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Uttar Pradesh Fire And Emergency Service Act
Act ID: 2022
Uttar Pradesh Fire And Emergency Service Act
"Full text of Uttar Pradesh Fire And Emergency Service Act"
Table of Contents
70 Sections
Ch.
Sections
S.1
Short title, extent and commencement
S.2
Definitions
S.3
Establishment of one Fire and Emergency Service for whole of State of Uttar Pradesh
S.4
Superintendence of Fire and Emergency Service to vest in State
S.5
Government Constitution and Classification of Fire and Emergency Service
S.6
Appointment of Director General and Director of Fire and Emergency Service
S.7
Power, Duties and Functions of the Director General Fire and Emergency Services
S.8
Setting up of Fire Stations
S.9
Appointment, powers, duties and functions of Fire Officers
S.10
Appointment, powers, duties and functions of other Officers
S.11
Issue of Certificate to the employees of Fire and Emergency Service
S.12
Auxiliary Fire and Emergency Service
S.13
Effect of suspension of Fire Officer
S.14
Response to Calls
S.15
Personnel and scale of equipment
S.16
Operation Management
S.17
Powers of Employees of the Fire and Emergency Service on occasion of fire and/or rescue
S.18
Power to arrange for water supply during emergency
S.19
Duty to arrange water supply
S.20
Power to enter into Agreement for Water Supply
S.21
No compensation for interruption of water supply
S.22
Compensation of water
S.23
Preventive Measures
S.24
Fire Prevention and Life Safety measures in the pandals to be selfregulatory
S.25
Removal of encroachments or objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or any obstruction to fire fighting
S.26
Owner or Occupiers liability to provide Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures
S.27
Issue of Fire Safety Certificate
S.28
Appointment and Functions of Fire Safety Officer
S.29
Power of Inspection
S.30
Information on outbreak of fire
S.31
Penalties for violation of provisions of Chapter IV (Water Supply)
S.32
Penalty for violation of duty
S.33
Penalty in case of non-appointment of Fire Safety Officers
S.34
Liability of property owner to pay compensation
S.35
Failure to give information
S.36
Failure to take precautions
S.37
Penalty for wilfully obstructing the fire-fighting, rescue operations
S.38
False report
S.39
General provisions for punishment for offence
S.40
Offences by companies
S.41
Compounding of offences
S.42
Protection of action taken in good faith
S.43
Cognizance of prosecution
S.44
Jurisdiction
S.45
Appeals
S.46
Establishment of Fire and Emergency Training Institute
S.47
Community Preparedness
S.48
Levy of fire tax
S.49
Mode of assessment, collection, etc. of fire tax
S.50
Fee on deployment of Fire and Emergency Service beyond the limits of the State
S.51
Recovery of Dues
S.52
Constitution of Fund
S.53
Reciprocal firefighting arrangements with other Fire and Emergency Service
S.54
Declaration of Fire and Emergency Service as Technical Service
S.55
Deployment to other area
S.56
Employment on other duties
S.57
Power to obtain information
S.58
Power to seal buildings or premises
S.59
Police officers and others to aid
S.60
Fire 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
S.61
Death of member of Fire and Emergency Service
S.62
Officers to be public servants
S.63
Calling of returns, reports, statements, etc
S.64
Power to make rules
S.65
Delegation of powers
S.66
Repeal and Savings
S.67
Power to remove difficulties
S.68
Act to have overriding effect on other laws
S.69
Requisition of Fire-fighting property
S.70
Special promotion to the subordinate operational staff
Uttar Pradesh Fire And Emergency Service Act
Act ID: 2022
Uttar Pradesh Fire And Emergency Service Act
"Full text of Uttar Pradesh Fire And Emergency Service Act"
Table of Contents
70 Sections
Ch.
Sections
S.1
Short title, extent and commencement
S.2
Definitions
S.3
Establishment of one Fire and Emergency Service for whole of State of Uttar Pradesh
S.4
Superintendence of Fire and Emergency Service to vest in State
S.5
Government Constitution and Classification of Fire and Emergency Service
S.6
Appointment of Director General and Director of Fire and Emergency Service
S.7
Power, Duties and Functions of the Director General Fire and Emergency Services
S.8
Setting up of Fire Stations
S.9
Appointment, powers, duties and functions of Fire Officers
S.10
Appointment, powers, duties and functions of other Officers
S.11
Issue of Certificate to the employees of Fire and Emergency Service
S.12
Auxiliary Fire and Emergency Service
S.13
Effect of suspension of Fire Officer
S.14
Response to Calls
S.15
Personnel and scale of equipment
S.16
Operation Management
S.17
Powers of Employees of the Fire and Emergency Service on occasion of fire and/or rescue
S.18
Power to arrange for water supply during emergency
S.19
Duty to arrange water supply
S.20
Power to enter into Agreement for Water Supply
S.21
No compensation for interruption of water supply
S.22
Compensation of water
S.23
Preventive Measures
S.24
Fire Prevention and Life Safety measures in the pandals to be selfregulatory
S.25
Removal of encroachments or objects or goods likely to cause a risk of fire or any obstruction to fire fighting
S.26
Owner or Occupiers liability to provide Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures
S.27
Issue of Fire Safety Certificate
S.28
Appointment and Functions of Fire Safety Officer
S.29
Power of Inspection
S.30
Information on outbreak of fire
S.31
Penalties for violation of provisions of Chapter IV (Water Supply)
S.32
Penalty for violation of duty
S.33
Penalty in case of non-appointment of Fire Safety Officers
S.34
Liability of property owner to pay compensation
S.35
Failure to give information
S.36
Failure to take precautions
S.37
Penalty for wilfully obstructing the fire-fighting, rescue operations
S.38
False report
S.39
General provisions for punishment for offence
S.40
Offences by companies
S.41
Compounding of offences
S.42
Protection of action taken in good faith
S.43
Cognizance of prosecution
S.44
Jurisdiction
S.45
Appeals
S.46
Establishment of Fire and Emergency Training Institute
S.47
Community Preparedness
S.48
Levy of fire tax
S.49
Mode of assessment, collection, etc. of fire tax
S.50
Fee on deployment of Fire and Emergency Service beyond the limits of the State
S.51
Recovery of Dues
S.52
Constitution of Fund
S.53
Reciprocal firefighting arrangements with other Fire and Emergency Service
S.54
Declaration of Fire and Emergency Service as Technical Service
S.55
Deployment to other area
S.56
Employment on other duties
S.57
Power to obtain information
S.58
Power to seal buildings or premises
S.59
Police officers and others to aid
S.60
Fire 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
S.61
Death of member of Fire and Emergency Service
S.62
Officers to be public servants
S.63
Calling of returns, reports, statements, etc
S.64
Power to make rules
S.65
Delegation of powers
S.66
Repeal and Savings
S.67
Power to remove difficulties
S.68
Act to have overriding effect on other laws
S.69
Requisition of Fire-fighting property
S.70
Special promotion to the subordinate operational staff