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The Nagaland Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2021

The Nagaland Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2021

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The Nagaland Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2021, establishes a unified legal framework for fire prevention, life safety, and emergency response across the state of Nagaland. It mandates that owners and occupiers of specific buildings—including residential, commercial, industrial, and hazardous premises—must implement fire safety measures and obtain a Fire Safety Certificate. The Act empowers the Director of Fire and Emergency Services to inspect premises, enforce safety standards, and appoint Fire Safety Officers. For the ordinary citizen, this law ensures that public and private buildings are equipped to prevent fire hazards, provides a clear mechanism for emergency response, and establishes accountability for fire safety compliance.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment of one Fire and Emergency Service for whole of State
  4. 4. Superintendence of Fire and Emergency Service to vest in State Government
  5. 5. Constitution and Classification of Fire and Emergency Service
  6. 6. Appointment of Director and other Staff of Fire and Emergency Service
  7. 7. Power, Duties and Functions of the Director
  8. 8. Setting up of Fire Stations
  9. 9. Issue of Certificate to the employees of Fire and Emergency Service
  10. 10. Auxiliary Fire and Emergency Service
  11. 11. Effect of suspension of Fire Officer
  12. 12. Response to Calls
  13. 13. Personnel F1 scale of equipment
  14. 14. Operation Management
  15. 15. Powers of Employees of the Fire and Emergency Service on occasion of fire and/or rescue
  16. 39. Offences by Companies
  17. 40. Compounding of offences
  18. 41. Protection of action taken in good faith
  19. 42. Cognizance of prosecution
  20. 43. Jurisdiction
  21. 44. Appeals
  22. 45. Establishment of Fire and Emergency Training Institute
  23. 46. Community Preparedness
  24. 47. Levy of fire tax
  25. 48. Mode of assessment, collection, etc. of fire tax.
  26. 49. Fee on deployment of Fire and Emergency Service beyond the Limits of the State
  27. 50. Constitution of Fund
  28. 51. Reciprocal fire-fighting arrangements with other Fire and Emergency Service
  29. 52. Declaration of Fire and Emergency Service as Technical Service
  30. 53. Deployment to other area
  31. 54. Employment on other duties
  32. 55. Power to obtain information
  33. 56. Power to seal buildings or premises
  34. 57. Police officers and others to aid
  35. 58. Fire and Emergency Service functioning in the State immediately before the commencement of this Act to be deemed to be Fire and Emergency Service constituted under this Act
  36. 59. Death of member of Fire and Emergency Service
  37. 60. Calling of returns, reports, statements, etc.
  38. 61. Power to make Rules
  39. 62. Delegation of powers
  40. 63. Repeat and Savings
  41. 64. Power to remove Difficulties
  42. 65. Act to have overriding effect and effect of other laws
  43. 66. Requisition of Firefighting property
  44. 67. Special dispensation to the subordinate operational staff
  45. 68. Amendment
  46. 16. Power to arrange for water supply during emergency. Power to arrange for water supply during emergency
  47. 17. Duty to arrange water supply. Duty to arrange water supply
  48. 18. Power to enter into Agreement for Water Supply. Power to enter into Agreement for Water Supply
  49. 19. No compensation for interruption of water supply. No compensation for interruption of water supply
  50. 20. Compensation of water. Compensation of water
  51. 21. Preventive Measures. Preventive Measures
  52. 22. Fire Prevention and Life Safety measures in the pandals to be self-regulatory. Fire Prevention and Life Safety measures in the pandals to be self-regulatory
  53. 23. Removal of encroachments or objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or any obstruction to firefighting. Removal of encroachments or objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or any obstruction to firefighting
  54. 24. Owner or Occupiers liability to provide Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures:. Owner or Occupiers liability to provide Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures:
  55. 25. Issue of Fire Safety Certificate/No Objection Certificate. Issue of Fire Safety Certificate/No Objection Certificate
  56. 26. Appointment & Functions of Fire Safety Officer. Appointment & Functions of Fire Safety Officer
  57. 27 (B) GRANT OF LICENSE TO ACT AS LICENSED AGENCY. GRANT OF LICENSE TO ACT AS LICENSED AGENCY.
  58. 27. (A) Power of Inspection. Power of Inspection
  59. 28 information on outbreak Of fire. information on outbreak Of fire
  60. 29. Offences and Penalties. Offences and Penalties
  61. 30. Penalties for violation of provisions of Chapter IV (Water Supply). Penalties for violation of provisions of Chapter IV (Water Supply)
  62. 31. Penalty for violation of Duty. Penalty for violation of Duty
  63. 32. Penalty In case of non-appointment of Fire Safety Officers:. Penalty In case of non-appointment of Fire Safety Officers:
  64. 33. LiabiLity of property owner to pay compensation. LiabiLity of property owner to pay compensation
  65. 34. Failure to give information. Failure to give information
  66. 35. Failure to take precautions. Failure to take precautions
  67. 36. Penalty for willfully obstructing the firefighting, rescue operations. Penalty for willfully obstructing the firefighting, rescue operations
  68. 37. False report. False report
  69. 38. General provision for punishment for offence. General provision for punishment for offence
  70. FORM-H. SEIZURE ORDER
  71. FORM-B3. NOTICE FOR CLAIMING OF SEIZED GOODS
  72. FORM-C. DECLARATION BY OWNER/OCCUPIER
  73. FORM-C1. CERTIFICATE BY THE LICENSED AGENCY
  74. FORM-C2. SIX MONTHLY CERTIFICATE BY THE LICENSED AGENCY
  75. FORM-D. APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATE
  76. FORM-D1. APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATE
  77. FORM-D2. ISSUE OF NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE
  78. FORM-E. SUSPENSION/CANCELLATION OF NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE
  79. FORM-I. APPOINTMENT OF FIRE SAFETY OFFICER
  80. FORM-E1. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT OF FIRE SAFETY OFFICER
  81. FORM-P. GRANT OF LICENCE TO ACT AS AN LICENSED AGENCY
  82. FORM-F1. NOTICE FOR ENTRY AND INSPECTION
  83. FORM-F2. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS IN THE BUILDING/PREMISES TO WITHDRAW THEREFROM
  84. FORM-F3. SHOW CAUSE NOTICE TO LICENSED AGENCY FOR SUSPENSION OF LICENCE
  85. FORM-F4. NOTICE REGARDING INADEQUACIES/CONTRAVENTION DURING INSPECTION
  86. FORM-G. FORM OF APPEAL TO THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY
  87. FORM-H1. FORM FOR RECIPROCAL FIREFIGHTING ARRANGEMENTS

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