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VOL. LXII No.14 WEDNESDAY 27^th MAY, 2026/ 6^th JYAISTHA, 1948 (SAKA)

ADMINISTRATION OF THE

UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP

LAKSHADWEEP FIRE FORCE

[HOME DEPARTMENT]

NOTIFICATION

Kavaratti, 27^th May 2026

F.No.03/11/2020-FIRE(PART) In exercise of the power conferred under Sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Lakshadweep

Fire and Emergency Service Regulation ,2026 (No.3 of 2026), promulgated by Her Excellency the President of India and

published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary,CG-DL-E-18052026-272606 dated 15th May,2026, the Administrator

Union Territory of Lakshadweep, here by appoints the date of publication of this notification in the Lakshadweep

Gazette as the date on which the said Regulation shall come in to force in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

By Order and in the name of Administrator, Union Territory of Lakshadweep

Sd/-

Chief Fire Officer

U T of Lakshadweep, Kavaratti

MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 15th May, 2026/Vaisakha 25, 1948 (Saka)

THE LAKSHADWEEP FIRE AND EMERCENCY SERVICE

REGULATION, 2026

No. 3 of 2026

Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic

of Inida.

A Regulation to provide for the maintenance of Fire and Emergency Service and

to make more effective provisions for fire prevention and fire safety

measures in various categories of buildings and premises in the Union

territory of the Lakshadweep and the matters connected therewith or

incidental thereto.

In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, the

President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her:—

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Lakshadweep Fire and Emergency

Service Regulation, 2026.

(2) It extends to the Union territory of the Lakshadweep.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Short title,

extent and

commencement.

THE LAKSHADWEEP FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE

REGULATION, 2026

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Definitions.

2. In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) “administrator” means the administrator of the Union territory of

the Lakshadweep appointed by the President under article 239 of the

Constitution;

(b) “appellate authority” means an officer above the rank of Fire

Officer appointed by the Government, by notification;

for the time being in force in the area in which this Regulation is in force and

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

or building, whether authorised or otherwise, out houses, if any, pertaining to

such building or part thereof and installations of petrol, diesel or gas lines or

pumps;

(d) “building bye-laws” means the bye-laws or rules or regulations

made under any municipal law or any other law for the time being in force in

the area in which this Regulation is in force and includes the development

and control rules or regulations, by whatever name called;

(e) “bye-law” means the fire safety regulations, norms or guidelines

made by the Government under this Regulation;

(f) “Director or Chief Fire Officer” means the Director or Chief Fire

Officer of the fire and emergency service appointed under sub-section (1) of

section 7;

(g) “disaster” means the disasters as defined in clause (d) of section 2

of the Disaster Management Act, 2005;

(h) “emergency” means any serious situation or occurrence, including

disasters, occurring unexpectedly and demanding immediate action or

response of the fire and emergency service;

(i) “employee” means a person appointed to the fire and emergency

service;

(j) “erector” means a person or association of persons, whether

incorporated or otherwise, who erects or makes a pandal or any structure for

the occupation of people on a regular or temporary basis;

(k) “fire and emergency service” means the Lakshadweep fire and

emergency service constituted under section 3;

(l) “Fire Officer or Station Fire Officer or Station Officer” means an

officer appointed as such under sub-section (1) of section 10;

(m) “fire prevention and life safety measures” means such measures as

may be necessary for the containment, control, and extinguishing of fire and

for ensuring the safety of life and property, including such other measures as

may be prescribed;

(n) “firefighting property” means land and building used as

fire stations, firefighting appliances, equipment, tools, implements

and other articles whatsoever used for firefighting and other means of

transport used in connection with the firefighting, uniforms and badges

of rank;

(o) “Fire Safety Officer” means the officer appointed as Fire Safety

Officer under sub-section (1) of section 15;

53 of 2005.

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(p) “fire station” means a fire station established under sub-section (1)

of section 9;

(q) “fund” means the Fire Prevention and Life Safety Fund constituted

under section 39;

(r) “Government” means the Union territory administration of

Lakshadweep;

(s) “local authority” means a district panchayat or gram panchayat

constituted under any law for the time being in force;

(t) “nominated authority” means any officer of the rank of a Station

Fire Officer or Station Officer of fire and emergency service nominated by

the Government for the purposes of this Regulation;

(u) “notification” means a notification published in the Official

Gazette, and the expression “notify” or “notified” shall be construed

accordingly;

(v) “occupancy” means the principal occupancy for which a building or

part thereof is used or intended to be used, including subsidiary occupancies

which are contingent upon it;

(w) “occupier” means—

(i) an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using, his land or

building;

(ii) 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;

(iii) a licensee in occupation of any land or building;

(iv) any person who is liable to pay damages to the owner for the

use and occupation of any land or building; and

(v) a rent-free tenant of any land or building;

(x) “Official Gazette” means the Gazette of the Union territory of

Lakshadweep;

(y) “owner” means a person who, for the time being, is entitled to

receive the rent of any land or building,—

(i) whether on his own account or on account of himself and

others; or

(ii) as an agent, trustee, guardian or receiver; or

(iii) any other person, who may receive the rent or be entitled to

receive it, if the land or building or part thereof is let out to a tenant;

(z) “pandal” means a temporary structure with a roof or walls made of

straw, hay, ulu grass, golpatta, hogla, darma, mat, canvas, cloth or such other

like material which is not used for permanent or continuous occupancy;

(za) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this

Regulation;

(zb) “qualified agency” means a person or an association of persons

having technical specialisation in the field of fire,—

(a) civil or mechanical engineering; or

(b) technology, industrial safety, disaster management or

chemical science,

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Establishment

and declaration

of fire and

emergency

service.

Superintendence

of fire and

emergency

service to vest in

Government.

Composition of

fire and

emergency

service.

