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Uttar Pradesh Fire And Emergency Service Act

उत्तर प्रदेश अग्निशमन तथा आपात सेवा अधिनियम, 2022

Uttar Pradesh
Act number
16 of 2022
Department
Home
Enacted
13 Dec 2022

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

70 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Establishment of one Fire and Emergency Service for whole of State of Uttar Pradesh
  4. Section 4Superintendence of Fire and Emergency Service to vest in State
  5. Section 5Government Constitution and Classification of Fire and Emergency Service
  6. Section 6Appointment of Director General and Director of Fire and Emergency Service
  7. Section 7Power, Duties and Functions of the Director General Fire and Emergency Services
  8. Section 8Setting up of Fire Stations
  9. Section 9Appointment, powers, duties and functions of Fire Officers
  10. Section 10Appointment, powers, duties and functions of other Officers
  11. Section 11Issue of Certificate to the employees of Fire and Emergency Service
  12. Section 12Auxiliary Fire and Emergency Service
  13. Section 13Effect of suspension of Fire Officer
  14. Section 14Response to Calls
  15. Section 15Personnel and scale of equipment
  16. Section 16Operation Management
  17. Section 17Powers of Employees of the Fire and Emergency Service on occasion of fire and/or rescue
  18. Section 18Power to arrange for water supply during emergency
  19. Section 19Duty to arrange water supply
  20. Section 20Power to enter into Agreement for Water Supply
  21. Section 21No compensation for interruption of water supply
  22. Section 22Compensation of water
  23. Section 23Preventive Measures
  24. Section 24Fire Prevention and Life Safety measures in the pandals to be selfregulatory
  25. Section 25Removal of encroachments or objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or any obstruction to fire fighting
  26. Section 26Owner or Occupiers liability to provide Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures
  27. Section 27Issue of Fire Safety Certificate
  28. Section 28Appointment and Functions of Fire Safety Officer
  29. Section 29Power of Inspection
  30. Section 30Information on outbreak of fire
  31. Section 31Penalties for violation of provisions of Chapter IV (Water Supply)
  32. Section 32Penalty for violation of duty
  33. Section 33Penalty in case of non-appointment of Fire Safety Officers
  34. Section 34Liability of property owner to pay compensation
  35. Section 35Failure to give information
  36. Section 36Failure to take precautions
  37. Section 37Penalty for wilfully obstructing the fire-fighting, rescue operations
  38. Section 38False report
  39. Section 39General provisions for punishment for offence
  40. Section 40Offences by companies
  41. Section 41Compounding of offences
  42. Section 42Protection of action taken in good faith
  43. Section 43Cognizance of prosecution
  44. Section 44Jurisdiction
  45. Section 45Appeals
  46. Section 46Establishment of Fire and Emergency Training Institute
  47. Section 47Community Preparedness
  48. Section 48Levy of fire tax
  49. Section 49Mode of assessment, collection, etc. of fire tax
  50. Section 50Fee on deployment of Fire and Emergency Service beyond the limits of the State
  51. Section 51Recovery of Dues
  52. Section 52Constitution of Fund
  53. Section 53Reciprocal firefighting arrangements with other Fire and Emergency Service
  54. Section 54Declaration of Fire and Emergency Service as Technical Service
  55. Section 55Deployment to other area
  56. Section 56Employment on other duties
  57. Section 57Power to obtain information
  58. Section 58Power to seal buildings or premises
  59. Section 59Police officers and others to aid
  60. Section 60Fire and Emergency Service functioning in the State immediately before the commencement of this Act to be deemed to be Fire and Emergency Service constituted under this Act
  61. Section 61Death of member of Fire and Emergency Service
  62. Section 62Officers to be public servants
  63. Section 63Calling of returns, reports, statements, etc.
  64. Section 64Power to make rules
  65. Section 65Delegation of powers
  66. Section 66Repeal and Savings
  67. Section 67Power to remove difficulties
  68. Section 68Act to have overriding effect on other laws
  69. Section 69Requisition of Fire-fighting property
  70. Section 70Special promotion to the subordinate operational staff