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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "appointed day" means the date on which the Directcnr is eppojnted under section-4; (b) "building" means a house, outhouse, warehouse, godown, stable, latrine, urinal, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary waII) or any other structure, whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or other material; (c) "Director" means the Director of Firc Scrvicc arpointcd under section-4; (d) "fire fighting appliances" means 6re-engines, keescapes, accouo trements' equipments, tools, implcmenrs and things whatever used for fire-fighting, and includcs motor vehicles end other means of transport used in connection with fire-fight ing; (e) "fire prevention and fire safely masures" mcans such measurcs as are necessary for [he preventioo, control and fighting of fire and for ensuring the safety of life and property in case of fire; , (f 1 "Fire Service" means the Orissa Fire Service constituted under section 3; Cg) "Fire Station" includes any pcst or place as the State Govzrnment may, by general or special ordcr, declwe to be a Fire Station; (h) "locaI area'' means any area over which a IocaI authority has jurisdiction; (i) "member" means a member of I he Fire Service; (j) "~fficee-in-charge of Fire Stat~on" includes, when the O5cer-in-charge of the Fire Station is abscnt from the Stalion or is unable to perform his duties, the senior r n ~ st member who is next in rank to: such o k r present at the station; 4 (k) "premise$' means any land orI:any building or part:of a building appurtenant thereto; (I) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules; (m) "rules" mean6 rules made under this Act. .-. *For the Bill OrLsso GazdrrdExtraordinarg dated the 15th ~ u l y 1993 CNo; 936) For Select Committee Report Set O ~ S W Gazeftu ~ x t r a o r d h ~ , dated the 21sl October 1993 (NO. 1394) CONSTITUTION, MAINTENANCE, SUPERINTENDENCE AND cONTR OL OF FIRE SERVICE Constitution.