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Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.75, Home (Legal) Department, dated 17.11.2015. Short title, extent and commencement. Definitions. 2 [Act No.15 of 1999] (c) ―Director General‖ means the Director General of Fire Services appointed under section 4; (d) ―fire fighting property‖ includes,- (i) lands and buildings used as fire stations and static water tanks; (ii) fire engines, equipments, tools, implements and whatsoever used for fire-fighting; (iii) motor vehicles and other means of transport used in connection with fire fighting; and (iv) Uniforms and badges of rank; (e) ―fire station‖ means any place declared generally or specially, by the Government to be a fire station; (f) ―form‖ means a form appended to this Act; (g) ―Government‖ means the State Government; (h) ―high-rise building‖ means a building the height of which is 3[18 meters] or more from the surface level of the land contiguous to such building; (i) ―member of service‖ means any person appointed under section 6; (j) 3[The National Building Code of India as amended from time to time] means the book containing Fire Prevention and Safety measures to be implemented in the buildings, places, premises, workshops, warehouses and industries published by the Indian Standards Institution;