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(1) For the purposes of this Act, the State Government may appoint, for each,- (a) fire division, a person as the Divisional Fire Officer, (b) fire station, a person as the Station Fire Officer. (2) The qualifications for appointment and other conditions of service of the Officers, appointed under sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed. (3) For the purposes of this Act, the State Government may for each Local Fire Services,- (a) classify the category of Chief Fire Officer taking into consideration the population and class of local authority or authority or such other factors as may be prescribed; (b) prescribe the norms and qualifications of the each category of Chief Fire Officer; (4) Subject to sub-section (3), the State Government may by an order direct the local authority or the authority, as the case may be, to appoint a person to be the Chief Fire Officer.