(1) Any person committing an offence under section 24 may, if his name and address be unknown, be arrested by any officer of police and forthwith conveyed before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the place in which such offence has been committed, or shall be taken to the nearest police-station within the said jurisdiction, in order that such person may be detained until he can be brought before a Magistrate or until he shall enter into a recognizance with or without sureties for his appearance before a Magistrate.
Penalty for using as residence of warehouse used for pressing jute or cotton.
Penalty for using matchboxes, etc., in warehouse.
Penalty for smoking within warehouse.
Failure of Corporation or municipality to pay annual foes collected.
Policeofficer may arrest offenders under section 24.
Power to make rules.
Form of license under Chapter IV.
Act not to apply where stnali quantities of inflammable articles are deposited.
Certain provisions of Bengal Act III of 1923 and Bengal Act XV of 1932 not to apply.
Repeal of Bengal Act I of
1893.
10 The West Bengal Fire Services Act, 1950.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter 17.1.—Miscellaneous.—Sections 36-40.)
(2) Whenever such person shall be taken to a policestation, the officer in charge of such station shall, as soon as possible, but in every case within twenty-four hours, cause him to be conveyed before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the matter.
36. Every license granted under Chapter IV of this Act shall, as far as possible, be in the form in the Schedule to this Act.
37., (1) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to apply to buildings or places where small quantitieS of any of the articles referred to in clause (1) of section 2 are deposited.
(2) The State Government may from time to time declare by notification in the Official Gazette what quantities of the articles referred to in clause (1) of section 2 shall be deemed to be small quantities within the meaning of this section.
38. On the application of this Act to Calcutta or any other municipality, section 386 of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923, or section 370 of the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be repealed in so far as they entitle the Corporation of Calcutta or the Commissioners of the municipality to levy fees in respect of premises licensed for storing any article referred to in clause (1) of section 2.
Ben. Act III of
1923.
Ben. Act XV of
1932.
39. The Licensed Warehouse and Fire-Brigade Act, Ben. Act 1893, shall be deemed to be repealed on and from the date on tof 1893.
which this Act comes into force in Calcutta; and on and from such date- -it (a) without prejudice to the application of suction. 8 of the Bengal General Clauses Act, 1899, all rules, orders, declarations, financial arrangements and -** appointments made under the Licensed Warehouse and Fire-Brigade Act, 1893, shall continue in force in so far .as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, until varied or rescinded;
(b) all assets held by the Commissioner of Police, Calcutta, for the use of and on behalf of the Fire Brigade, under the Licensed Warehouse and Fire- Brigade Act, 1893, shall pass to and be vested in the State.
AO. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foxegoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, nal:debthe conditions refefted to in section 13 to which a building or:place shall conform before a license can be wanied.;
Ben. Act I of 1899.
( The West Bengal Fire Services Act, 1950. 11 XVIII of 1950.]
(Schedule.)
(b) the rate per cent. of the annual value of a building or place, at which the. annual fee for using such building or place as a warehouse is to be calculated under sub-section (2) of section 18;
(c) the maximum for the annual fee _under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 18;
(d) the times at which payments shall be made and deductions which may be made under sub-section
(2) of section 23.
SCHEDULE.
(See section 36.)
License under the West Bengal Fire Services Act, 1950.
No. of 19 License is hereby granted to under the West Bengal Fire Services Act, 1950, to store or press or keep (a) in the building or place being No. (b) , subject to the conditions noted on the back. It is hereby acknowledged that a sum of - Rupees , being the license fee due by the said for the period from to in respect of the aforesaid license at the rate of Rs. per annum has been received.
Name of owner.
Name of occupier.
Collector of Stamp Revenue, Calcutta.
Collector of the district of Executive Of of th.e.
Corporation of Calcutta.
Chairman of the Commissioners of Municipality of *4v .
The day of ¢ < „fr
(a) Here insert the name of the artier.
(b) Here insert the location.
12 The West Bengal Fire Seririces Act, 19.50.
[West Ben. Act XVIII of 1950.]
(SJhedule.)
(On the back of the license.)
Conditions.
(1) The warehouse shall at all times be open to inspection by such officer or officers, being member or members of the fire brigade, as may be appointed by the Director of Fire Services.
(2) The warehouse shall conform to the conditions prescribed under section 13 of the West Bengal Fire Services Act, 1950.
(3) No article referred to in clause (1) of section 2 of the West Bengal Fire Services Act, 1950, shall be made, prepared, dried or treated in any manner on the top or roof of any building constituting or forming part of a warehouse..
(4) (In case the warehouse is used for the pressing or screwing of jute or cotton.) No person shall be allowed to use as residence any part of the warehouse or to bring into the warehouse any match-boxes or match-sticks or any artificial light not duly and thoroughly protected or to smoke within the warehouse, while jute or cotton is stored therein.
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