Owner or Occupiers liability to provide Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures:

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of National Building Codes of India, Model Building Dye-laws by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, any other law or Bye-Law, the owner or the occupier, who are either individually or jointly responsible, of a building as classified by regulations or part thereof, shau provide fire prevention and life safety measure therein: PROVIDED that the owner or the occupier, as the case may be, shalt,- (i) provide minimum fire-fighting and Life safety installations as provided in the Bye-Law; (ii) maintain the fire prevention and life safety measures in operational condition at all times, in the mariner and specifications specified in Bye- Law. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being In force, no authority empowered to issue the occupancy certificate, shall issue the same, unless it is satisfied that the owner or the occupier, either individually or jointly, has complied with the provision as given in sub-section (1) of this Section. (3) Without prejudice to the existing Building Bye laws applicable and enforcement of National Building Codes by the State, following buildings shalt obtain Fire Safety Certificate' from Fire and Emergency Service; (i) Muttistoried buildings having more than 15 meter height; (ii) SpeciaL buiLdings Like educational, hospitals, nursing homes, institutional, assembly buildings , business, mercantile, industrial, storage and hazardous buildings as defined in National Building CodeZOl 6; (iii) Mixed occupancies with any of the aforesaid occupancies having >500 square meters area. (iv) As specified in Section 21 (1) (4) Owners of Buildings, under sub-section (3), shall ensure that such multi-storied or special buildings be equipped with automatic sprinkler systems, fire alarms and fire extinguishers to prevent or extinguish fire, as per the prescribed Rules. (5) The owner or occupier, as the case may be, shalt furnish to the Fire Officer, a certificate in the prescribed form issued by a Licensed agency regarding the compliance of the fire prevention and Life safety measures in his building or part thereof, as required by or under the provisions of this Act, and shalt also furnish to the Fire Officer a certificate in the prescribed form twice a year in the months of January and July regarding the maintenance of fire prevention and life safety measures in good repair and efficient condition as specified in sub-section (1) of this Section. (see .,Schedule of formats chapter XII) (6) No person other than the Licensed agency, as specified in the National Building Code of India or rule made under this Act, shalt carry out the work of providing fire prevention and Life safety measures or performing such other related activities required to be carried out in any place or building or part thereof.