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The Lakshadweep Fire and Emergency Service Regulation, 2026

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The Lakshadweep Fire and Emergency Service Regulation, 2026, establishes a dedicated fire and emergency service for the Union territory of Lakshadweep. It mandates fire safety measures for buildings, including the appointment of Fire Safety Officers and the acquisition of Fire Safety Certificates for specific structures like hotels and multi-storied buildings. The Regulation empowers authorities to inspect premises, levy a fire tax, and impose penalties for non-compliance, such as failing to maintain safety equipment or obstructing fire operations. It also creates a Fire Prevention and Life Safety Fund to support training and equipment procurement, ensuring a structured legal framework for emergency response and public safety.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES →

  1. 3Establishment and declaration of fire and emergency service
  2. 4Superintendence of fire and emergency service to vest in Government
  3. 5Composition of fire and emergency service
  4. 6Terms and conditions of employees of fire and emergency service
  5. 7Appointment of Director of fire and emergency service
  6. 8Power, duties and functions of Director or Chief Fire Officer

Chapter III ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE STATIONS →

  1. 9Establishment of Fire Stations
  2. 10Appointment of Fire Officer
  3. 11Powers and functions of Fire Officers
  4. 12Issue of certificate to employees
  5. 13Auxiliary fire and emergency service
  6. 14Effect of suspension of Fire Officer

Chapter IV FIRE SAFETY OFFICER →

  1. 15Appointment, power and functions of Fire Safety Officer

Chapter V FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE →

  1. 16Response to calls
  2. 17Deployment of personnel and equipment
  3. 18Operation management
  4. 19Powers of employees of fire and emergency service during fire or rescue operations
  5. 20Power to arrange for water supply during emergency
  6. 21Duty of Director or Fire Officer to arrange water supply
  7. 22Power to enter into agreement for water supply
  8. 23Authority not to claim compensation for damage
  9. 24Local authority not to charge for water consumption

Chapter VI PREVENTIVE MEASURES →

  1. 25Preventive measures
  2. 26Erector of a pandal to take fire prevention and life safety measures
  3. 27False declaration to be punishable offence
  4. 28Removal of encroachments, objects or goods likely to cause risk of fire or any obstruction to firefighting
  5. 29Liability of owner or occupiers of building to provide fire prevention and life safety measures
  6. 30Issue of Fire Safety Certificate and its renewal
  7. 31Power of inspection of nominated authority
  8. 32Communication of information on outbreak of fire

Chapter VII FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE TRAINING INSTITUTE →

  1. 33Establishment of fire and emergency training institute
  2. 34Community preparedness

Chapter VIII LEVY OF FIRE TAX AND OTHER CHARGES →

  1. 35Levy of fire tax
  2. 36Mode of assessment, collection and levy of fire tax
  3. 37Fee on deployment of fire and emergency service within or beyond limits of Union territory
  4. 38Recovery of dues

Chapter IX FIRE PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY FUND →

  1. 39Constitution of fund

Chapter X REQUISITIONING OF FIREFIGHTING PROPERTY →

  1. 40Requisition of firefighting property

Chapter XI OFFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 41Penalties for contravention of certain provisions
  2. 42Penalty for violation of duty
  3. 43Penalty in case of non-appointment of Fire Safety Officers
  4. 44Liability of property owner to pay compensation
  5. 45Failure to give information
  6. 46Punishment for failure to take precautions
  7. 47Penalty for wilfully obstructing firefighting, rescue operation
  8. 48Punishment for giving false report
  9. 49Punishment for furnishing false certificate
  10. 50Punishment for contravention of provisions of this Regulation where no punishment has been provided
  11. 51Offences by companies
  12. 52Compounding of offences
  13. 53Protection of action taken in good faith
  14. 54Cognisance of offences
  15. 55Jurisdiction

Chapter XII APPEALS →

  1. 56Appeals

Chapter XIII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 57Firefighting arrangements with other fire and emergency service
  2. 58Declaration of fire and emergency service as technical service
  3. 59Deployment in other area
  4. 60Deployment on other duties
  5. 61Power to obtain information
  6. 62Power to disconnect electricity and water supply or seal building
  7. 63Penalty for removal of seal
  8. 64Police officers and employees are to assist and aid
  9. 65Existing fire and emergency service to be deemed to be fire and emergency service constituted under Regulation
  10. 66Final expenses to next of kin in case of death of member of fire and emergency service
  11. 67Officers and employees to be public servant
  12. 68Power of Government to call for returns, reports, statements, etc
  13. 69Power to make rules
  14. 70Power of Government to delegate
  15. 71Repeal and saving
  16. 72Power to remove difficulties
  17. 73Laying of rules and orders, etc
  18. 74Act to have an overriding effect on other laws

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