Appeals

(1) Any person aggrieved by any notice or order of the nominated authority or the Chief Fire Officer may prefer an appeal against such notice or order to the Home Secretary, Chandigarh within thirty days from the date of the notice or order appealed against; Provided that the Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period. (2) An appeal shall lie to the Administrator against the order of the Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration confirming, modifying or annulling a notice or an Order issued or made under this Act within thirty days from the date of the order of the Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration. Provided that the Administrator may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if he is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period. (3) An appeal to the Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration shall be made in such form and shall be accompanied by a copy of the notice or order appealed against and by such fees as may be specified by rules framed under this Act. (1) Where any building or premises is owned or occupied by more than one person, the responsibility for providing the fire safety and fire preventive measures as per the directions of the nominated authority or the Chief Fire Officer in the whole building will be shared in proportion to the area occupied or owned by individual owner or occupier as the case may be. (2) The expenditure incurred by Chief Fire Officer as referred to in section 7(2) of the Act shall be recoverable from the occupier irrespective of the fact whether he is the owner of the premises or not unless the owner, in those cases where occupier is different from the owner, agrees to pay in full or in part the expenses thus incurred by the Chief Fire Officer.