time to time.

CHAPTER – III

CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE OF FIRE SERVICE

15.

Calling of returns, reports, statements, etc. : The Government may call for such returns,

reports and statements on any subject connected with fire prevention and fire safety, the

maintenance of order and the performance of duties by the Director, fire officers, operational

members, members and subordinate operational staff and the same shall be immediately

furnished.

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16.

Certain Central Rules to apply to employees of Fire and Emergency Services :

The provisions of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and of the Central Civil

Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 and the Central Civil Services

(Pension) Rules, 2021 as amended by the Central Government from time to time, shall

be extended mutatis mutandis to all employees of the Arunachal Pradesh Fire and

Emergency Services including Fire Officers, operational members, members and

subordinate operational staff.

17.

Fire Officers deemed to be always on duty and liable to employment in any part

of Arunachal Pradesh : Every Fire Officer shall for all purposes of this Act be deemed

to be always on duty and any fire officer or any member or crew of fire officers allocated

for duty in any part of Arunachal Pradesh may, if the Director so directs, at any time, be

employed on turn out duty in any other part of Arunachal Pradesh so long as the services

of the fire officer or any member or crew of fire officers may be required in such other part

of Arunachal Pradesh.

18.

Extension of Fundamental Rules and Supplementary Rules to employees of Fire

Service : The provisions of the Fundamental Rules and Supplementary Rules as amended

by the State Government from time to time, shall be extended mutatis mutandis to all

employees of the Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services, including Fire Officers,

operational members, members and subordinate operational staff.

19.

Penalty for violation of duty : Notwithstanding any action which may be taken under

the provisions of this Act, any member of the Fire and Emergency services who-

(a)

is found to be guilty of any violation of duty or willful breach of any provision of this

Act or any Rule or order made thereunder ; or

(b)

is found to be guilty of cowardice;

(c)

withdraws or abstains from the duties of his office without permission or without

having given previous notice of at least two months; or

(d)

being absent on leave fails without reasonable cause to report himself for duty on

expiration of such leave; or

(e)

accepts any other employment or office in contravention of the provision of

Section 21 shall be punishable and may at any time dismiss, remove, suspend or

reduce in rank or award any of the punishment to any member of sub ordinate rank

in the force.

20.

Effect of suspension of Fire Officer : The powers, functions and privileges vested in

a fire officer shall remain suspended while such fire officer is under suspension from

office.

Provided that notwithstanding such suspension, such person shall not cease to be

a fire officer and shall continue to be such subject to the control of same authorities to

which he would have been if he had not been under suspension.

21.

Restriction to form association, etc. : (1)

No member of the Fire and Emergency

Services shall, without the previous sanction in writing of the State Government or of

the prescribed authority ;

(a)

be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any union, labour union, political

association or with any class of trade union, labour union or political association;

(b)

be a member of, or be associated in any way with any social institution, association,

or organization that is not recognized as a part of the Fire Service or is not a purely

of a social, technical, recreational or religious nature; or

(c)

Communicate with the press or publish or cause to be published any book, letter or

other document except where such communication or publication is in the bonafide

discharge of his duties or is of a purely literary, artistic or scientific character.

Explanation - (1) If any question arises as to whether any society, institution,

association, organization is of a purely social, technical, recreational or religious

nature under clause (b) of this sub- section, the decision of the Government thereon

shall be final.

(2)

No member of the Fire service shall participate in, or address, any meeting or

take part in any demonstration organized by anybody or persons for any political

purposes or for such other purposes as may be prescribed.

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CHAPTER – IV

WATER SUPPLY

22. (a)

Power to arrange water supply during emergency: - It shall be lawful for the

Director or Fire Officer of the fire-fighting operations to draw water from any source in

the area which he considers necessary during fire- fighting operations and on such

occasions as may be required and the authority or owner or occupier having control

over such water source shall supply water for that purpose at such rates as may be

prescribed.

(b)

Duty to arrange water supply : The Director or Fire Officer shall take all reasonable

measures for securing that an adequate supply of water will be available for the use

in the event of fire as per the rules.

(c)

Power to enter into Agreement for water supply : The Director or Fire Officer

may enter into an agreement with an agency for meeting demand of water supply

and emergent need of water as per the procedures and terms and conditions for the

payment to the third party, prescribed under the rules.

(d)

No compensation for interruption of water supply : No authority in charge of

water supply in any area shall be liable to any claim for compensation for damage by

reason of any interruption of supply of water in occasioned only by compliance of

such authority with the requirement specified of sub-section (c) of Section 27.

(e)

Compensation of water : No charge shall be made by any local authority for water

consumed in firefighting operations by the Fire Service.

CHAPTER – V

GENERAL MEASURE FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND SELF REGULATION

23.

Preventive measures : (1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,

require owners or occupiers of premises in any area or of any class of premises or

pandals used for purposes which in its opinion are likely to cause a risk of fire, to take

such precautions including those related to the plan of the building or use of building as

may be specified in such notification.

(2)

Where a notification has been issued under sub-section (1) it shall be lawful for the

Director or any Officer of the Fire Service Force authorized in this behalf to direct the

removal of subjects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire, to a place of safety and on

failure of the owner or occupier to do so, the Director or such Officer may after giving

the owner or occupier a reasonable opportunity of making representation, seize,

detain or remove such objects or goods.

24.

Fire prevention and Fire Safety measures in the pandals to be self-regulatory :

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the erectors of Pandals shall be

deemed to be self regulators for taking fire prevention and fire safety measures prescribed

under sub-section (2) of Section 23.

(2)

The erector of a pandal shall display at a prominent place in the pandal a declaration

in the prescribed form and under his own signature to the effect that he has taken all

the prescribed fire prevention and fire safety measures therein.

(3)

It shall be lawful for the Director, nominated authority or any other officer authorized

by the Government in this behalf to enter and inspect the pandal with a view to verify

the correctness of the declaration so made by the erector under sub-section (2) and

to point out the shortcomings, if any, with directions to remove them within a specified

time. If the directions of the inspecting officer are not complied with within the time

so given, the inspecting officer shall seal the pandal.

(4)

Any erector of a pandal who falsely declares that he has complied with the prescribed

fire prevention and fire safety measures in the pandal shall be deemed to have

committed an offence punishable under Section 51 of this Act.

25.

Removal of encroachments or objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or any

obstruction to fire fighting : (1) Where a notification has been issued under Section 23,

it shall be lawful for the Director or any officer of the fire service authorized by the

Government in this behalf to direct the removal of encroachments or objects or goods

likely to cause a risk of fire or any obstruction to fire fighting, to a place of safety and on

failure of the owner, occupier or erector, as the case may be, to do so, the Director or

such officer may, after giving the owner, occupier or erector, as the case may be, a

reasonable opportunity of making representation, report the matter to the District

Magistrate or the Executive magistrate, in whose territorial jurisdiction the premises or

building or pandal is situated, requesting to adjudicate the matter:

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Provided that where the Director or such Officer considers such encroachments or

objects or goods to be an imminent cause of risk of fire or obstruction to fire fighting, he

may direct the owner or the occupier or erector of such premises or building to remove

the encroachments or objects or goods forthwith and report the matter to the District

Magistrate or the Executive magistrate accordingly.

(2)

On receipt of a report under sub-section (1), the District Magistrate or the Executive

magistrate shall give by means of a notice served in such manner as he may think

fit, a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the removal of encroachment

or objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or obstruction to fire fighting may be

prescribed.

(3)

After giving the owner an occupier or erector, as the case may be, a reasonable

opportunity of making representation under sub-section (2), District Magistrate or

the Executive magistrate may make an order to seize, detain or remove such

encroachments or objects or goods.

(4)

The person charged with the execution of the order as made in sub-section (3) shall

forthwith make an inventory of the objects and goods which he seizes under such

order, and shall, at the same time, give a written notice as may be prescribed in this

behalf, to the person in possession thereof at the time of seizure, that the said

objects or goods will be sold as therein mentioned if the same are not claimed within

the period stipulated in the said notice.

(5)

On the failure of the person in whose possession the objects or goods were at the

time of seizure to claim the seized goods pursuant to notice given under sub-section

(4), the District Magistrate or the Executive magistrate shall sell them accordingly

by public auction.

26.

Owners or Occupiers liability to provide Fire prevention and Life Safety Measures :

(1)

Without prejudice to the provisions of National Building Codes of India, issued by

the Ministry of Urban Development, the Arunachal Pradesh Building Bye-laws-2019, or

any other laws for the time being in force, the owner or the occupier, who are either

individually or jointly responsible, of a building classified by Bye-laws regulations or part

thereof, shall provide Fire prevention and life safety measures therein :

Provided that the owner or the occupier, as the case may be shall :

(i)

Provide minimum fire-fighting and life safety installations as provided in the Arunachal

Pradesh Building Bye-laws.

(ii)

Maintain the Fire prevention and life safety measures in operational condition at all

times, in the manner and specifications specified in Arunachal Pradesh Building

Bye- Laws.

(2)

Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no authority

empowered to issue the Occupancy certificate, shall issue the same unless it is

satisfied that the owner or the occupier, either individually or jointly has complied

with the provision as given in sub-section(1) of this section.

(3)

Without prejudice to the existing Arunachal Pradesh Building Bye-Laws applicable

and enforcement of National Building Codes by the State, buildings or occupancies

as per existing Arunachal Pradesh Building Bye- Laws-2019 or regulation thereof

shall obtain ‘Fire Safety Certificate’ from the Director, Fire and Emergency Services.

27.

Powers of members of the Fire Service on occasion of Fire and/or Rescue : On

the occasion of fire rescue in any area in which this Act is in force, any member of the fire

service who is in charge of fire fighting operations on the spot may-

(a)

remove, or order any other member of the fire service to remove, any person who by

his presence interferes with or impedes the operation for extinguishing the fire or for

saving life or property, close any street or passage in or near which a fire is being

fought or rescue work is in progress ;

(b)

for the purpose of extinguishing fire and carrying out rescue operation, break into or

through or pull down, any premises for the passage of hose or appliances or cause

them to be broken into or through or pulled down, doing as little damage as possible;

(c)

require the authority incharge of water supply in the area to regulate the water mains

so as to provide water at a specified pressure at the place where fire has broken out

and utilize the water of any stream, cistern, well or tank or of any available source of

water, public or private, for the purpose of extinguishing or limiting the spread of such

fire and carrying out rescue operations;

(d)

exercise the same powers for dispersing an assembly of persons likely to obstruct

the fire fighting operations as it were an officer –in –charge of a police station and as

if such an assembly were an unlawful assembly and shall be entitled to the same

immunities and protection as such officer in respect of the exercise of such powers.

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(e)

arrest a person who willfully obstructs and hinders a fire service personnel in fire

fighting and rescue operations and shall hand him over to a police officer or at the

nearest police station without avoidable delay along with a brief note giving the time,

date and reasons of arrest; and

(f)

generally, take such measures as may appear to him to be necessary for extinguishing

the fire or for the protection of life or property, or both.

28.

Appointment of Fire Safety Officer : Every owner and occupier or an association of

such owners and occupiers of some special buildings or premises shall appoint a Fire

Safety Officer who shall ensure the compliance of all fire prevention and fire safety measures

and effective operation thereof as provided in this Act.

29.

Fire safety officers to undergo training : The fire safety officers shall undergo training

at the Fire Safety Management Academy as may be specified by the Government in this

behalf;

Provided that a person who has already undergone such training at the National Fire

Service college, Nagpur or at any other equivalent institution recognized by the Government

shall not be required to undergo such a training.

30.

Penalty in case of default on non-appointment of Fire Safety Officer : If any owner

or occupier or an association of such owners and occupiers of a building or premises

fails to appoint under Section 28, fire safety officer within thirty days, of the receipt of a

notice given in this behalf by the Director or the nominated authority, as the case may

be, each one of them shall be deemed to be in default jointly and severally.

31.

Issue of Fire Safety Certificate : (i)

The Fire Officer shall scrutinize the compliances

with regard to the requirement of Section 26 made by owners or occupiers or applicant,

as the case may be, either independently or jointly, after making necessary enquiry, if

any, issue Fire Safety Certificate within a month of the application subject to the condition

that all necessary documents, designs, maps, completion certificates etc. shall be

submitted by the owner or occupier or applicant.

(ii)

If the owner or occupier, as the case may be, fails to comply with the directions

issued by the Fire officer or Inspection officer, the Fire Safety Certificate issued

under Section 26 of this Act, shall be cancelled after giving the owner or occupier an

opportunity of hearing to the show-cause.

(iii)

The owner or occupier of the building or premises, whose fire safety certificate has

been cancelled due to default on his part, shall not be entitled to occupy the building

or premises on the ground of non-compliance of Fire prevention and life safety

measures under Section 26.

(iv)

No person shall tamper with, alter, remove or cause any injury or damage to Fire

prevention and life safety equipment installed in any such building or part thereof or

instigate any other person to do so.

CHAPTER - VI

SPECIAL PROVISION FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRE SAFETY

MEASURES IN CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND PREMISES IN

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

32.

Special provision for multi-storied building : (1) Notwithstanding anything to the

contrary contained in this Act, the multistoried buildings shall be governed by the provisions

for the fire prevention and fire safety measures hereinafter stipulated.

(2)

The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, empanel third party

agencies for conducting fire safety inspections of such low risk buildings, and for

such jurisdictions, as may be specified in the notification.

(3)

The criteria to be fulfilled by the third-party agency as provided in sub-section (2),

including security amount that needs to be furnished for empanelment, and terms

and conditions, that need to be satisfied by the agency after empanelment, shall be

such as may be prescribed.

(4)

The validity of empanelment of such third-party agency shall be such as may be

decided by the Government on case to case basis, and renewal of empanelment

would be governed by such criteria and conditions as may be prescribed.

33.

