The Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 1991
The Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 1991
General199126 sections
This Act establishes the Arunachal Pradesh Fire Service Force to protect the state from fire and emergencies. It appoints a Director, usually a senior police officer, to lead the force and manage its members. The law outlines how members are hired and disciplined, including the right to suspend or punish them for negligence. It also allows the government to create an auxiliary volunteer force and gives the state government the authority to provide necessary firefighting equipment, vehicles, and water supplies to ensure the force is fully equipped to respond to emergencies effectively.
- 0. Preamble
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Maintenance of Fire Force
- 4. Appointment of Director of Fire Force
- 6. Appointment of the members of the force
- 8. Auxiliary Fire Force
- 9. Power of State Government to make orders
- 10. Powers of members of the Force on occasion of fire
- 11. Preventive measures.
- 13. Penalty for violation of duty etc.
- 14. Failure to give information.
- 15. Penalties for violation of preventive measures.
- 16. False report.
- 17. Training centres
- 18. Bar to other employment.
- 19. Transkr to other area.
- 20. Employment on other duties!
- 22. Inquiry into origin of fire and report to Magistrate
- 23. Power to obtain information
- 24. Power of entry
- 25. Compensation of water
- 26. No compensation for interruption of water supply
- 27. Police officers to aid
- 28. Sanction of prevention
- 29. Power to make rules
- 30. General penalty
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