Penalty for failure to obtain Fire Safety Certificate

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1. (1) No person shall occupy or cause to occupy any building or premises including part thereof as specified under sub-section
2. (1) of section 20 without obtaining Fire Safety Certificate from the Director, Assam Fire and Emergency Services under this Act or rules made thereunder;
3. (2) Any failure to obtain Fire Safety Certificate for buildings or premises of low vulnerability to fire hazard or risk shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees and may extend upto twenty-five thousand rupees;
4. (3) Any failure to obtain Fire Safety Certificate for buildings or premises of moderate vulnerability to fire hazard or risk shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than twenty five thousand rupees and may extend up to fifty thousand rupees;
5. (4) Any failure to obtain Fire Safety Certificate for buildings or premises of high vulnerability to fire hazard or risk shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees and may extend up to five lakhs rupees; and where the offence is a continuing one, a further fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day after the first offence during which such offence continues.