Inspection of buildings, premises, etc. : (1) The nominated authority may, after giving

three hours notice to the occupier, or if there be no occupier, to the owner of any building

having such height as may be specified by rules framed under this Act or premises, enter

and inspect the said building or premises at anytime between sunrise and sunset where

such inspection appears necessary for ascertaining the adequacy or contravention of fire

protection and fire safety measures ;

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Provided that the nominated authority may enter into and inspect any building or

premises at any time if it appears to it to be expedient and necessary to do so in order

to ensure safety of life and property and submit the inspection report to the higher authority

or Director ;

(2)

The nominated authority shall be provided with all possible assistance by the owner

or occupier, as the case may be, of the building or premises for carrying out the

inspection under sub-section (1).

(3)

When any building or premises used as a human dwelling is entered under sub-

section (1) due regard shall be paid to the social and religious sentiments of the

occupiers; and, before any apartment in the actual occupancy of any women who,

according to the custom does not appear in public, is entered under sub-section

(1), notice shall be given to her that she is at liberty to withdraw and every reasonable

facility shall be afforded to her for withdrawing.

34.

Measures for Fire prevention and Fire safety : (1) The nominated authority shall,

after the completion of the inspection of the building or premises under Section 33 record

its views or the deviations from or the contravention of the building bye-laws with regard

to the fire prevention and fire safety measures and the inadequacy of such measures ;

Provided therein with reference to the height of the building or the nature of activities

carried on in such building or premises and issue a notice to the owner or occupier of

such building or premises directing him to undertake such measures as may be specified

in the notice.

(2)

The nominated authority shall also give a report of any inspection made by it under

Section 33 to the Director.

35.

Provision regarding certain building and premises : (1) Notwithstanding anything

contained in any other law for time being in force, the Director or the nominated authority

may enter and inspect any building, the construction of which was completed on or

before the commencement of this Act or any building which was under construction on

such date and such inspection appears necessary for ascertaining the adequacy of fire

prevention and fire safety measures in such buildings.

(2)

The entry and inspection under sub-section (1) shall be done by the Director or the

nominated authority in the manner laid down in Section 33.

(3)

The Director or the nominated authority, as the case may be, shall, after inspection

of the building or premises under sub-section(1), and after taking into consideration-

(i)

the provisions of the building bye-laws in accordance with which the plan of this

said building or premises was sanctioned.

(ii)

the conditions imposed, if any, by the local authority at the time of the sanction

of the plan of the said building or premises; and

(iii)

the minimum standards for fire prevention and fire safety measure specified for

such building or premises as may be specified by rules framed under this Act,

issue a notice to the owner or occupier of such building or premises stating

therein the inadequacy in regard to the fire prevention and fire safety measures

in it and direct the owner or occupier to undertake measures for rectifying the

said inadequacy within the period as he may consider just and reasonable.

(4)

The nominated authority shall also give a report of any inspection made by it under

sub-section (1) to the Director.

36.

Power of entry : (1) The nominated authority may enter any of the places specified in

any notification issued under sub-section (1) of Section 26 for the purpose of determining

whether, preventive and safety measures against fire required to be taken on such place

have been so taken.

(2)

The nominated authority shall, after the completion of the inspection of the building

or premises under sub-section (1) record its views on the deviations from or the

contravention of, the notification issued under sub- section (2) of Section 26 with

regard to the fire prevention and fire safety measures and the inadequacy of such

measures provided therein with reference to the occupancy of the building or the

nature of activities carried on in such building or premises and issue a notice to the

owner or occupier or such building or premises directing him to undertake such

measures as may be specified in the notice.

(3)

The nominated authority shall also give a report of any inspection made by it under

sub-section (1) to the Director.

(4)

Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no claim shall lie against any

person for compensation for any damage necessarily caused by any entry made

under sub-section (1).

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37.

Powers exercisable on the occasion of Fire : (1) On the occasion of a fire, the

Director or the officer incharge of the members of the fire brigade on the spot may-

(a)

remove or may order any members of the fire brigade to remove any persons who by

their presence interfere with the due operations of the fire brigade;

(b)

by himself or by members of the fire brigade, break into or through, or pull down any

premises for the purpose of putting an end to the fire, doing as little damage as

possible;

(c)

cause the mains and pipes of any area to be shut off so as to give greater pressure

of water in the place where the fire has occurred;

(d)

exercise the same powers for dispersing any assembly of persons likely to obstruct

the operation of fire brigade, as if he were an officer in charge of a police station and

as if such an assembly were an unlawful assembly and shall be entitled to the same

immunities and protection as such an officer, in respect of the exercise of such

powers; and

(e)

generally take such measures as may appear necessary for the preservation of life

and property.

(2)

The Director or officer in charge of the members of fire brigade on the spot may

verbally nominate and depute one or more member of the fire brigade to act at a

distance; and such member or members shall have for the time being the like powers

as the Director or such officer himself possesses under this section.

38.