Terms and

conditions of

employees of

fire and

emergency

service.

from a recognised university, having domain knowledge and accomplishments in

the field of fire services or emergency services;

(zc) “second appellate authority” means an officer appointed by the

Government, who is higher in rank than the appellate authority;

(zd) “specified” means specified by an order under this Regulation, and

the expression “specify” shall be construed accordingly;

(ze) “Standing Fire Advisory Council” means the advisory body

constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs by notification to examine the

technical problems relating to a fire and emergency service and to make

recommendations to the Government of India in the matter including the

standardisation of firefighting equipment through the Indian Standard

Institutions; and

(zf) “Union territory” means the Union territory of Lakshadweep.

CHAPTER II

ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

3. (1) With effect from such date as the Government may, by notification,

appoint, there shall be established a fire and emergency service for the Union

territory.

(2) The Government may, by notification, declare any fire brigade of the Union

territory, by whatever name called, as part of the fire and emergency service:

Provided that the private fire and emergency service maintained for

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

thereof shall not form part of the fire and emergency service.

(3) In order to assist in any disaster, all fire services shall be considered as

emergency services.

(4) In case the emergency service is not related to fire only, the authority

in-charge of the fire and emergency service shall take action.

4. The superintendence of, and control over, the fire and emergency service

throughout the Union territory shall vest in the Government, and the fire and

emergency service shall be administered by the Government in accordance with

the provisions of this Regulation and the rules made thereunder.

5. (1) The fire and emergency service shall consist of the following

members, namely:—

(a) Director or Chief Fire Officer as designated by the

Administrator-ex officio;

(b) Deputy Chief Fire Officer;

(d) Sub-Fire Officer;

(e) Leading Fireman.

(2) The existing workshop, control room and other field formations of the

fire and emergency service shall function in the manner as may be prescribed.

6. (1) The number of employees, method of their recruitment, level of post,

qualification, pay, allowances and other conditions of their service and the matters

connected therewith shall be such as may be prescribed.

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(2) The uniform and badges of employees shall be such as may be prescribed

and shall be in conformity with the recommendation of the Standing Fire Advisory

Council.

(3) The employees of the fire and emergency service shall be governed by

Central Civil Service Rules as apply to the other employees of the

Government in relation to the terms and conditions of their service and all other

allied matters.

(4) Save as otherwise provided by or under this Regulation, every person

holding office either as a Fire Officer or staff or an employee of existing fire

service on the date immediately before the commencement of this Regulation,

shall continue to hold office on the same terms and conditions as applied to him

immediately before such date and shall exercise such powers and perform such

duties as before and in addition to those as are conferred on them by or under this

Regulation.

(5) All officers and employees of the fire and emergency service shall be

liable for posting to any branch of the fire and emergency service at any location

within the Union territory.

7. (1) The Government may, by notification, appoint a Director or Chief Fire

Officer of the fire and emergency service with such qualification and experience

as may be prescribed, who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties and

other functions as are specified by this Regulation or as may be prescribed.

(2) The Government may, by notification, appoint such other officers and

employees as may be necessary to assist the Director or Chief Fire Officer.

(3) The Jurisdiction of the Director or Chief Fire Officer so appointed shall

extend to the whole of the Union territory in matters relating to fire and emergency

service.

8. (1) The Director or Chief Fire Officer shall, subject to the superintendence

and control of the Government, direct and regulate matters relating to fire safety

and prevention, firefighting equipment, machinery and appliances, training, events

of mutual relations, distribution of duties, study of laws, orders and modes of

proceedings and all matters of executive details or the fulfilment of duties and

maintenance of discipline of fire officers and employees of the fire and emergency

service, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and the rules made

thereunder, any other applicable rules and instructions applicable to the officers

and employees of the Union territory.

(2) The Director or Chief Fire Officer shall be the head of the office and

shall,—

(a) correspond with the Government for the development of the fire

and emergency service;

(b) formulate the policies in relation to the development of fire and

emergency service in the Union territory and, on approval by the

Government, take steps to implement the same;

to the periodical review of fire equipment, firefighting property and

fire manpower for effective implementation of the fire and emergency

service;

(d) take or cause to be taken such effective steps and measures in cases

of major fires, house collapse and other emergency services as deemed

necessary;

Appointment of

Director of fire

and emergency

service.

Power, duties

and functions of

Director or Chief

Fire Officer.

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Establishment of

Fire Stations.

Appointment of

Fire Officer.

Powers and

functions of Fire

Officers.

(e) investigate or direct investigation of the cause of the outbreak of

fire and advise the concerned authorities for implementation of fire

precautionary measures;

(f) depute such number of officers and employees as may be necessary

to assist any Fire Officer of the fire and emergency service;

(g) enter into agreement, after prior approval of the Government, with

any person or agency that employs and maintains personnel or equipment or

both for firefighting purposes, for the purpose of dealing with fires occurring

in any area;

(h) implement the effective human resource development policies as

per the job requirements specified at each level of fire service personnel, and

for that purpose, he may establish advance training centres;

(i) represent the Government at the national and international forums

with a view to update the standard of the fire and emergency service in the

Union territory; and

(j) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and

functions as conferred or imposed on him by or under this Regulation or as

may be prescribed.

(3) The Assistant Director or Deputy Chief Fire Officer and such other

officers, as may be appointed by the Government, shall exercise such powers and

perform such duties as are conferred and imposed upon them, by this Regulation

or by the rules made thereunder, subject to the control, directions and

superintendence of the Director or Chief Fire Officer.

CHAPTER III

ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE STATIONS

9. (1) The Government may, for the purposes of securing fire prevention and

life safety measures, by notification, establish as many fire stations and other field

formations as it deems fit in conformity with the recommendations of the Standing

Fire Advisory Council and Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation

and Implementation Guidelines.

(2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall define the limits and

extent of the fire stations and other field formations as may be necessary for

administrative and operational efficiency.

10. (1) The Government may, by notification, appoint a Fire Officer for each

fire station, who shall be the officer-in-charge of the fire station and shall hold

charge of the fire station as per the strength of the fire and emergency service as

may be prescribed by the Government.

(2) The method of recruitment, qualifications and other terms and conditions

of service of the Fire Officer shall be such as may be prescribed.

11. (1) Subject to the control, direction and superintendence of the Director

or Chief Fire Officer, the Fire Officer shall exercise such powers and perform such

functions as may be conferred upon him under this Regulation, and the rules made

thereunder.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Fire Officer

shall be in-charge of operations of the fire and emergency service within his area

and shall be responsible for maintenance of communication system, water

resources including hydrants within his station areas, and in the case of fire

prevention, disaster and emergency, the Fire Officer or an employee who is the

senior most in rank, in their respective jurisdiction, shall, act as commanding

officer for that purpose and other fire and emergency service employees shall

work under him and abide by his direction.

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12. (1) Every employee, appointed to the fire and emergency service shall

receive a certificate under the seal and signature of the Director or Chief Fire

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

of an employee of the fire and emergency service under this Regulation.

(2) The certificate referred to in sub-section (1) shall cease to have effect

when the employee named therein ceases for any reason to be an employee, and on

his ceasing to be such employee, he shall forthwith surrender the certificate to any

officer empowered to receive the same.

(3) The certificate of appointment shall become invalid when the person

named therein ceases to belong to the fire and emergency service or shall remain

inoperative during the period such person is suspended from the fire and

emergency service.

13. (1) Where it appears to the Government that it is necessary to augment

the fire and emergency service, it may raise an auxiliary service by the enrolment

of volunteers for such area and on such terms and conditions, as may be

prescribed.

(2) Every such volunteer shall receive a certificate, in such form as may be

prescribed, as member of the fire and emergency service, shall––

(a) have the same powers and protection;

(b) be liable to all such duties and penalties; and

14. The powers, functions and privileges vested in a Fire Officer shall

remain suspended while such Fire Officer is placed under suspension:

Provided that the Fire Officer shall continue to be under the control of same

authorities during the period of his suspension as he would have been, if he had

not been, placed under suspension.

CHAPTER IV

FIRE SAFETY OFFICER

15. (1) To ensure effective implementation of fire prevention and life safety

measures for the factory, buildings or premises as may be specified by an order by

the Government in this behalf, every owner and occupier or occupiers individually

or jointly, as the case may be, shall—

(a) appoint a Fire Safety Officer, within such period, having such

qualification and experience, as may be prescribed; and

(b) send the compliance report to the nominated authority.

(2) The nominated authority shall issue an enrolment certificate to the Fire

Safety Officer, under his signature and seal, in such form as may be prescribed.

(3) In case of any vacancy of the Fire Safety Officer appointed under

sub-section (1), either on resignation or otherwise, the owner and occupier or

occupiers as the case may be, shall immediately appoint another person as the Fire

Safety Officer.

(4) If the Fire Safety Officer referred to in sub-section (3) is not appointed

within the prescribed period, the nominated authority, may take such steps as it

deems necessary, including report to the Labour Commissioner for the closure of

the factory and in other cases to the concerned authority, as the case may be, for

necessary action under the relevant law.

(5) The Fire Safety Officer shall undergo such training at the Fire and

Emergency Service Training Institute as may be specified by the Government in this

behalf:

Issue of

certificate to

employees.

Auxiliary fire

and emergency

service.

Effect of

suspension of

Fire Officer.

Appointment,

power and

functions of Fire

Safety Officer.

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Response to

calls.

Deployment of

personnel and

equipment.

Operation

management.

Powers of

employees of

fire and

emergency

service during

fire or rescue

operations.

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

National Fire Service College, Nagpur or at any other equivalent institution

recognised by the Government for the purpose, shall not be required to undergo

such training.

CHAPTER V

FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

16. The Fire Officer shall ensure the timely turnouts of fire units to respond

to fire and emergency related calls in accordance with such Standard Operating

Procedures as may be specified by the Government.

17. The Director, Chief Fire Officer or Fire Officer shall ensure deployment

of fire and emergency service resources, equipment and fire personnel at stand-by

duties during any fire response or any other emergency in such manner as may be

prescribed.

18. The Director, Chief Fire Officer or Fire Officer shall ensure the planning,

organising and deployment of the staff, maintaining details of such planning and

deployment of the employee and shall ensure the regular monitoring of the fire or

emergency site.

19. In the event of a fire rescue operation in any area in which this

Regulation is in force, any member of the fire and emergency service, who is

in-charge of firefighting operations on the spot, may,—

(a) remove or order any member of the fire and emergency 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;

(b) close any street or passage in or near which a fire is being

extinguished or rescue work is in progress;

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 pulled down, causing

minimum damage as possible for extinguishing fire:

Provided that the owner or occupier, as the case may be, of any such

premises shall be paid such reasonable compensation to the extent of the

damage caused in such manner as may be prescribed;

(d) require any authority in-charge of water supply in the area to

regulate the water mains, to provide water at a specified pressure at the place

where fire has broken out and utilise 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 in such manner as may be prescribed;

(e) exercise the same powers for dispersing an assembly of persons

likely to obstruct the firefighting operations, 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

officer, in respect of the exercise of such powers;

(f) detain a person who wilfully obstructs and hinders fire and

emergency service personnel in firefighting 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 date, time and reasons of such

detention;

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(g) enter into agreement with any person who employs and maintains

personnel or equipment or both for firefighting purposes, to secure on such

terms as may be prescribed for the purpose of dealing with fires occurring in

any area; and

(h) take such measures as may appear to him to be necessary for

extinguishing the fire or for the protection of life and property, or with both.

20. The Director or Fire Officer may draw water from any source in the area

which he considers necessary during firefighting 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.

21. (1) The Director or Fire Officer shall take all reasonable measures for

securing an adequate supply of water for use in the event of fire.

(2) The Director, Chief Fire Officer or Fire Officer shall ensure that the

water demand for firefighting in the area is in accordance with the Central Public

Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation Manual, 1999.

(3) The Local Authority and Lakshadweep Public Works Department shall

provide all assistance for meeting the water demand for firefighting as per

sub-sections (1) and (2).

22. The Director or Fire Officer may enter into an agreement with any

agency for meeting the demand of water supply in an emergency on such terms

and conditions, as may be prescribed.

23. No authority in charge of water supply in any area shall be entitled to any

claim for compensation for damage by reason of any interruption of supply of

water caused in compliance with clause (d) of section 19.

24. No charge shall be made by any local authority for water consumed in

firefighting operations by the fire and emergency service.

CHAPTER VI

PREVENTIVE MEASURES

25. (1) The Government may, by notification, require the owner or occupier

of any buildings or premises in any area or of any class of building or premises

that are likely to be at risk of fire or likely to cause risk of fire, to take such

precautions as may be specified in such notification.

(2) The Director, Chief Fire Officer or Fire Officer shall ensure that

provisions for fire services management, prevention and preparedness, including

preparation of the fire hazard response mitigation plan, are in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the National Disaster Management Authority.

26. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation, the erector of

a pandal shall take all fire prevention and life safety measures referred to in

this section.

(2) The erector shall display at a prominent place in the pandal, a declaration

under his signature to the effect that he has taken all fire prevention and life safety

measures, in such manner as may be prescribed.

(3) The nominated authority may enter and inspect the pandal to verify the

correctness of the declaration so made under sub-section (2) and in case of any

default, it may direct the erector to rectify the same within the specified time and

in case of non-compliance of directions within the specified time, shall remove the

pandal in such manner as may be prescribed.

Power to arrange

for water supply

during

emergency.

Duty of Director

or Fire Officer to

arrange water

supply.

Power to enter

into agreement

for water supply.

Authority not to

claim

compensation

for damage.

Local authority

not to charge for

water

consumption.

Preventive

measures.

Erector of a

pandal to take

fire prevention

and life safety

measures.

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False declaration

to be punishable

offence.

Removal of

encroachments,

objects or goods

likely to cause

risk of fire or

any obstruction

to firefighting.

Liability of

owner or

occupiers of

building to

provide fire

prevention and

life safety

measures.

27. If any erector falsely declares that he has complied with the prescribed

fire prevention and life safety measures in the pandal under sub-section (2) of

section 26, he shall be deemed to have committed an offence punishable under

section 49.

28. (1) Where a notification has been issued under sub-section (1) of

section 25, it shall be lawful for the nominated authority to issue direction to the

owner or occupier or erector, as the case may be, for removal of the objects, goods

or encroachments, if any, that are likely to cause fire or any obstruction to

firefighting to a place of safety, by means of a notice served in such manner as he

may think fit.

(2) If the owner, occupier or erector, as the case may be, fails to comply with

the precautions under sub-section (1) of section 25 or directions under

sub-section (3) of section 26, the nominated authority may, report the matter to the

Sub-Divisional Magistrate, in whose territorial jurisdiction the premises or

building or pandal is situated, for adjudication.

(3) Where the nominated authority considers objects or goods or

encroachments referred to in sub-section (1) to be an imminent cause of risk of fire

or obstruction to firefighting, he may seize or remove the objects or goods or

encroachment forthwith and report the matter to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate.

(4) On receipt of a report under sub-section (2) or (3), the Sub-Divisional

Magistrate shall issue a notice to the owner or occupier or erector, as the case may

be, in such manner as he may think fit, giving such owner or occupier or erector,

an opportunity for making representation against the removal of encroachment or

objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or obstruction to firefighting.

(5) After giving the owner, occupier or erector, as the case may be, a

reasonable opportunity of making representation under sub-section (4), the

Sub-Divisional Magistrate after considering the representation, may withdraw the

notice or pass an order directing any person to seize, detain or remove such objects

or goods or encroachments within such time from the date of order.

(6) The person charged with the directions under sub-section (5) shall, make

an inventory of the objects and goods that are seized under such order and give

notice in such form as may be prescribed, to the person in possession thereof at the

time of seizure, that the said objects or goods shall be sold if the same are not

claimed within the period stipulated in the said notice and inform the

Sub-Divisional Magistrate about the seizure.

(7) If the person from whom the objects and goods were seized under

sub-section (5) fails to claim the seized objects and goods pursuant to notice given

under sub-section (6), the Sub-Divisional Magistrate may sell such objects and

goods by public auction.

29. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of the bye-laws or any other

law for the time being in force in the Union territory, the owner or occupier,

who is either individually or jointly responsible for a building or part

thereof, shall provide fire prevention and life safety measures as may be

prescribed:

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

(a) provide firefighting and life safety installations or measures as

provided in such bye-law;

(b) maintain the fire prevention and life safety measures in operational

condition at all times, in the manner and specifications as specified in such

bye-law.

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(2) Any person proposing to construct a building as mentioned in clauses (a)

and (b) or pursuant to the rules made in this behalf, shall apply for approval of the

fire and life safety measure along with the building plan to the nominated authority

in this behalf, in such form along with such fee as may be prescribed, in case of—

(a) multi-storied buildings having more than fifteen-metre height;

(b) special buildings including,—

(i) hotel or resort or eating houses, apartment exceeding five

hundred square metres of floor area on addition of the area of all floors,

educational institutions, buildings for assembly, business or mercantile

buildings, industry or factory, buildings for storage, godowns or

buildings used for storage of hazardous materials;

(ii) mixed occupancies, where any of the buildings referred to in

clause (a) or clause (b) have a floor area of more than five hundred

square metres, on the addition of the area of all floors.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being

in force in the Union territory, no authority shall grant or issue electricity or water

connections, or an occupancy certificate, in respect of any building or premises,

unless the owner or occupier thereof has obtained a Fire Safety Certificate in

accordance with the provisions of this Regulation:

Provided that the owner or occupier of the building referred to in

sub-section (2) shall, prior to the grant of building plan approval, obtain a

provisional Fire Safety Certificate, in such form and manner as may be prescribed,

and shall, prior to the grant of a completion certificate, obtain a Fire Safety

Certificate from the nominated authority.

(4) Without prejudice to the existing building bye-laws, the owner or

occupier of the buildings specified in sub-section (2) and the notification issued

under sub-section (1) of section 25 shall obtain a Fire Safety Certificate from the

fire and emergency service which shall be valid for five years, unless cancelled

earlier by the nominated authority, from the date of issue of certificate:

Provided that after the expiry of a period of thirty months from the date of

issue of the Fire Safety Certificate, the owner or occupier, as the case may be,

shall submit to the nominated authority a self-declaration or certification, in such

form and manner as may be prescribed, relating to the operational fitness and

adequacy of the fire safety equipment and firefighting system installed in the

premises.

(5) While applying for a Fire Safety Certificate, the owner or occupier, as the

case may be, shall furnish to the nominated authority, a certificate certifying the

compliance of the fire prevention and life safety measures in his building or part

thereof, issued by a qualified agency, in such form as may be prescribed.

(6) The owner or occupier, as the case may be, after receipt of the Fire Safety

Certificate shall furnish a declaration, in such form as may be prescribed, once a

year in July, regarding the efficient maintenance of fire prevention and life safety

measures as mentioned in sub-section (1).

(7) No person other than the qualified agency shall carry out the work of

providing fire prevention and life safety measures or performing such other

related activities required to be carried out in any place or building or part

thereof.

(8) For the purpose of this section, the manner of selecting the qualified

agency and the functions of such qualified agency shall be such as may be

prescribed.

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Issue of Fire

Safety Certificate

and its renewal.

Power of

inspection of

nominated

authority.

Communication

of information

on outbreak of

fire.

30. (1) The nominated authority shall, upon receipt of an application,

scrutinise the compliances required under section 29 and other provisions of this

Regulation, documents and particulars submitted by the owner or occupier, and

after following such procedure, as may be prescribed and after making such

verification as may be necessary, issue Fire Safety Certificate within a period of

thirty days from the date of receipt of the application.

(2) If the owner or occupier, as the case may be, fails to comply with the

directions issued by the Fire Officer, the Fire Safety Certificate, issued under

sub-section (1), shall be cancelled after giving the owner or occupier a reasonable

opportunity of being heard.

(3) The owner or occupier of the building, whose Fire Safety Certificate has

been cancelled under sub-section (2), shall not be entitled to occupy the building.

(4) No person shall tamper with, alter, remove or cause any injury or damage

to any fire prevention and life safety equipment installed in any such building or

part thereof or instigate any other person to do so.

31. (1) The nominated authority may, after giving three hours’ notice to the

occupier, or if there is no occupier, to the owner of any place or building or part

thereof, enter and inspect such place or building or part thereof, at any time

between sunrise and sunset where such inspection appears necessary for

ascertaining the adequacy of fire prevention and life safety measures or the

contravention thereof:

Provided that the nominated authority may enter and inspect any place or

building, at any time, if an industry is operating or an entertainment programme is

going on at such place or building, if it appears to him to be necessary and

expedient to do so, to ensure the safety of life and property.

(2) The owner or occupier, as the case may be, of such place or building or

part thereof shall provide all possible assistance to the nominated authority for

carrying out the inspection under sub-section (1).

(3) The owner or occupier or any other person shall not obstruct or cause any

obstruction to the entry of a person empowered under this section, into or upon

such place or building.

(4) When any such place or building or part thereof referred to in

sub-section (1) is being used as a human dwelling and is entered, due regard shall

be paid to the social and religious sentiments of the occupier, and where any flat,

apartment, place or building or part thereof is in the actual occupancy of a woman,

who, according to the custom does not appear in public, prior notice intimating her

that she is at liberty to withdraw from such place or building, and every reasonable

facility for such withdrawal shall be given to her.

(5) Where the inspection is carried out by the nominated authority under

sub-section (1), it shall give a report of such inspection to the Director.

(6) The nominated authority shall, after completion of the inspection, record

his views on the deviations from or the contraventions of, the requirements

concerning the fire prevention and life safety measures or the inadequacy or

non-compliance of such measures provided or to be provided therein with

reference to the height of the building or the nature of activities carried on in such

place or building or part thereof and issue a notice to the owner or occupier of

such place or building directing him to undertake such measures within such

period as may be specified in the notice.

32. Any person who possesses any information regarding an outbreak of fire

shall communicate the same without delay to the nearest fire station.

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CHAPTER VII

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE TRAINING INSTITUTE

33. The Government may,––

(a) establish and maintain one or more training institutes in the Union

territory for providing courses of instruction in the prevention and

extinguishment of fire for the fire and emergency service personnel, private

candidates and other Government or non-Government establishments and

may close down or re-establish any such training centre in accordance with

recommendations of the Standing Fire Advisory Council;

(b) extend the training facilities referred to in clause (a) and provide

training in specialised courses to private candidates or organisations, as well

as the fire and emergency service of other States, on payment of such

charges, as may be prescribed;

fire in accordance with such procedure and on payment of such fee as may

be prescribed; and

(d) subject to the observance of any rules applicable to other employees

of the Government in relation to training, the employees of the fire and

emergency 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 outside India, at the cost and expense of

the Government.

34. The Director or Fire Officer shall conduct community awareness and

training programmes on preventive measures relating to fire and other

emergencies, and the fire and emergency service shall render assistance and

consultation to the communities in such matters relating to fire prevention in such

manner as may be prescribed.

CHAPTER VIII

LEVY OF FIRE TAX AND OTHER CHARGES

35. (1) There shall be levied a fire tax on lands and buildings on which

property tax, by whatever name called, is levied by any local authority in that area.

(2) The fire tax shall be levied over and above the property tax at such rates

as may be prescribed.

(3) No tax shall be levied on any building vested in or under the control or

possession of the Government or public authority owned by the Government.

36. (1) The authority empowered to assess, collect and enforce payment of

property tax under the law authorising the local authority of the area to levy such

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

Regulation, assess, collect and enforce payment of the fire tax in the same manner

as the property tax is assessed, enforced or collected.

(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 charges.

37. (1) Where employees of the fire and emergency service are deployed

beyond the limits of any area under this Regulation, to extinguish a fire in the

neighbourhood of such limits, then the State Government or local body or fire and

emergency service authority on whose request they were sent, shall be liable to

pay such fee as may be prescribed.

Establishment of

fire and

emergency

training institute.

Community

preparedness.

Levy of fire tax.

