Power to make rules

Power to make rules :

1. (1) The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for -
   • (a) form of certificate of appointment and Fire officer under whose seal such certificate of appointment shall be issued under sub-section
3. (1) of Section 13;
   • (b) Recruitment, and the pay, allowances and all other conditions of service of the members of the Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services under clause
   • (b) of Section 5;
   • (c) Constitution of Zonal offices
   • (Fire) under clause
   • (a) of Section 10;
   • (d) Constitution of Fire stations under clause
   • (b) of Section 10;
   • (e) The minimum standards for Fire Prevention and Fire Safety measures for the purposes of Section 26;
   • (f) Form of declaration/verification under sub-section
4. (2) of Section 24;
   • (g) Form of notice under sub-section
5. (2) of Section 25;
   • (h) Form of appeal and fees under Section 39 including procedure to be followed during hearing;
     • (i) Mode of assessment, collection and enforcement of payment of Fire tax levied under Section 40 and 41;
   • (j) Manner in which Fire Tax collected under section 41 shall be paid to State Government;
   • (k) Fee on deployment of Fire Service beyond the limits of Arunachal Pradesh under sub-section
6. (2) of Section 42;
   • (l) Terms for reciprocal fire fighting arrangements with other Fire Services under Section 60;
   • (m) Charges for extending training facilities at Fire Safety Management Academy to others under sub-section
7. (2) of Section 57;
   • (n) Officers of the Fire Service, and the amount for compounding of offences under sub-section
8. (1) of Section 52;
   • (o) Making available to the Fire and Emergency Services with such, appliances and equipment as it deems proper;
   • (p) The adequate supply of water to securing that it shall be available for use;
   • (q) Constructing or providing Fire Stations or hiring places for accommodating the members of the Fire and Emergency Services and its fire fighting appliances;
   • (r) Giving rewards to persons who have given notice of fires and to those who have rendered effective service to the Fire and Emergency Services on the occasion of fires; The training, discipline and good conduct of the members of the Fire and Emergency Services.
   • (t) Speedy attendance of members of the Fire and Emergency Services with necessary appliances and equipment on the occasion of any alarm of fire;
   • (u) Regulating and controlling the powers, duties and functions of the Director;
     • (v) Generally, for the maintenance of the Fire and Emergency Services in a due State of efficiency;
   • (w) Regulating installation of pandals and shamianas ;
     • (x) Writing of confidential reports of Fire Officers;
   • (y) Determining the description and quantity of fire fighting and rescue equipment including appliances clothing and other necessaries to be furnished to the Fire Service;
   • (z) Institution, management and regulation of any Fire and Emergency Services fund for any purpose connected with policy administration;
   • (za) Procedure for appointment of Fire Safety Officer under Section 28.
   • (zb) Assigning duties to Fire officers of all ranks and grades and prescribing the manner in which and the conditions subject to which, they shall exercise and perform their respective powers and duties;
   • (zc) Generally, for the purposes of rendering the Fire and Emergency Services efficient and preventing abuse or neglect of their duties; and
   • (zd) Any other matter which is required to be, or may be, provided by rules.
9. (3) Every rule made by the Government under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before the House of the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, the House of the Legislative Assembly agrees in making any modifications in the Rules or the House of the legislative Assembly agrees that the Rules should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that Rules.