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(1) The Fire Officer authorized by the Director in this behalf may, after giving three hours notice to the occupier, or if there is no occupier, to the owner of any place or building or part thereof, enter and inspect such place or building or part thereof at any time between sunrise and sunset where such inspection appears necessary for ascertaining the adequacy or contravention of fire prevention and life safety measures: Provided that the Fire Officer authorized by the Director in this behalf, may enter into and inspect any place or building or part thereof at any time if it appears to be expedient and necessary to do so in order to ensure safety of life and property. (2) The Fire Officer shall be provided with all possible assistance by the owner or occupier, as the case may be, of such place or building or part thereof, for carrying out the inspection under sub-section (1). (3) The owner or occupier or any other person shall not obstruct or cause any obstruction to the entry into or upon any place or building or part thereof of a Fire Officer and shall not manhandle with the Fire Officer during such inspection. (4) On entry to any such place or building or part thereof used as a human dwelling, due regard shall be paid by the Fire Officer to the social and religious sentiments of the occupiers: Provided that if any place, building or part thereof in the actual occupancy of any woman, who, according to the custom does not appear in public, then a notice is required to be given to such woman with liberty to withdraw herself from such place and every reasonable facility is required to be afforded to her for such purpose. (5) After carrying out the inspection under this section, the Fire Officer shall give a report of such inspection to the Director or any other officer authorized by him in this behalf. (6) The Director or any other officer authorized by him in this behalf shall, after receipt of the report, record his views on the deviations from or the contraventions of the requirements with regard to the fire prevention and life safety measures or the inadequacy or non- compliance of such measures provided or to be provided therein with reference to the height of the building or the nature of activities carried on in such place or building or part thereof and shall issue a notice to the owner or occupier of such place, building or part thereof directing him to undertake such measures within such time as may be specified in the notice. (7) The Director or any other officer authorized by him in this behalf in the event of non-compliance of notice issued shall take such steps as he deems fit under the provisions of this Act. Provisions regarding certain buildings.