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Establishment of fire training institute.— (1) The Government may establish and maintain fire training institute in Bihar to be known as the “Fire Safety Management Academy” for providing courses of instruction in the prevention and extinguishment of fire of the Fire Service personnel and private candidate from industries, hotels, multi-storied buildings and similar others government and non-government establishments as specified in section 29. (2) The Government may extend the training facilities at the academy to be established under sub-section (1) to the fire services under the control of local bodies and industrial undertakings as well as to the state fire services of other States on payment of charges as may be prescribed. (3) Subject to the observance of the general rules applicable to other employees of the Government in relation to training, the members of the Fire Service may be given training in the field of scientific and modern techniques of fire protection and fire safety measures, and allied matters in any institute, within or out of India at the cost and expense of the Government for the administration of the provisions of this Act. (4) A fire officer who undergoes training as provided in sub-section (3), shall indemnify the Government to reimburse all such expenses and costs, including the pay and allowances as may be paid to him during the course of training, if he does not serve the Fire Service for a stipulated tenure binding on him in this behalf.