Bare ActsThe NAGALAND FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 2021 (ACT NO.5 OF 2023)

Section 21

Preventive Measures A) Fire Prevention and Audit Wing

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Preventive Measures A) Fire Prevention and Audit Wing. There shall be a fire prevention and Audit wing in the Nagaland Fire 0 Emergency Services which shall consist of such number of inspecting Officers and other Staff as determine by the State Government. The Director will be responsthle for smooth and efficient operation of the Fire Prevention and Audit wing. The Fire Prevention and Audit wing shalt determine the building plan referred to Fire Services by local authority or any other statutory authority from fire prevention and fire safety point of view and issue directives for compliance by' the builder) owner or occupier as per National Building Code of India and existing building State building bylaws. The function of the inspecting officer shall be to oversee and implement in section 21(1)., 21(2), 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,;F±32. (1) The State Government may, by notification, require owner or occupier of premises in any area or of any class of premises used, which in its opinion, are likely to cause risk of fire, to take such precautions as may be specified in such notification. a) Paridal having seating capacity mare than 50 persons or covered area more than 50 square meters, "b.) Residential buildings (other than hotels and guest houses).having height more than 15 meters or having ground plus four upper Lories in1uding mezzanine floor. c Hotels and guest houses having heiglu more than 12 meters having ground plus three upper stories. melud ing mezzanine floor. Educational buildings liivmg height more than 9 meters or having ground plus two upper stones including mezzamne floor. .e) Institutional buildings havingheight more than 9. meters or having groundplus two upper stories including mezzanine floor. All. Assembly buildings. Business. buildings having height mOrc than 15 meters or having ground plus four upper stories including mezzanine floor. h) Mercantile buildings having height more than 9 meters or having ground plus two upper Stories, including mezzanine floor. 1)' Industrial 'buildings having, covered area on all floors more than 250.square.rnete.rs. J), Storage buildings having covered area on all floors more than 250 square meters All Hazardous buildings having covered area on all floors more than 100 square meters. 1), Underground Structures. rn) The cLiuse (a) to (I) shall be as necessitate to have Fire S4feLy Cerficate' as specified in Section 24 Sub-Section (3) (2) Where such notification has been issued, it shalt be lawful for the Director or Fire Officer to direct the removal of objects or goods Likely to cause the risk of fire, to a place of safety and on failure by the owner or occupier to do so, the Director or Fire Officer may, after giving the owner or occupier a reasonable opportunity of making the representation, seize, detain or remove such objects or goods. 40 The Nagaland Gazette, Part-V August 31, 2023

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