Power of Director to enter into arrangements for assistance: —The ‘Director

may, with the.previous sanction: of the State Government, enter into arrangements yin any person. who employs and maidtains persongel or equipment vr both for re- fighting purposes to secure, on.§uch-term as to payment or otherwise as may be provided by or under the arrangétnents, the provision for the purpose of dedling ‘with fires-occurring in any area in which this Act is in force. oo © ga. Power dt manibets of the Fite Service on occasion ‘of ‘fire:—On the

• • emoasion of ‘fire ip.any arca in which this Act is m farce, ‘any momber of the Hire Service whois in-chatge of fire fighting operations on the ‘spot ‘may— TUT AR) remove, rig oetar eay ster cmenber of tho Eire Seis

amin ee remove -or detain any person who by his presence inferferes with . -

~ Re 5 Jabedes Ee a TA We “the *fiyo ‘or Tor saviog ; or property; SEE PEO : +5) -oloss any strcet or passage in. or mear which a fire. js buming; © for the purpose of extinguishing fire, break into or through or . «IT ge oogining SEs e_chgaged da firs. : aj pins x ute ds » : be - hiakag. 4 2 h . a “or down doing es little damage as ‘possible; 3

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EET) gequics the authority in charge of water supply in the area to

----rpgujate the wafer mains so "as tg provide water” ata specified pressure at the place where fire ‘has broken ‘out #hd “utilise “the h

. water of any stream, cistern, well or tank or any other availabld

“7. . source of water, public or private for the purpose of extingishing

so or limiting the spread of such fire provided that jn cages. of a. damage done to any soux¢e of water, stream, cistern, wl oF nik belonging to member of the public or association or body

) corporate while utilising water in accordance with. -the--proyjsions

. of this section under this Act, the State Goverpment. may entertain at its discretion, claims ior gowmpensation preferred “by. any

• • affected person or party or body corporate as the~case may be, on merit of each case; - . SRE Te %
• • (¢) exercise the same powers for dispersing an assembly of passoms likely to obstract the fire figh ng “operations as if he is an officer> in-charge of Police Station snd as if such an assembly=is “an ‘ ~~ unlawful assembly and shall be entitled to the same immupitics and protection as-such an Officer in respect of the ezercise of such powers and - . i. - 6) generally take such measures as may appear to him fo be necessary for extinguishing the fire or for the protection of life or property and for which no member of -the Fire Service. working under his order or instructions will’ be civilly or criminally. prosecuted in 3 . Court of law. - . ane RECOVERY FROM LOCAL FIRE SERVICE