"(2) Subject to techno"economic ieasibillty, the Public Health Engineer in charge of water supply may fix hydrants or static tanks, at such places as may be most convenient lor aflording a supply of water for extinguishing any iire.
(3) The Competent Authority may require the owner or occupier of any iactory, workshop, trade premises or pace of business or residentiaL house or non residential house, to plovide for and maintain in working conditlon and in a sultable ocailon and ol prescribed dimensions, static tanks and one or more fire hydranis, to be used only lor extingulshing lires."
27. ln l.e prilcipa Act. in seclio- 30,-
(i) throughoui sub-section (1), for the words "Chief Engineer-cum-Secreiary, Buildings, PHE and Housing - /8- * I :
Amendment of Section 31 Amendment ol Section 32 Department", wherever ihey occur, the words "Prlncipal Chief Englneercum-Secretary" shall be substiluted;
(ii) ln sub-section (2), after the words "under appeal" appearing at the end, the words "and the orders of the appellate authority on such appea shall be iinal" shall be lnserted.
28. |n the principal Act, ln section 31, the words "water supply" appearing before the word "Department" and after the words 'lhe Min jsier-in-charge of", shaLL be omitted.