Mode of

assessment,

collection and

levy of fire tax.

Fee on

deployment of

fire and

emergency

service within or

beyond limits of

Union territory.

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Recovery of

dues.

Constitution of

fund.

Requisition of

firefighting

property.

(2) The fee referred to in sub-section (1) shall be payable within a period of

one month from the date of service of notice of demand by the Director, Chief Fire

Officer or Fire Officer, and in case of non-payment within the said period, it shall

be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue.

(3) No fee shall be levied for extinguishing the fire and carrying out rescue

operations within the Union territory.

(4) Where employees of the fire and emergency service are deployed for the

purposes other than firefighting within the Union territory on the direction of the

Director or Fire Officer for rendering special services such as attending duties of

fire protection at large assemblies or gathering along with firefighting equipment

for stand-by duty, subject to safe use of equipment, if it can be spared or for

imparting fire safety training on the written request of any person, shall be liable to

pay such fee, in advance, as may be prescribed.

38. Any amount payable under this Regulation in any form shall be

recovered as arrears of land revenue.

CHAPTER IX

FIRE PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY FUND

39. (1) The Government may, by notification, constitute a fund to be called

the Fire Prevention and Life Safety Fund.

(2) The proceeds of fire tax, fee and penalties other than fines recovered

under this Regulation, shall be credited to the said Fund after deduction of the

expenses of collection and recovery therefrom.

(3) The fund shall be utilised for the purposes of fire community

preparedness, training and procurement of firefighting equipment, subject to such

conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed.

CHAPTER X

REQUISITIONING OF FIREFIGHTING PROPERTY

40. (1) The Director, Chief Fire Officer or Fire Officer, who is in-charge of a

firefighting operation, may, if in his opinion it is necessary for the purpose of

extinguishing fire in any area, requisition and take possession of any firefighting

property in the possession of any local authority or any institution or individual.

(2) As soon as the firefighting operations are over, the Director or Fire Officer

in-charge of the firefighting operation, as the case may be, shall release the property

referred to in sub-section (1) from requisition and restore the same to the local

authority, institution or individual from whose possession such property was taken.

(3) Where any firefighting property is requisitioned under sub-section (1),

the owner of such property shall be paid compensation which shall be determined

in accordance with the following principles, namely:—

(a) where the amount of compensation is fixed by an agreement

between the Director or Fire Officer and the owner of the firefighting

property, it shall be paid in accordance with such agreement;

(b) where the parties fail to reach an agreement under clause (a), the

Director or Fire Officer, who is in-charge of firefighting operation, shall

refer the matter to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate having jurisdiction over the

area in which the firefighting property was kept and the Magistrate shall

after hearing the parties and such other persons as he deems necessary,

determine the amount of compensation taking into consideration the rent

payable for such firefighting property and such order of the Magistrate

determining the amount of compensation shall be final.

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CHAPTER XI

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

41. Whoever contravenes any provisions of sections 20 to 24 of this

Regulation or the rules made thereunder, shall, without prejudice to any other

action taken against him under this Regulation or 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 every day after the first day during which such offence

continues.

42. Notwithstanding any action which may be taken under the provisions of

this Regulation, any member of the fire and emergency service who,—

(a) is found to be guilty of any violation of duty or wilful breach of any

provision of this Regulation or any rule or order made thereunder; or

(b) is found to be guilty of abdication of duty; or

permission or without having given prior notice for fifteen days or more; or

(d) being on leave fails without reasonable cause to report himself for

duty on the expiration of such leave; or

(e) accepts any other employment or office or engages himself in

business in contravention of the provisions of the Central Civil Services

(Conduct) Rules, 1964,

shall be liable under the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and

Appeal) Rules, 1965.

43. (1) If any owner, occupier or an association of such owners and occupier

of a building or premises fails to appoint Fire Safety Officers referred to in

section 15, within the period as may be prescribed, on the receipt of a notice given

in this behalf by the nominated authority or the Fire Officer, as the case may be,

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

(2) If the person referred to in sub-section (1) is deemed to be in default, he

shall be liable to a penalty which shall not be less than ten rupees and not

exceeding fifty rupees per square metre of area owned or occupied by him

including the common areas in the premises as determined by the Government,

which shall be recovered from him by way of penalty for each month of default or

part thereof.

(3) The amount referred to in sub-section (2) shall be recovered as an arrear

of land revenue.

44. (1) Any person whose property catches fire on account of his own act or

his agent, done deliberately or negligently, shall be liable to pay compensation to

any other person suffering damage to his property on account of any action taken

under section 18 by any officer mentioned therein or any person acting under the

authority of such officer.

(2) All claims under sub-section (1) shall be referred to the Appellate

Authority, within a period of thirty days from the date on which damage

was caused.

(3) The Appellate Authority, shall, after giving the party an opportunity of

being heard, determine the amount of compensation and pass an order fixing the

liability of the person for such default and the amount of compensation to be paid

by him.

Penalties for

contravention of

certain

provisions.

Penalty for

violation of

duty.

Penalty in

case of

non-appointment

of Fire Safety

Officers.

Liability of

property owner

to pay

compensation.

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Failure to give

information.

Punishment for

failure to take

precautions.

Penalty for

wilfully

obstructing

firefighting,

rescue operation.

Punishment for

giving false

report.

Punishment for

furnishing false

certificate.

Punishment for

contravention of

provisions of

this Regulation

where no

punishment has

been provided.

Offences by

companies.

(4) The order passed under sub-section (3) shall have the force of decree of a

civil court and shall be implemented within thirty days from the date of receipt of

the order.

45. Any person, legally bound to communicate information in his

possession regarding an outbreak of fire, who fails to communicate the said

information, without reasonable justification, shall be deemed to have committed

an offence punishable under clause (a) of section 211 of the Bharatiya Nyaya

Sanhita, 2023.

46. Whoever fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with any of the

requirements specified in the notification issued under sub-section (1) of

section 25, 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

and where the offence is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to

one thousand rupees for each day after the first day during which such offence

continues.

47. Any person who wilfully obstructs or interferes with any member of the

fire and emergency service while discharging his duty shall be punishable with

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

may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.

48. Any person who knowingly gives or causes to be given a false report of

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

a statement, message or otherwise, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to

twenty-five thousand rupees.

49. If any qualified agency referred to in sub-section (5) of section 29

furnishes false certificate or declaration that maintenance of fire prevention and

life safety measures as specified in sub-section (1) of section 25 or as required

under sub-section (2) of section 26 have been complied, every person who, at the

time the offence was committed, was in-charge of, and responsible for the agency

and the conduct of the business of the agency shall be deemed to be guilty of the

offence and liable for punishment:

Provided that nothing contained in this 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.

50. Whoever contravenes any provision of this Regulation or any rule

made or notification issued thereunder for which no punishment or penalty

has been provided shall, without prejudice to any other action taken

against him under this Regulation or the rules made thereunder, be liable

to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees and where the

contravention is a continuing one with a further penalty which may extend to

one thousand rupees for every day after the first day during which such

contravention continues.

51. (1) Where an offence under this Regulation has been committed by a

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

of, and responsible for the company and the conduct of the business of the

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

proceeded against and punished accordingly:

Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render 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.

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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any

offence under this Regulation 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 negligence on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or

other officer of the company, such 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. (1) Any offence, whether committed before or after the commencement

of this Regulation, punishable under sections 44 and 45 or any rule made

thereunder, may, before the institution of prosecution, be compounded by such

officers of the fire and emergency service and for such amount as the Government

may, by notification, 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 authorised under this Regulation and until the

same has been complied with.

(2) Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), the

offender, if in custody, shall be discharged and no further action shall be taken

against him in respect of such offence.

53. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person

for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of the

provisions of this Regulation or any rules made thereunder.

54. No court shall take cognisance of an offence under this Regulation,

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

Fire Officer or the officer authorised by him in this behalf.

55. No court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try

an offence punishable under this Regulation.

CHAPTER XII

APPEALS

56. (1) Any person aggrieved by any notice or order of the nominated

authority issued or made under this Regulation may prefer an appeal to the

Appellate Authority within a period of thirty days from the date of the order

appealed against:

Provided that the Appellate Authority may entertain an appeal after the

expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that there was sufficient

ground for not filing such appeal within the said period.

(2) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form and manner

and shall be accompanied by a copy of the notice or order appealed against and on

payment of such fees as may be prescribed.

(3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Appellate Authority may prefer

an appeal before the second Appellate Authority, within a period of thirty days

from the date of the order, and the decision of the second Appellate Authority

thereon shall be final and binding on the parties.

Compounding of

offences.

Protection of

action taken in

good faith.

Cognisance of

offences.

Jurisdiction.

Appeals.

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Firefighting

arrangements

with other fire

and emergency

service.

Declaration of

fire and

emergency

service as

technical

service.

Deployment in

other area.

Deployment on

other duties.

Power to obtain

information.

Power to

disconnect

electricity and

water supply or

seal building.

CHAPTER XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

57. The Director may, in the public interest, with the prior approval of the

Government, enter into an agreement with any fire and emergency service or the

authority which maintains the said fire and emergency service, beyond the limits

of any area in which this Regulation is in force for providing personnel or

equipment or both, for firefighting purposes, on reciprocal basis, on such terms

and conditions as may be specified under the said agreement.

58. Without prejudice to the provisions of any other law for the time being in

force, the Government may, by notification, declare the fire and emergency

service as a technical service.

59. The Director or any Fire Officer authorised by the Government in this

behalf may, in the event of a fire or other emergency in any neighbouring area in

which this Regulation does not extend, order the deployment of the employees of

the fire and emergency service with necessary appliances and equipment to carry

out firefighting operations in such neighbouring area and thereupon all the

provisions of this Regulation and the rules made thereunder shall apply to such

areas, during the period of fire emergency or during such period as the Director or

Chief Fire Officer may specify, on such charges as may be prescribed.

60. The Government or any officer authorised by it in this behalf, may,

deploy the fire and emergency service in any rescue, salvage or other operation for

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

61. The Director or an employee of the fire and emergency service,

authorised by general or special order in this behalf may, for the purpose of

discharging his duties under this Regulation, may by order require the owner or

occupier of any building or other property, to supply such information with respect

to the features of such building or other property as may be specified therein, the

available water supplies and means of access thereto and any other material

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

possession to the Director, Chief Fire Officer or such employee.

62. (1) Where, it appears to the Director either suo motu or on receipt of a

report from the nominated authority referred to in sub-section (5) of section 31,

that the condition of any building is dangerous to life or property, he shall, without

prejudice to any action taken under this Regulation, by order, require the person in

possession or occupation of such building to remove themselves from such

building or premises immediately.

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

with, the Director may direct,—

(a) the authority concerned to disconnect the supply of electricity or

water, as the case may be, in the building referred to in sub-section (1);

(b) any police officer having jurisdiction in such an area shall remove

such persons from the building, and such officer shall comply with such

directions.

(3) After the removal of the persons referred to in sub-section (1) or

sub-section (2), as the case may be, the nominated authority shall declare the

building unfit from fire safety point of view and shall report immediately to the

concerned Sub-Divisional Magistrate, who shall seal the building or the premises

immediately, with the aid of police assistance, if necessary.

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(4) No person shall remove such seal except under an order made by the

Sub-Divisional Magistrate.

63. Any person who removes the seal, referred to in sub-section (3) of

section 62, except under an order made by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, shall be

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

with a fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees, or with both.

64. In firefighting operations or any other duties related to seizure, detention

or removal of any goods involving risk of fire, disconnection of electricity, water

supply or sealing of a building, it shall be the duty of a police officer or employees

of the police force to assist and aid the nominated authority in the performance of

such duties under this Regulation.

65. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in any other law for the

time being in force, on and from the date of the commencement of this Regulation,

the existing fire and emergency service of the Union territory shall be deemed to

be the fire and emergency service constituted under this Regulation; and every

person holding the office of either Fire Officer or an employee of such service in

the Union territory, on and before the promulgation of this Regulation, shall be

deemed to have been appointed and holding office under this Regulation.

