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Sikkim Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2023

Sikkim Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2023

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This Act creates a single Fire and Emergency Service for Sikkim. It sets out the Service's superintendence, constitution and ranks, the appointment and powers of the Director, the setting up of fire stations, and an auxiliary service. It also covers fire safety and emergency response.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II ORGANIZATION, SUPERINTENDENCE, CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE →

  1. 3Establishment of one Fire and Emergency Service for whole of State
  2. 4Superintendence of Fire and Emergency Service to vest in State Government
  3. 5Constitution and Classification of Fire and Emergency Service
  4. 6Appointment of Director of Fire and Emergency Service
  5. 7Power, Duties and Functions of the Director
  6. 8Setting up of Fire Stations
  7. 9Issue of Certificate to the employees of Fire and Emergency Service
  8. 10Auxiliary Fire and Emergency Service
  9. 11Effect of suspension of Fire Officer

Chapter III FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE →

  1. 12Response to Calls
  2. 13Calls related to any other emergencies shall also be entertained by the Fire and Emergency Service by order and as per the rules made hereunder.
  3. 14Operation Management
  4. 15Powers of Employees of the Fire and Emergency Service on the occurrence of fire and/or rescue

Chapter IV WATER SUPPLY →

  1. 16Power to arrange for water supply during emergency
  2. 17Duty to arrange water supply
  3. 18Power to enter into Agreement for Water Supply
  4. 19No compensation for interruption of water supply
  5. 20Compensation of water

Chapter V GENERAL MEASURES FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY MEASURES →

  1. 21Preventive Measures
  2. 22Fire Prevention and Life Safety measures in the pandals to be self-regulatory
  3. 23Removal of encroachments or objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or any obstruction to fire-fighting
  4. 24Owner or Occupiers liability to provide Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures
  5. 25Issue of Fire Safety Certificate
  6. 26Appointment and Functions of Fire Safety Officer
  7. 27Power of Inspection
  8. 28Information on outbreak of fire

Chapter VI OFFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 29Offences and Penalties
  2. 30Penalties for violation of provisions of Chapter IV (Water Supply)
  3. 31Penalty for violation of Duty
  4. 32Penalty in case of non-appointment of Fire Safety Officers
  5. 33Liability of property owner to pay compensation
  6. 34Failure to give information
  7. 35Failure to take Precautions
  8. 36Penalty for willfully obstructing the fire-fighting, rescue operations
  9. 37False report
  10. 38General provision for punishment for offence
  11. 39Offences by Companies
  12. 40Compounding of offences
  13. 41Protection of action taken in good faith
  14. 42Cognizance of prosecution
  15. 43Jurisdiction
  16. 44Appeals

Chapter VIII TRAINING →

  1. 45Establishment of Fire and Emergency Training Institute
  2. 46Community Preparedness

Chapter IX LEVY OF FIRE SAFETY/USER CHARGES, FEE AND OTHER CHARGES →

  1. 47Levy of fire safety/user charges
  2. 48Mode of assessment, collection, etc. of fire safety/user charges
  3. 49Fee on deployment of Fire and Emergency Service beyond the limits of the State
  4. 50Recovery of Dues

Chapter X FIRE PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY FUND →

  1. 51Constitution of Fund

Chapter XI MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 52Reciprocal fire-fighting arrangements with other Fire and Emergency Service
  2. 53Declaration of Fire and Emergency Service as Technical Service
  3. 54Deployment to other area
  4. 55Employment on other duties
  5. 56Power to obtain information
  6. 57Power to Seal Building or Premises, Search, Seizure and Survey
  7. 58Police officers and others to aid
  8. 59Fire and Emergency Service functioning in the State immediately before the commencement of this Act to be deemed to be Sikkim Fire and Emergency Service constituted under this Act
  9. 60Death of member of Fire and Emergency Service
  10. 61Officers to be public servants
  11. 62Calling of returns, reports, statements, etc
  12. 63Power to make Rules
  13. 64Delegation of powers
  14. 65Repeal and Savings
  15. 66Power to remove Difficulties
  16. 67Act to have overriding effect and effect of other laws
  17. 68Requisition of Fire-fighting property
  18. 69Special promotion to the subordinate operational staff

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