Chapter X MISCELLANEOUS

The Joint Director may, with the previous 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 such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by or under the agreement on reciprocal basis in public interest.

Without prejudice to the provisions of any other law on the subject, the Government may, by notification, declare the Fire and Emergency Service as technical service.

The Joint Director or any officer authorised by the Government in this behalf may, on the occasion of a fire or other emergency in any neighbouring area in which this Regulation is not in force, 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 such period of fire emergency or during such period as the Joint Director may specify in this behalf.

It shall be lawful for the Government or any officer authorised by it in this behalf, to employ the Fire and Emergency Service in any rescue, salvage or other works for which it is suitable by reason of its training, appliances and equipment.

The Fire Officer authorised by general or special order in this behalf may, for the purpose of discharging his duties under this Regulation, require the owner or occupier of any building or other property as may be specified in such order, to supply 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.

1. (1) Where an inspection under section 29 is conducted and it appears to the Nominated Authority that the condition of any building or premises is dangerous to life or property, he shall, without prejudice to any action taken under this Regulation, by order, require the person in possession or occupation of such building or premises to remove themselves from such building or premises forthwith.
2. (2) If an order made by the Nominated Authority under sub-section (1) is not complied with, the Nominated Authority may direct any police officer having jurisdiction in the area to remove such persons from the building or premises and such officer shall comply with such directions.
3. (3) After the removal of the persons under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), as the case may be, the Nominated Authority shall report to the Chief Fire Officer and Chief Fire Officer shall seal the building or premises with approval of the Director and no person shall remove such seal except under an order made by the Chief Fire Officer with the approval of the Director.

In firefighting operations or any other duties relating to seizure, detention or removal of any goods involving risk of fire, it shall be the duty of a police officer or employees of the police force to assist and aid to the Nominated Authority in the performance of such duties under this Regulation.

In the event of death of a member of the Fire and Emergency Service (other than a Gazetted officer), while discharging his duties, the Government shall pay adequate amount to the legal heir as funeral expenses or such amount as the Government may, by an order, determine.

Every employee of the Fire and Emergency Service, acting under the provisions of this Regulation, shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of clause (28) of section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Regulation or any rules made thereunder.

The Government may call for such returns, reports and statements on any subject connected with fire prevention and fire safety, the maintenance of order and the performance of duties by the employees of the Fire and Emergency Service and the same shall be furnished immediately.

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The provisions of this Regulation shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force in the Union territory: Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, when anything in relation to the fire prevention and life safety measures is required to be done or approved under this Regulation, shall not be deemed to have been unlawfully done or approved by reason only of the fact that permission, approval or sanction required under such other law therefor has not been obtained.

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The Government may, by notification, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Regulation shall, subject to such conditions, if any, be exercisable by any of the officers of the Government.

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Any amount payable under this Regulation shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue.

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Where the Fire Officer, who is in-charge of a firefighting or any emergency operation requires firefighting equipment and appliance or property of any other authority or any institution or individual, he may by order requisition such equipment or property for the purpose of extinguishing fire or any other emergencies in any area and take possession thereof from the authority or any institution or individual, as the case may be.

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The Government may, by notification and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Regulation for carrying out the purposes of this Regulation.

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Every rule made under this Regulation shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament.

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1. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Regulation, the Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Regulation as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing such difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of two years from the commencement of this Regulation.
2. (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament.