The Haryana Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022
The Haryana Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022
The Haryana Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022, establishes a comprehensive legal framework for fire prevention, life safety, and emergency response across the state. It mandates strict fire safety measures for various buildings, including high-rises and special occupancies, requiring owners to obtain fire safety certificates and appoint qualified safety officers. The Act empowers authorities to inspect premises, seal dangerous buildings, and impose penalties for non-compliance or obstruction. It also regulates the fire department's operations, training, and tax levies. For citizens, this law ensures safer living and working environments by enforcing adherence to national building safety standards and providing clear accountability for fire hazards.
- 1. Short title
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Fire and Emergency Services
- 4. Appointment of Director
- 5. Powers, duties and functions of Director
- 6. Setting up of fire divisions, fire stations and other field formations
- 7. Appointment, powers, duties and functions of Fire Officer
- 8. Method of recruitment of members of Fire and Emergency Services
- 9. Auxiliary Fire and Emergency Service
- 10. Powers of Officer-in-charge
- 11. Requisition of fire fighting property
- 12. Power to arrange water supply and other necessary measures
- 13. No compensation for interruption of water supply
- 14. Charges for water consumption
- 15. Preventive measures
- 16. Fire prevention and life safety measures in pandal
- 17. Removal of encroachment, objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or any obstruction to fire fighting
- 18. Liability of owner or occupiers for approval of fire fighting scheme
- 19. Issuance of Fire Safety Certificate
- 20. Renewal of fire safety certificate
- 21. Cancellation of fire safety certificate
- 22. Appointment and functions of Fire Safety Officer by owner or occupier
- 23. Power of inspection
- 24. Act.
- 25. Penalties for violation of section 12
- 26. Penalty in case of non-appointment of Fire Safety Officer
- 27. Liability of owner to pay compensation
- 28. Penalty for wilfully obstructing fire fighting, rescue operations
- 29. False report
- 30. General provision for punishment
- 31. Offence by companies
- 32. Compounding of offences
- 33. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 34. Cognizance of prosecution
- 35. Emergency Services.
- 36. Appeal
- 37. Establishment of fire and emergency training institute
- 38. Community awareness and training programme
- 39. The Fire Officer may render assistance and consultation to the communities in matters related to fire prevention.
- 40. Mode of assessment, collection, etc. of fire tax
- 41. Charges on deployment of Fire and Emergency Services beyond limits of State
- 42. Charges on deployment of Fire and Emergency Services for Stand by duty within State
- 43. Recovery of dues
- 44. Reciprocal fire fighting arrangements with other Fire and Emergency Services
- 45. Declaration of Fire and Emergency Services as technical service
- 46. General power to obtain information
- 47. Power to seal buildings or premises
- 48. Police officers and others to aid
- 49. Compensation to member of Fire and Emergency Services
- 50. Officers to be public servants
- 51. Restriction to form association or part of association etc
- 52. Power to make rules
- 53. Delegation of powers
- 54. Power to remove difficulties
- 55. Act to have overriding effect
- 56. Repeal and savings
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