Section 16. Power of State Government to require Authority to enhance or reduce enhanced fee.

1[(1) Where it appears to the State Government that the balance of the Fire Protection Fund of any Authority or Director is insufficient for meeting any expenditure required to be incurred for purchasing and maintaining fire fighting equipments and property and for maintenance thereof or for creating posts of officers, staff and servants for meeting the requirements to provide Fire and Emergency Services or generally, for performance of fire fighting operations; or that such balance is more than the requirements for the purposes aforesaid, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, require the Authority or Director to enhance the rate of fee or reduce the enhanced fee, if any, at such rate as may be specified in the said notification.] (2) After receipt of such requisition as aforesaid the Authority shall forthwith proceed to enhance or as the case may be, reduce the enhanced fee in accordance with the requisition and the resolution of the Authority passed in that behalf and the rate of fee specified therein shall take effect from the date of resolution and the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 12 shall mutatis mutandis apply for the publication of such resolution.