Section 45. Appointment of Fire Officer or Fire Supervisor in certain buildings.

(1) There shall be appointed by every owner or occupier, a fire officer or fire supervisor for every building of the following description, namely :- 1[(a)] Building with height more than 30 metres and used for,- (1) hotel, (2) hospital, (3) business, (4) mercantile, (5) mixed occupancy of whatever kind or purposes. 2[(b) Building used as, (1) residential building with height more than 70 meters; (2) large oil and natural gas installation such as refineries, LPG bottling plant and other similar facilities; (3) industrial building with moderate hazardous activities in nature having built up area 30,000 square meters or more and industrial building with high hazardous activities in nature having built up area of 10,000 square meters or more.] (2) The qualifications and duties of such fire officer or fire supervisor shall be such as the Director may, with the approval of the State Government, by order in the Official Gazette, specify.