(2) All proceedings pending before any Fire Officer of the existing Union

territory fire and emergency service, immediately before the commencement of

this Regulation shall be deemed to be proceedings pending before him under this

Regulation.

66. In the event of death of a member of the fire and emergency service other

than a Gazetted Officer, while on duty, the Government shall immediately pay to

the next of kin of the said member as funeral expenses, such amount as may be

prescribed as the Government may, by an order, determine.

67. Every officer and employee of the Fire and Emergency Service, acting

under this Regulation, shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning

of clause (28) of section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

68. The Government may call for any returns, reports and records relating to

fire prevention and fire safety, the maintenance of order and the performance of

duties by the Director, nominated authority, Fire Officer, employees or

subordinate operational staff, and the same shall be furnished immediately.

69. (1) The Government may, by notification and subject to the condition of

previous publication, make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this

Regulation for carrying out the purposes of this Regulation.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing

power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:––

(a) other measures under clause (m) of section 2;

(b) the manner of function of existing workshop, control room and

other field formations under sub-section (2) of section 5;

post, qualifications, pay, allowances, terms and conditions of service and the

other matters connected therewith under sub-section (1) of section 6;

(d) the uniform and badges of employees under sub-section (2) of

section 6;

(e) the qualifications and experience and powers, duties and other

functions of Director or Chief Fire Officer of fire and emergency service under

sub-section (1) of section 7;

Penalty for

removal of seal.

Police officers

and employees

are to assist and

aid.

Existing fire and

emergency

service to be

deemed to be

fire and

emergency

service

constituted

under

Regulation.

Final expenses

to next of kin in

case of death of

member of fire

and emergency

service.

Officers and

employees to be

public servant.

Power of

Government to

call for returns,

reports,

statements, etc.

Power to make

rules.

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(f) other powers, duties and functions of Director or Chief Fire Officer

under clause (j) of sub-section (2) of section 8;

(g) the strength of the fire and emergency service under sub-section (1)

of section 10;

(h) the method of recruitment, qualifications and other terms

and conditions of service of the Fire Officer under sub-section (2) of

section 10;

(i) the auxiliary service, the area and the terms and conditions under

sub-section (1) of section 13;

(j) the form of certificate under sub-section (2) of section 13;

(k) the qualifications and experience and time limit for appointment of

the Fire Safety Officer under clause (a) of sub-section (1) and the form of

enrolment certificate under sub-section (2), of section 15;

(l) the manner of deployment of the fire and emergency service

resources, equipment and fire personnel at stand-by duties during any fire

response or any other emergency under section 17;

(m) the compensation payable and the manner thereof under clause (c),

the manner of extinguishing or limiting the spread of fire and carrying out

rescue operations under clause (d) and the terms of an agreement under

clause (g), of section 19;

(n) the rates payable for drawing water under section 20;

(o) the terms and conditions under section 22;

(p) the fire prevention and life safety measures and the manner of

displaying the declaration under sub-section (2) and the manner of removing

the pandal under sub-section (3), of section 26;

(q) the form of notice under sub-section (6) of section 28;

(r) the fire prevention and life safety measures under sub-section (1),

the form and the fee under sub-section (2), form and manner of obtaining a

provisional fire safety certificate under sub-section (3), the form and manner

of self-declaration or certification under sub-section (4), form of

certificate to be issued by qualified agency under sub-section (5), the form of

declaration under sub-section (6) and the manner of selecting the

qualified agency and functions thereof under sub-section (8), of

section 29;

(s) the procedure under sub-section (1) of section 30;

(t) the charges payable under clause (b) and the procedure and fee

payable for course of instruction on prevention and extinguishment of fire

under clause (c), of section 33;

(u) the matters in respect of which the fire and emergency service shall

render assistance and consultation to the communities and the manner

thereof under section 34;

(v) the rate of fire tax to be levied under sub-section (2) of section 35;

(w) the fee payable by the State Government or the local body or the

fire and emergency service authority under sub-section (1) and the fee

payable under sub-section (4), of section 37;

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(x) the conditions and the manner of utilisation of fund under

sub-section (3) of section 39;

(y) the time period for appointment of Fire Safety Officer under

sub-section (1) of section 43;

(z) the form and manner and fees payable under sub-section (2) of

section 56;

(za) the charges payable under section 59;

(zb) amount payable under section 66.

70. (1) The Government may, by notification, direct that any power

exercisable by it under this Regulation shall, subject to such conditions, if any, be

exercisable by any officer not below the rank of Secretary to the Government.

(2) The Director or Chief Fire Officer may, by order, direct that any power

conferred or any duty imposed on him by or under this Regulation shall, in such

circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order,

be exercised and, performed by any officer of the fire and emergency service

specified in the said order.

71. If immediately before the day on which this Regulation comes into force

in the Union territory, there is in force in the Union territory any law or rule

having the force of law which corresponds to this regulation, such corresponding

law, in so far as it relates to any matter for which provision has been made in this

Regulation shall on that day stand repealed:

Provided that such repeal shall not be deemed to limit, modify or derogate

from the general responsibility of any local authority—

(i) to provide and maintain such water supply and fire hydrants for

firefighting purposes as may be directed by the Government from

time to time;

(ii) to make bye-laws for the regulation of dangerous trades;

(iii) to order any of its employees to render aid in fighting a fire when

reasonably called upon to do so by any member of the fire service; and

(iv) generally, to take such measures as will reduce the likelihood of

fire or prevent the spread of fire.

72. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this

Regulation, the Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make

such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Regulation as may

appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of two years from

the date of commencement of this Regulation.

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after

it is made, before each House of Parliament.

73. Every rule made and every order issued under this Regulation shall be

laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament.

74. (1) The provisions of this Regulation and the rules made thereunder shall

have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other

law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any

other law.

Power of

Government to

delegate.

Repeal and

saving.

Power to remove

difficulties.

Laying of rules

and orders, etc.

Act to have an

overriding effect

on other laws.