Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Collector" means the Chief Officer in charge of the revenue administration of the district and includes an acting or officiating Collector, and also any officer appointed by the Government to exercise the functions of the Collector; (b) "Director" means the Officer appointed by the Government as the Director of the Fire Force for the State of Kerala; (c) "fire-fighting property" includes- (i) Lands and buildings used as fire stations; (ii) fire engines, equipments, tools, implements and things whatsoever used for fire fighting; (iii) motor vehicles and other means of transport used in connection with fire-fighting; and (iv) Uniforms and badges of rank; (d) "Fire station" means any post or place declared generally or specially, by the Government to be a fire-station; (e) "Force" means the Kerala Fire Force maintained under this Act; (f) "Officer-in-charge of a fire-station" includes when the Officer-in-charge of the fire station is absent from the Station or unable from illness or other cause to perform his duties, the fire Officer present at the station who is next in rank to such Officer; (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.