(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 to ascertain 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 in such place or building, if it appears to him to be necessary and expedient so to do, in order to ensure 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 under this section, record its views on the deviations from or the contraventions of the requirements with regard to 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.
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;
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(c) provide a course of instruction on prevention and extinguishment of fire in accordance with such procedure and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed;
(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