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Bare Act

The Bihar Fire Service Act, 2014

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This Act creates a single Fire Service for the whole of Bihar and regulates fire fighting and fire safety. It sets up the Service under the Director of Fire Service, with fire divisions and sub-divisions, and governs appointments, ranks and service conditions of fire officers, who are always considered on duty. It gives the Director powers to enforce fire prevention and fire safety measures in buildings and premises.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. One Fire Service for whole of Bihar
  5. 4. Superintendence of Fire Service to vest in the D.
  6. 5. Constitution of Fire Service
  7. 6. Classification of post of Fire Service
  8. 7. Appointments to Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ post of Fire Service
  9. 8. Appointment of Director of Fire Service
  10. 9. Constitution of fire division, sub-divisions and fire stations
  11. 10. Certificate of appointment
  12. 11. Effect of suspension of fire officer
  13. 12. General powers of the Director
  14. 13. Calling of returns, reports, statements, etc
  15. 14. Certain State Rules to apply to employees of Fire Service
  16. 15. Fire officers deemed to be always on duty and liable to employment in any part of State
  17. 16. Extension of Fundamental Rules and Supplementary Rules to employees of Fire Service
  18. 17. Declaration of Fire Service to be an essential service to the community
  19. 18. Penalty for violation of duty
  20. 19. Restrictions respecting right to form association, etc
  21. 20. Levy of fire tax
  22. 21. Mode of assessment, collection, etc. of fire tax
  23. 22. Fee on deployment of Fire Service beyond the limits of Bihar
  24. 23. Reciprocal fire-fighting arrangements with other fire service
  25. 24. Powers of the Director to enter into arrangements for assistance
  26. 25. Preventive measures
  27. 26. Fire prevention and fire Safety measures in the pandals to be self regulatory
  28. 27. Removal of encroachments or objects or goods likely to cause risk of fire or any obstruction to fire fighting
  29. 28. Powers of members of the Fire Service on occasion of fire and/or rescue
  30. 29. Appointment of fire safety officer
  31. 30. Fire safety officers to undergo training
  32. 31. Penalty in case of default of non-appointment of fire Safety officer
  33. 32. Special provision for multistoried building
  34. 33. Inspection of buildings, premises, etc
  35. 34. Measures for fire prevention and fire safety
  36. 35. Provision regarding certain building and premises
  37. 36. Appeals
  38. 37. Penalties for violation of provisions of Chapter VI
  39. 38. Establishment of fire training institute
  40. 39. Transfer to other area
  41. 40. Employment on other duties
  42. 41. Liability of property owner to pay compensation
  43. 42. Power to obtain information
  44. 43. Power of entry
  45. 44. Power to seal buildings or premises
  46. 45. Compensation of water
  47. 46. No compensation for interruption of water supply
  48. 47. Police officers and others to aid
  49. 48. Failure to give information
  50. 49. Failure to take precautions
  51. 50. Penalty for wilfully obstructing the fire fighting, rescue operations
  52. 51. False report
  53. 52. General provision for punishment for offence
  54. 53. Fire Service functioning in Bihar immediately before the commencement of this Act to be deemed to be Fire Service Constituted under this Act
  55. 54. Compounding of offences
  56. 55. Bar of jurisdiction of Court
  57. 56. Cognizance for prosecution
  58. 57. Jurisdiction
  59. 58. Protection of action taken in good faith
  60. 59. Special promotion to the subordinate operational staff
  61. 60. For purposes of seniority such promotes shall be placed at the bottom of the promotion list drawn up for that year.
  62. 63. Power to make Rules/Regulations
  63. 64. Laying of rules and regulations before both the houses of the Legislature of the State of Bihar
  64. 65. Delegation of powers
  65. 66. Repeal and Savings
  66. 67. Power to Remove Difficulties

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