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Definitions:_jn this Act, unless the context otherwise requires (a) "Collector" means the Chief Officer in charge of the revenue administration of the district and includes in acting or officiating Collector, and also any officer appointed by the Government to exercise the functions of the Collector; (b)"Director" meang the Officer appointed by the Government as the Director of the Fire Force for the State of Kerala ©"fire-fighting property" includes- Lands andçbuildings used as fire stations, fire engines, equipments, tools, implements and things whatsoever used for fire fighting; (iii)motor vehicles and other means of transport used in connection with fire-fighting and (iv)Uriiforms and badges of rank; (d)"Firestation" means any post of place declared generally or specially, by the Government to be a fire-station; (e)"Force" means the Kerla Fire Force maintained under this Act; 2 2: (f)"Officer-in-charge of a fire-station" inôludes whe absent from the Station or unable from illness or Officer present at the station who is next in rank to si (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rulS made Maintenance of the the Officer-i n -charge of the fire statio 5 ther cause to perform his duties, the fire h Officer; this Act. force Maintenance of Fire Force:- There shall be maintaihed by the Government a Fire Force to be called the Kerala Fire Force for services in the local-aeas in which this Act is in force. Superintendence and control of the Force(I) The superintendence and control of the Force shall vest in the Director and shall be carried on by him in1 accordance with the provisions of this Act and of any rules made thereunder. (2) The Government may appoint such Officers as iti may deem fit to assist: the Director in the discharge of his duties. Appointment of members of the Force:- The Director or such other officer of the Force as the Government may authorise in this behalf shall appoirt members of the Force in accordance with rules made under this act. 1, I Issue of certificate to members of Force:- (1) Every person shall on appointment to the Force, receive a certificate in the prescribed form under the seat of the Dire&tor or an officer authorized in this behalf by the Government; and the reupon suh person shall have the powers, functions and privileged of a member of the Force under this Adt. The certificates referred to in sub section(1) shall cease to have effect when the person named therçin ceases for any reason to be a member hf the Force, and on his ceasing to be such member, he shall forthwith surrender the certificate to any Officer empowered to receive the same. 7 During any term of suspension ' the powers member of the Force shall be in abeyance, but such same discipline and penalities as he would have been Auxiliary Fire Force:- (I) Whenever it appears to the the Force, it may raise an auxiliary Force by enlomer terms and conditions as it may deem fit. functions and privileges vested in any ember shall continue to be subject to the he had not been suspended. overnment that it is necessary to augment of volunteers for éuch areas and on such :3: (2) Every such volunteer shall, receive a certificate in the prescribed form, have the same powers and protection be liable to all such duties and penalities and be subordinate to the same authorities as a member of the ordinary Force Expenditure on the Force:- The entire expenditure in connection with the Force shall be met out of the consolidated Fund of the State. CHAPTER II POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE DIRECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE FORCE