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( I ) The Director or any member not below the rank of an Officer-in-charge of a Fire Station as may bo avrhorised by the Director, miry. for the purpose ofobtaining information for fire-fighting purposes? require the Gwner or occupicr of any building or other property to supply such lnformatlon with respect to the character of such buiIding or other property, the available ,water-supplies and-the meansof access thcrcto and such owner or ccc~picr'sball furnish all tbe information so required. 12) If any information required under sub-section (1). is not famished within a reasonable time, or tbe Director or the member so authorised bas rea6c.n to belicve that any information iurnished is inaccurate, the Director or the member 60 autho- rjscd may, for the purpose of obtaining c.r verifying thc informatiqn, enter into any such building or any place, with or without assistance, after giving- such ootice to the owner or ccc~pier as may be prwcribed : - Provided that - (a) a7 such entry shall be made between sun-set and sun-rise ; and . . . 0 ' . . . , , . . - (b) due regard shall always be had, so far a6 mgy 'be' dohpatible with the' , exipnci& ' of the : p.orpwe for which the, ente is made, to the social and' religio~ usascs of the occupants of the buiIdings cr places entered. (3) The Director or the member. referred to in sub-section (2) 6haU not use sny force far the purpose of effecting any entry under the said sub-section, unlearn - (a) mch entry cannot otherwise be effectcd ; and . . (b) there is reascjn to believe that any offence is being or has been committed against any provision of this Acr or any rule made thereunder. ~espatehof