Inquiry into origin of Fire and report to Magistrate : Where any Fire has occurred

within any area in which this Act is in force, the senior most officer in rank among the

members of the force in that area or Incident Responding Officer(IRO)shall ascertain the

facts as to the origin and cause of such fire and shall make a report thereon to the

Magistrate having jurisdiction in the place in which such fire occurs and the said magistrate

shall in any case where he may deem fit summon witnesses and take evidence in order

to further ascertain such facts.

39.

Appeals : (1)

Any person aggrieved by any notice or order of the District Magistrate or

Executive magistrate or Nominated Authority or the Director issued or made under this

chapter may prefer an appeal against such notice or order to the 1st Appellate Authority

within thirty days from the date of the notice or order appealed against ;

Provided that the 1st Appellate Authority may entertain an appeal after the expiry

of the said period of thirty days if he is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not

filing it within that period.

(2)

An appeal to the 1st Appellate Authority shall be made in such form and shall be

accompanied by a copy of the notice or order appealed against and by such fees as

may be specified by rule framed under this Act.

(3)

An appeal to the 2nd Appellate Authority shall be made in such form and shall be

accompanied by a copy of the order of the 1st Appellate Authority appealed against

and by such fees as may be specified by Rule framed under this Act.

(4)

An order of the 2nd Appellate Authority on an appeal under sub- section (3) shall be

final.

CHAPTER - VII

LEVY OF FIRE TAX, FEE AND OTHER CHARGES

40.

Levy of Fire tax : (1) The State Government may levy a Fire tax on lands and buildings

as per section 129 of the Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 2007 which are situated in

any area in which this Act is in force and on which property tax by whatever name called

is levied by any local authority in that area.

(2)

The fire tax shall be levied in the form of a surcharge on the property tax at such rate

in terms of percentage of such property tax as the Government may by notification in

the Official Gazette, determine from time to time as per Section 129 of the Arunachal

Pradesh Municipal Act, 2007.

(3)

No fee shall be levied on any building vested in or under the control or procession of

the Government or public authority owned by the Government.

41.

Mode of assessment, collection, etc. of Fire tax : (1) The authorities empowered to

assess, collect and enforce payment of property tax under the law authorizing the local

authority of the area as per Section 129 of the Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 2007 to

levy such tax shall, on behalf of the Government and subject to any rules made under

this Act, assess, collect and enforce payment of the fire tax in the same manner as the

property tax is assessed, paid and collected; and for this purpose, they may exercise all

or any of the powers they have under the law aforesaid and the provisions of such law

including provisions relating to returns, appeals , reviews, references and penalties shall

apply accordingly.

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(2)

Such portion of the total proceeds of the fire tax as the Government may determine

shall be deducted to meet the cost of collection of the fire tax.

(3)

The proceeds of the fire tax collected under this Act reduced by the cost of collection

shall be paid to the Government in such manner and at such intervals as may be

prescribed.

42.

Fee on deployment of Fire Service beyond the limits of State : (1) Where members

of the Fire and Emergency Services are sent beyond the limits of any area in which this

Act is in force, in order to extinguish a fire in the neighborhood of such limits on the

request of any State Government or local body or fire service authority shall be liable to

pay such fee as may be prescribed by the Government from to time in this behalf.

(2)

The fee and dues referred to in sub-section (1) shall be payable within one month of

the service of a notice of demand by the Director on the State Government or local

body or Fire and Emergency Services authority, as the case may be, and if it is not

paid within that period, it shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue.

CHAPTER - VIII

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

43.

Offences and penalties : Whoever contravenes any provision specified under the

provisions of the Act is liable for penalties as prescribed in the Act and Rules.

44.

Penalties for violation of provisions of Chapter - IV (Water Supply) : Whoever

contravenes any provision of this Chapter shall, without prejudice to any other action

taken against him under this Act and rules made thereunder, be punishable with

imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend

to fifty thousand rupees, or with both and where the offence is a continuing one with a

further fine which may extend to three thousand rupees for everyday after the first during

which such offence continues.

45.

Liability of property owner to pay compensation : (1) Any person whose property

catches fire on account of an action of his own or of his agent done deliberately or

negligent shall be liable to pay compensation to any other person suffering damage to

his property on account of any action taken under this Act by an officer mentioned

therein or any person acting under the authority of such officer.

(2)

All claims under sub-section (1) shall be preferred to the Appellate Authority, within

thirty days from the date when the damage was caused.

(3)

The Appellate Authority, shall, after giving the party an opportunity of being heard

determine the amount of compensation due and pass an order stating such amount

and the person liable for the same and the order so passed shall have the force of a

decree of a civil court.

46.

Failure to give information - Any person who without just cause fails to communicate

information in his possession regarding an outbreak of fire shall be deemed to have

committed an offence punishable under the section 211 of BNS 2023.

47.

