(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.
18 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— 18 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.
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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.