The Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007
The Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007
The Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007 establishes a unified fire service for the National Capital Territory of Delhi and provides a framework for fire prevention and safety in high-risk buildings, temporary structures, and commercial premises. It applies to building owners, occupiers, temporary event organizers, and the general public across Delhi. For an ordinary citizen, the law guarantees emergency response services without water usage fees, imposes fire safety duties on property developers and commercial operators, empowers fire officers to remove hazardous obstructions, and establishes statutory mechanisms to claim compensation if neighboring fires caused by deliberate action or negligence damage their property.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definition
- 3. One Fire Service for whole of Delhi
- 4. Superintendence of Fire Service to vest in the Government
- 5. Constitution of Fire Service
- 6. Classification of post of Fire Service
- 7. Appointment to Group “A” and Group “B” post of Fire Service
- 8. Appointment of Director of Fire Service
- 9. Constitution of fire divisions, sub-divisions and fire stations
- 10. Certificate of appointment
- 11. Effect of suspension of fire officer
- 12. General powers of the Director
- 13. Calling of returns, reports, statements, etc.
- 14. Certain Central Rules to apply to employees of Fire Service
- 15. Fire Officers deemed to be always on duty and liable to employment in any part of Delhi
- 16. Extension of Fundamental Rules and Supplementary Rules to
- 17. Declaration of Fire Service to be an essential service to the
- 18. Penalty for violation of duty
- 19. Restriction respecting right to form association, etc.
- 20. Levy of fire tax
- 21. Mode of assessment, collection, etc. of fire tax
- 22. Fee on deployment of fire service beyond the limits of Delhi
- 23. Reciprocal fire-fighting arrangements with other fire service
- 24. Powers of the Director to enter into arrangements for assistance
- 25. Preventive measures
- 26. Fire prevention and fire safety measures in the pandals to be
- 27. Removal of encroachments or objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or any obstruction to fire fighting
- 28. Powers of members of the fire service on occasion of fire and / or rescue
- 29. Appointment of fire safety officer
- 30. Fire safety officers to undergo training
- 31. Penalty in case of default on non-appointment of fire safety
- 32. Special provision for multistoried building
- 33. Inspection of buildings, premises, etc.
- 34. Measures for fire prevention and fire safety
- 35. Provision regarding certain building and premises
- 36. Appeals
- 37. Penalties for violation of provisions of chapter VI
- 38. Establishment of fire training institute
- 39. Transfer to other area
- 40. Employment on other duties
- 41. Liability of property owner to pay compensation
- 42. Power to obtain information
- 43. Power of entry
- 44. Power to seal buildings or premises
- 45. Compensation of water
- 46. No compensation for interruption of water supply
- 47. Police officers and others to aid
- 48. Failure to give information
- 49. Failure to take precautions
- 50. Penalty for willfully obstructing the fire fighting rescue operations
- 51. False report
- 52. General provision for punishment for offence
- 53. Fire service functioning in Delhi immediately before the commencement of this Act to be deemed to be Fire Service Constituted under this Act
- 54. Compounding of offences
- 55. Bar of jurisdiction of Court
- 56. Cognizance of prosecution
- 57. Jurisdiction
- 58. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 59. Special promotion to the subordinate operational staff
- 60. Death of member of fire service
- 61. Officers to be public servants
- 62. Officer by companies
- 63. Power to make rules
- 64. Delegation of powers
- 65. Repeal and savings
- 66. Power to remove difficulties
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