Failure to take precautions - Whoever fails without reasonable cause to comply with

any of the requirements specified in a notification issued under sub-section (2) of Section

23 or of a direction issued under sub-section (2)

of that section shall be punishable with

fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which

may extend to three months, or with both and where the offence is a continuing one with

a further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during

which such offence continues.

48.

Penalty for willfully obstructing the fire fighting rescue operations : Any person

who willfully obstructs or interferes with any member of the fire service who is engaged in

firefighting operations, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend

to three months, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.

49.

False report : Any person who knowingly gives or causes to be given a false report of

the outbreak of a fire to any person authorized to receive such report by means of a

statement, message or otherwise shall be punishable with imprisonment which may

extend three months or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.

50.

General provision for punishment for offence : Whoever contravenes any provision

of this Act or of any rule or notification made thereunder shall, without prejudice to any

other action taken against him under this Act and the rules made thereunder, be punishable

with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may

extend to ten thousand rupees or with both and where the offence is a continuing one

with a further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for everyday after the first

during which such offence continues.

51.

Offences by companies : (1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by

a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of,

and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the company as

well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be

proceeded against and punished accordingly ;

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Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person

liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge

or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.

(2)

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) where any offence under this

Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been

committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the

part, of any Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be

guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished

accordingly.

Explanation - for the purposes of this section,

(a)

“Company” means a body corporate and includes a firm or other association of

individuals; and

(b)

“Director” in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.

52.

Compounding of offences : (1) Any offence whether committed before or after the

commencement of this Act punishable under Section 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 66, 67 or

any rule made under this Act, may either before or after the institution of prosecution, be

compounded by such officers of the fire service and for such amount as the Government

may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf ;

Provided that no offence shall be compoundable which is committed by failure to

comply with a notice, order or requisition issued by or on behalf of the Government or of

any of the officers authorized under this Act and until the same has been complied with

so far as the compliance is possible.

(2)

Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), the offender if in

custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him

in respect of such offence.

53.

Bar of jurisdiction of Court : No court shall entertain any suit, application or other

proceedings in respect of any notice or order under this Act and no such notice or order

shall be called in question otherwise than by preferring an appeal under this Act.

54.

Cognizance of prosecution : No court shall proceed to the trial of an offence under this

Act, except on the complaint of, or upon information received from, the Director or the

officer authorized by him in this behalf.

55.

Jurisdiction : No court inferior to that of a Chief Judicial Magistrate shall try an offence

punishable under this Act.

56.

Protection of action taken in good faith : No suit, prosecution or order legal proceedings

shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be

done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made there under.

CHAPTER - IX

TRAININGS

57.

Establishment of Fire Institute : (1) The Government may establish and maintain a

Fire Training Institute in Arunachal Pradesh to be known as the 'Fire Safety Management

Academy' for providing course of instruction in the prevention and extinguishment of fire

for the fire service personnel and private candidates from industries, hotels, multi-storied

buildings, similar others Government and non-Government establishment and for school

or colleges and members of communities as specified in Section 58.

(2)

The Government may extend the training facilities at the academy to be established

under sub-section (1) to the Fire Services under the control of local bodies and

industrial undertakings as well as to the State Fire Services of other States on

payment of charges as may be prescribed.

(3)

Subject to the observance of the general rules applicable to other employees of the

State Government in relation to training, the members of the Fire Service may be

given training in the field of scientific and modern techniques of Fire protection and

Fire safety measures, and allied matters in any institute, within or out of India at the

cost and expense of the Government for the administration of the provisions of this Act.

(4)

A Fire officer, who undergoes training as provided in sub-section(3), shall indemnify

the Government to reimburse all such expense and costs, including the pay and

allowance as may be paid to him during the course of training, if he does not serve

the Fire Service for a stipulated tenure binding on him in this behalf.

58.

Community Preparedness :The Director or nominated Fire Officer shall conduct

awareness and training programs on preventive measures on Fire and other emergencies.

The Fire and Emergency Services shall render assistance and consultations to the

communities in matters related to Fire prevention as per rules.

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CHAPTER - X

FIRE PREVENTION AND LIFE

SAFETY FUND

59. (a)

There shall be constituted a Fund to be known as “the Fire Prevention and Life Safety

Fund”.

(b)

The proceeds of the Fire Fees, Tax and penalties (other than fines) recovered under

this Act, shall first be credited to the Consolidated Fund of the State and after deduction

of the expenses of collection and recovery therefrom, under appropriation duly made

by law in this behalf, be entered in and transferred to fund constituted under sub-

section (a).

(c)

Any amount transferred to the fund under sub-section (b) shall be charged on the

Consolidated Fund of the State.

(d)

The amount of the fund shall be expended in such manner and under such conditions

as may be prescribed for the purposes of this Act.

