(1) The owner or occupier or both, of a building or part thereof shall provide fire safety measures in it and maintain them in good repair and efficient condition at all times, in accordance with the building bye-laws:
Provided that, the owner, or occupier of the building or part thereof, the construction of which was completed on or before the date on which this Act comes into force or which was under construction on such date shall undertake and carry out such additional fire prevention and fire safety measures, required under the building bye-laws in force, as are specified in the notice served on him under section 21.
Grant of licence.
Duration of licence.
Owner’s or occupier’s liability to provide for fire prevention and fire safety measures.
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(2) No person shall tamper with, alter, remove or cause any injury or damage to any fire prevention and fire safety equipment installed in any building or part thereof or instigate any other person to do so.
20. The authorised officer or any other member of the service empowered by him in this behalf, may enter any place, which, in his opinion, for reasons to be recorded, constitutes a fire risk, and after service or affixture of a notice in this behalf in the manner prescribed, make an inspection of such place between sun-rise and sun-set in the discharge of his duties under this Act:
Provided that such inspection may be made at any time if an industry is working or an entertainment is going on at such place or if the officer or member of the service considers it absolutely necessary, for reasons to be recorded in writing, to make an immediate inspection of such place.
21. The authorised officer or any other member of the service empowered by him in this behalf may, after completion of the inspection of the building or premises or part thereof, record his views on the deviations from or the contraventions of, the building bye-laws with regard to the fire prevention and fire 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 premises or the nature of activities carried on in such building or premises or part thereof, and issue a notice to the owner or occupier of such building or premises or part thereof directing him to undertake such measures within such time as may be specified in the notice.
22. The authorised officer or any other member of service empowered by him in this behalf may, in the event of noncompliance of any notice issued under section 21, take Right of inspection.
Notice regarding fire prevention and fire safety measures.
Steps to be taken in the event of non-compliance of notice.
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CHAPTER –IV EXPENDITURE OF MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE