Definitions

In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “administrator” means the administrator of the Union territory of the Lakshadweep appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution;
2. (b) “appellate authority” means an officer above the rank of Fire Officer appointed by the Government, by notification;
3. (c) “building” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in any law for the time being in force in the area in which this Regulation is in force and includes places or premises comprising of land or building, or part of a land or building, whether authorised or otherwise, out houses, if any, pertaining to such building or part thereof and installations of petrol, diesel or gas lines or pumps;
4. (d) “building bye-laws” means the bye-laws or rules or regulations made under any municipal law or any other law for the time being in force in the area in which this Regulation is in force and includes the development and control rules or regulations, by whatever name called;
5. (e) “bye-law” means the fire safety regulations, norms or guidelines made by the Government under this Regulation;
6. (f) “Director or Chief Fire Officer” means the Director or Chief Fire Officer of the fire and emergency service appointed under sub-section (1) of section 7;
7. (g) “disaster” means the disasters as defined in clause (d) of section 2 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005;
8. (h) “emergency” means any serious situation or occurrence, including disasters, occurring unexpectedly and demanding immediate action or response of the fire and emergency service;
   • (i) “employee” means a person appointed to the fire and emergency service;
9. (j) “erector” means a person or association of persons, whether incorporated or otherwise, who erects or makes a pandal or any structure for the occupation of people on a regular or temporary basis;
10. (k) “fire and emergency service” means the Lakshadweep fire and emergency service constituted under section 3;
11. (l) “Fire Officer or Station Fire Officer or Station Officer” means an officer appointed as such under sub-section (1) of section 10;
12. (m) “fire prevention and life safety measures” means such measures as may be necessary for the containment, control, and extinguishing of fire and for ensuring the safety of life and property, including such other measures as may be prescribed;
13. (n) “firefighting property” means land and building used as fire stations, firefighting appliances, equipment, tools, implements and other articles whatsoever used for firefighting and other means of transport used in connection with the firefighting, uniforms and badges of rank;
14. (o) “Fire Safety Officer” means the officer appointed as Fire Safety Officer under sub-section (1) of section 15;
15. (p) “fire station” means a fire station established under sub-section (1) of section 9;
16. (q) “fund” means the Fire Prevention and Life Safety Fund constituted under section 39;
17. (r) “Government” means the Union territory administration of Lakshadweep; “local authority” means a district panchayat or gram panchayat constituted under any law for the time being in force;
18. (t) “nominated authority” means any officer of the rank of a Station Fire Officer or Station Officer of fire and emergency service nominated by the Government for the purposes of this Regulation;
19. (u) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette, and the expression “notify” or “notified” shall be construed accordingly;
    • (v) “occupancy” means the principal occupancy for which a building or part thereof is used or intended to be used, including subsidiary occupancies which are contingent upon it;
20. (w) “occupier” means—
    • (i) an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using, his land or building;
    • (ii) any person who, for the time being, is paying or is liable to pay to the owner, the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which such rent is paid or is payable;
    • (iii) a licensee in occupation of any land or building;
    • (iv) any person who is liable to pay damages to the owner for the use and occupation of any land or building; and
    • (v) a rent-free tenant of any land or building;
    • (x) “Official Gazette” means the Gazette of the Union territory of Lakshadweep;
21. (y) “owner” means a person who, for the time being, is entitled to receive the rent of any land or building,—
    • (i) whether on his own account or on account of himself and others; or
    • (ii) as an agent, trustee, guardian or receiver; or
    • (iii) any other person, who may receive the rent or be entitled to receive it, if the land or building or part thereof is let out to a tenant;
22. (z) “pandal” means a temporary structure with a roof or walls made of straw, hay, ulu grass, golpatta, hogla, darma, mat, canvas, cloth or such other like material which is not used for permanent or continuous occupancy;
23. (za) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Regulation;
24. (zb) “qualified agency” means a person or an association of persons having technical specialisation in the field of fire,—
25. (a) civil or mechanical engineering; or
26. (b) technology, industrial safety, disaster management or chemical science, from a recognised university, having domain knowledge and accomplishments in the field of fire services or emergency services;
27. (zc) “second appellate authority” means an officer appointed by the Government, who is higher in rank than the appellate authority;
28. (zd) “specified” means specified by an order under this Regulation, and the expression “specify” shall be construed accordingly;
29. (ze) “Standing Fire Advisory Council” means the advisory body constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs by notification to examine the technical problems relating to a fire and emergency service and to make recommendations to the Government of India in the matter including the standardisation of firefighting equipment through the Indian Standard Institutions; and
30. (zf) “Union territory” means the Union territory of Lakshadweep.