(e)

The Fund shall be reflected into the budget estimate of the respective authority and

the accounts in respect thereof shall be maintained and audited in accordance with

the procedure prescribed for this purpose of maintenance of accounts on the relevant

law or the Rules and order made thereunder as are applicable to the respective

authority.

(f)

The Fund shall be utilized for community preparedness, training and procurement of

fire-fighting equipments as prescribed in the rules.

CHAPTER - XI

MISCELLANEOUS

60.

Reciprocal Fire-fighting arrangements with other Fire Service : The Director may,

with the previous sanction of the Government enter into an agreement with any fire service

or the authority which maintains the said fire service, beyond the limits of any area in

which this Act is in force for providing personnel or equipment or both, for Firefighting

purposes, on such terms as may be provided by or under the agreement on reciprocal

basis in public interest.

61.

Declaration of Fire Service to be an essential service to the community :

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other law on the subject for the time being

in force, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare the

Fire and Emergency Services to be an essential service to the community.

(2)

A declaration made under sub-section (1) shall remain in force for six months in the

first instance, but may be extended from time to time by a like notification.

(3)

Upon a declaration being made under sub-section (1) and so long as it remains in

force, it shall be the duty of every fire officer to obey an order given by any superior

officer in relation to any employment in connection with the service specified in the

declaration.

62.

Special promotion to the subordinate operational staff :To encourage outstanding

sportsmen, marksmen, officers who have shown exceptional gallantry and devotion to

duty in saving the life and property, the Director may, with the prior approval of the

Government, promote such officers out of turn to the next higher rank provided vacancies

exists. Such promotions shall not exceed ten percent of the sanctioned strength in such

ranks. For purposes of seniority such promotees shall be placed at the bottom of the

promotion list drawn up for that year.

63.

Deployment to other area : The Director or any fire officer authorized by the Government

in this behalf may, on the occasion of a fire or other emergency in any neighbouring area

in which this Act is not in force, order the dispatch of the members of the fire service with

necessary appliances and equipment to carry out fire fighting operations in such

neighbouring area and there upon all the provisions of this Act and the rules made

thereunder shall apply to such areas, during the period of fire emergency or during such

period as the Director may specify on such charges as may be prescribed from time to time.

64.

Employment on other duties : It shall be lawful for the Government or any officer

authorized by it in this behalf, to employ the fire service in any rescue, salvage or other

works for which it is suitable by reason of its training, appliances and equipment.

65.

Power to obtain information : The Director or any fire officer, authorized by general or

special order in this behalf may, for the purpose of discharging his duties under this Act,

require the owner or occupier of any building or other property as may be specified to

supply information with respect to the character of such building or other property as

may be specified, the available water supplies and means of access thereto any other

material particulars, and such owner or occupier shall furnish all the information in his

possession.

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66.

Power to seal buildings or premises : (1) Where, on receipt of a report from the

nominated authority under sub-section (1) of Section 26, or suo-moto, it appears to the

Director that the condition of any building or premises is dangerous to life or property, he

shall, without prejudice to any action taken under this Act, by order, require the person in

possession or occupation of such building or premises to remove themselves from such

building or premises forthwith.

(2)

If an order made by the Director under sub-section (1) is not complied with, the

Director may request the District Magistrate or Executive magistrate to direct any

police officer to serve notice to the defaulter having jurisdiction in the area to remove

such persons from the building or premises and such officer shall comply with such

directions.

(3)

After the removal of the persons under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), as the

case may be, the Director shall seal the building or premises.

(4)

No person shall remove such seal except under an order made by the Director.

(5)

Any person, who removes such seal except under an order made by the Director,

shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of three months or fine which may

extend to twenty-five thousand rupees, or with both.

67.

Police officers and others to aid - Every Police Officer, Government and Private agency

or person is bound to assist the members of the Fire and Emergency Services reasonably

demanding his or its aid in the execution of their duties under this Act

68.

Fire service functioning in Arunachal Pradesh immediately before the

commencement of this Act to be deemed to be Fire Service Constituted under

this Act - Without prejudice to the provisions contained in any other law for the time

being in force.

(a)

the fire service functioning in Arunachal Pradesh before the commencement of this

Act (hereafter in this section referred to as "the existing The Arunachal Pradesh Fire

and Emergency Service") shall, on such commencement, be deemed to be the Fire

Service constituted under this Act and every member of the existing Arunachal

Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services holding the office, shall be deemed to be

appointed and to hold the office, under this Act;

(b)

all proceedings pending before any fire officer of the existing Arunachal Pradesh Fire

and Emergency Services immediately before the commencement of this Act be

deemed to be proceedings pending before him in his capacity as the holder of the

office to which he is deemed to be appointed under clause (a) and shall be dealt with

accordingly.

69.

