(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 or contravention of fire prevention and life safety measures.
(2) The Nominated Authority shall be provided with all possible assistance by the owner or occupier, as the case may be, of such place or building or part thereof 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 or authorised under this section into or upon any land or building and shall not abuse such person after such entry for inspection.
(4) When any such place or building or part thereof used as a human dwelling is entered under sub-section (3), due regard shall be paid to the social and religious sentiments of the occupiers, and where any flat, apartment or a part of such building is in the actual occupancy of any woman, who, according to the custom does not appear in public, notice shall be given to her that she is at liberty to withdraw, and every reasonable facility shall be afforded to her for withdrawing.
(5) Where the inspection is carried out by the Nominated Authority under the preceding provisions of this section, he shall give a report of any such inspection to the Nominated Authority.
(6) The Nominated Authority shall, after completion of the inspection of the place or building or part thereof under this section, record his views on the deviations from or the contraventions of, the requirements with regard to 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 building or part thereof directing him to undertake such measures within such time as may be specified in the notice.
30. Any person who possesses any information regarding an outbreak of fire shall communicate the same without delay to the nearest Fire Station.
Power of inspection.
Information on outbreak of fire.
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Functioning of Fire and Emergency Service Training Centre.
Community preparedness.
Levy of fire tax.
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