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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “appellate authority” means the Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary to Government, Haryana in the administrative department; (b) “building” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 (24 of 1973) or any law for the time being in force in the area in which this Act is in force and includes places or premises comprising land or building, or part of a land or building, whether authorized or otherwise, outhouses, if any, pertaining to such building or part thereof and petrol, diesel or gas line installations or pumps; (c) “bye-laws” means fire safety regulations as prescribed in Haryana Building Code, 2017, provisions of Part-IV of National Building Code of India 1983 as revised from time to time containing fire prevention and life safety measures to be implemented in the buildings as laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Oil Industry Safety Directorate Guidelines, 1986, the Petroleum Act, 1934 (Central Act 30 of 1934) and rules made thereunder and the Explosives Act, 1884 (Central Act 4 of 1884) and rules made thereunder; (d) “Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS)” means National Standard Body of India established under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (Central Act 11 of 2016); (e) “Fire Officer” includes Assistant Divisional Fire Officer and Fire Station Officer appointed for fire stations and other field formations, as the case may be; (f) “Director” means the Director, as the case may be, appointed by the Government under section 4; (g) “disaster” means disaster as defined in the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Central Act 53 of 2005); (h) “erector” means a person or association of persons, whether corporate or otherwise, who erects or makes a pandal or any structure for assembly of people on a regular or temporary basis; (i) “Fire and Emergency Services” means any serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action of Fire and Emergency Services of the Government or local authority; (j) “fire station” means a building erected to house the fire fighting equipment, appliances and staff and declared by the Government to be a fire station and other field formations as constituted under section 6 of this Act; Definitions. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), APR. 8, 2022 (CHTR. 18, 1944 SAKA) 72 (k) “fire prevention and life safety measures” means such measures as are necessary in accordance with the provisions of Part- IV of the National Building Code of India, 1983 as revised from time to time for containment, control and extinguishment of fire and for ensuring the safety of life and property; (l) “Fire Safety Officer” means a person appointed under section 22 by the owner or occupier of certain buildings as specified in this behalf to ensure fire prevention and fire safety measures installed in such buildings; (m) “Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana in the administrative department; (n) “local authority” means the Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Municipal Committee, Gram Panchayat, Cantonment Board or any other authority established, constituted or incorporated for providing and maintaining fire services; (o) “occupancy” means the principal occupancy for which a building or a part of the building is used or intended to be used including subsidiary occupancies which are contingent upon it; (p) “occupier” means- (i) any person who, for the time being, is paying or is liable to pay, to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which such rent is paid or is payable; (ii) an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using his land or building; (iii) a rent-free occupant of any land or building; (iv) a licensee in occupation of any land or building; and (v) any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation of any land or building; (q) “owner” includes a person who for the time being is receiving or is entitled to receive the rent of any land or building, whether on his own account or as an agent, trustee, guardian or receiver or any other person who shall receive the rent or is entitled to receive the rent if the land or building or part thereof is let out to tenant; (r) “pandal” means a temporary structure with a roof or walls made of straw, hay, ulu grass, golpatta, hogla, darma, mat, canvas, cloth or other like material which is not adopted for permanent or continuous occupancy; (s) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; (t) “State” means the State of Haryana. Fire and Emergency Services.