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 purposes of this Act.
2. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
   • (a) the number and grades of officers and members of the Fire Force;
   • (b) the manner of appointment of the members of the Fire Force;
   • (c) the form of the certificate of appointment;
   • (d) the conditions of service of the members of the Fire Force;
   • (e) the circumstances in which and the conditions subject to which members of the Fire Force may be dispatched to carry on fire fighting operations in neighbouring areas;
   • (f) the conditions under which members of the Fire Force may be employed on fire prevention and other duties;
   • (g) the qualifications for, and the method of recruitment to, the Fire Force;
   • (h) the grant of rewards and other financial assistance to persons for rendering services for the purpose of this Act;
     • (i) the compensation payable to members of the Fire Force in case of accidents or to their dependants in case of death;
   • (j) the procedure to be followed by the officer in charge of a fire station in dealing with the information as to the outbreak of fire;
   • (k) the method of conducting inquiries into the causes of fire and the conduct of the members of the Fire Force;
   • (l) the uniform and badges of rank of the members of the Fire Force;
   • (m) the maintenance of fire-units and equipment; and
   • (n) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.
3. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly, 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 Legislative Assembly agrees in making any modification in the rule or the Legislative Assembly decides that the rule 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 rule.