Safety measures

Safety measures

1. (1) The Director may, by order, require the owner or occupier of any building or premises which are likely to cause risk of fire, to take such precautions as he may specify in the order, and such owner or occupier shall be bound to comply with such order.
2. (2) For the purposes of inspection of fire safety measures, the Director or any officer authorized by him, may enter and inspect any building or premises at all reasonable hours after giving the owner or occupier reasonable notice in writing: Provided that in case of any emergency, the Director or such officer may, after giving such notice as may be reasonable, enter and inspect the building or premises without any prior notice.
3. (3) Where the owner or occupier of any building or premises fails to comply with the order made under sub-section (1), the Director may take such action, including sealing of the building or premises, as may be necessary to ensure safety from fire.