Death of member of fire service : In the event of a member of the Fire service (other

than a Gazetted Officer), dying while on active duty, the State Government shall pay

adequate amount to the next of kin as funeral expenses or such amount as the State

Government may by an order determine as per guideline for the time being in force.

70.

Officers to be public servants : Every officer acting under the provisions of this Act

shall be deemed to be a public servants within the meaning of Section 2 (28) of the

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

71.

Power to make rules : (1) The State Government may by notification in the Official

Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2)

In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such

rules may provide for -

(a)

form of certificate of appointment and Fire officer under whose seal such certificate

of appointment shall be issued under sub-section (1)of Section 13;

(b)

Recruitment, and the pay, allowances and all other conditions of service of the

members of the Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services under clause

(b) of Section 5;

(c)

Constitution of Zonal offices (Fire) under clause (a) of Section 10;

(d)

Constitution of Fire stations under clause (b) of Section 10;

(e)

The minimum standards for Fire Prevention and Fire Safety measures for the

purposes of Section 26;

(f)

Form of declaration/verification under sub-section (2) of Section 24;

(g)

Form of notice under sub-section (2) of Section 25;

(h)

Form of appeal and fees under Section 39 including procedure to be followed

during hearing;

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(i)

Mode of assessment, collection and enforcement of payment of Fire tax levied

under Section 40 and 41;

(j)

Manner in which Fire Tax collected under section 41 shall be paid to State

Government;

(k)

Fee on deployment of Fire Service beyond the limits of Arunachal Pradesh

under sub-section (2) of Section 42;

(l)

Terms for reciprocal fire fighting arrangements with other Fire Services under

Section 60;

(m) Charges for extending training facilities at Fire Safety Management Academy to

others under sub-section (2) of Section 57;

(n)

Officers of the Fire Service, and the amount for compounding of offences under

sub-section (1) of Section 52;

(o)

Making available to the Fire and Emergency Services with such, appliances

and equipment as it deems proper;

(p)

The adequate supply of water to securing that it shall be available for use;

(q)

Constructing or providing Fire Stations or hiring places for accommodating the

members of the Fire and Emergency Services and its fire fighting appliances;

(r)

Giving rewards to persons who have given notice of fires and to those who have

rendered effective service to the Fire and Emergency Services on the occasion

of fires;

(s)

The training, discipline and good conduct of the members of the Fire and

Emergency Services.

(t)

Speedy attendance of members of the Fire and Emergency Services with

necessary appliances and equipment on the occasion of any alarm of fire;

(u)

Regulating and controlling the powers, duties and functions of the Director;

(v)

Generally, for the maintenance of the Fire and Emergency Services in a due

State of efficiency;

(w)

Regulating installation of pandals and shamianas ;

(x)

Writing of confidential reports of Fire Officers;

(y)

Determining the description and quantity of fire fighting and rescue equipment

including appliances clothing and other necessaries to be furnished to the Fire

Service;

(z) Institution, management and regulation of any Fire and Emergency Services

fund for any purpose connected with policy administration;

(za) Procedure for appointment of Fire Safety Officer under Section 28.

(zb) Assigning duties to Fire officers of all ranks and grades and prescribing the

manner in which and the conditions subject to which, they shall exercise and

perform their respective powers and duties;

(zc) Generally, for the purposes of rendering the Fire and Emergency Services efficient

and preventing abuse or neglect of their duties; and

(zd)

Any other matter which is required to be, or may be, provided by rules.

(3)

Every rule made by the Government under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be

after it is made before the House of the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh

while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one

session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the

session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid,

the House of the Legislative Assembly agrees in making any modifications in the

Rules or the House of the legislative Assembly agrees that the Rules should not be

made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no

effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment

shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that Rules.

72.

Delegation of powers : (1) The State Government may by notification in the Official

Gazette direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act shall, subject to such

conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification be exercisable by any of the

officers of the Government.

(2)

The Director may, by order, direct that any power conferred or any duty imposed on

him by or under this Act shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions, if

any, as may be specified in the order, be exercised and, performed also by any

officer of the fire service specified in the order.

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73.

Repeal and savings : The Arunachal Pradesh Fires Service Force Act, 1991 (Act No. 1

of 1991) is hereby repealed.

Notwithstanding such repeal any action taken under the provisions of the Arunachal

Pradesh Fire Service Act, 1991 shall be construed to have been validly taken under the

corresponding provisions of this Act.

74.

Power to remove difficulties : (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions

of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make

such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to it to be

necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.

(2)

Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is

issued, before the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh.

Tadar Meena

Secretary,

Legislative Assembly,

Arunachal Pradesh,

Itanagar.

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Dated Itanagar,

the . . . . . . . . . . . . March, 2026.

Published and printed by Directorate of Printing and Stationery, Naharlagun.—170/2026-DoP-250-3-2026.