Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Acquisition of fire fighting property:-- (I) Wlfrafrer making such enquiry and investigation asit deems necessary and after giving the Local Authority an opportunity to make its- representations, the StaterGovernment is of Opinion that the standard of efliciency of the fire fighting personnel and equipment ' maintained by the Local Authority is .not adequate to meet the normal require- gnents of therareas, the State Government may acquire the fire fighting Property of ’ the Local Authority by publishing in the Official Gazette a notice to the effect that the State Government 'has decided to acquire such property on payment of its market value; a copy of such notice shall also be served on the Local Authority. (2) When a notiCe as aforesaid is published in the Oflicial Gazette, the property specified in such notice shall, on and from the beginning of the date on. which-the notice is so published, vest absolutely in the State Government, free - from all encumbrances. 4: 28, Prohibition against transfer of fire fighting propertyz—Np Local Authority ‘of any area 7 in which this Act is in three shall, after (the commencement ’31,. this Act in that area, transfer or otherwiSe part with any fire fighting ”prbperty without the previous sanction of the State Government. , _,