Penalty for failure to comply with the notice issued after inspection of a building under construction.

(1) If the owner of a building under construction fails to ensure compliance with the notice issued to him after inspection, the Fire Officer shall issue an order to the owner, notifying the owner that they shall incur a fine of Rs. 10,000 in addition to a fine for each day after the first full day of non-compliance for which the non-compliance continues,- (i) of up to Rs. 500, in case of low-risk buildings; (ii) of up to Rs. 1,000, in case of medium-risk buildings; and (iii) of up to Rs. 2,000, in case of high-risk buildings. (2) As soon as the owner ensures compliance with the notice issued to him after inspection, he shall approach the Fire Officer with a request to inspect the building under construction: Provided that the Fire Officer shall ensure that he inspects the building under construction within seven working days from receiving such request from the owner. Where the Fire Officer fails to conduct inspection within seven working days, he shall give to the Director or local authority reasons, in writing, to justify the violation of duty: Provided further that the number of days between the date on which the owner approaches the Fire Officer under this section and the date on which the Fire Officer actually inspects the building after being so approached, shall be excluded from the period of delay while calculating the amount of fine leviable under sub-section (1). (3) After the Fire Officer has inspected the building, and the Fire Officer is satisfied that the owner or occupier has complied with the notice issued after inspection, the Fire Officer shall issue an order specifying the number of full days for which the non-compliance continues, and the resultant fine that shall be levied on the owner or occupier.