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The Meghalaya Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2012

The Meghalaya Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2012

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The Meghalaya Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2012, establishes and regulates the state of Meghalaya’s official fire response force. This law applies to all residents, property owners, and commercial business operators across Meghalaya. It mandates fire safety licenses for warehouses, workshops, firework businesses, and public event venues, ensuring safety compliance. The Act matters because it legally empowers firefighters to take critical emergency actions during crises, such as accessing public or private water and entering private property, while penalizing those who obstruct rescue efforts, report false alarms, or ignore preventive safety protocols, ultimately protecting the public and minimizing structural fire damage.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Constitution of Fire & Emergency Services,
  4. 4. Composition of the service.
  5. 5. Appointment of Director of Fire & Emergency Services.
  6. 6. Superintendence and control of the service.
  7. 7. Appointment of members of the Services.
  8. 8. Issue of certificate to the member of the Services.
  9. 9. Auxiliary Fire Force.
  10. 10. Powers of State Government to make orders.
  11. 11. Powers of members of the services on the occasion of fire.
  12. 12. Power of Director to make arrangement for supply of water
  13. 13. Preventive measures and licences.
  14. 14. Fireworks.
  15. 15. Place of public gathering for entertainment.
  16. 16. Temporary structure or pandals.
  17. 17. Conditions for granting license for ware-houses and workshops etc.
  18. 18. Expenditure on the service.
  19. 19. Expenditure on the service.
  20. 20. Penalties for violation of preventive measures.
  21. 21. Information of outbreak of fire.
  22. 22. Failure to give information.
  23. 23. False Report
  24. 24. Employment on other duties.
  25. 25. Enquiry into origin of fire and report.
  26. 26. Power to obtain information
  27. 27. Power of entry.
  28. 28. Consumption of water.
  29. 29. No compensation for interruption of water supply.
  30. 30. Police Officer to aid.
  31. 31. Indemnity
  32. 32. Bar to other employment.
  33. 33. Restrictions respecting rights to form association, freedom of speech etc.
  34. 34. Reward.
  35. 35. Penalty for violation of duty, etc
  36. 36. Rules governing discipline of personnel.
  37. 37. Operation of other Law not barred.
  38. 38. Training.
  39. 39. Public Servants.
  40. 40. Fire and Emergency Service personnel always on duty.
  41. 41. Power of State Government to make rules.
  42. 42. Power to remove difficulty.

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