{ "id": 14998, "slug": "arunachal-pradesh-fire-and-emergency-services-act-1991", "title": "Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 1991", "short_title": "Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 1991", "act_number": "(Act No 1 of 1992)", "act_year": 1991, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Arunachal Pradesh", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 1991", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title extent and commencement.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) \"Director\" means the Director of the Fire Force appointed under Section 4 of the Act;\n(b) \"Fire fighting property\" includes,-\n(i) Lands and buildings used as fire stations ;\n(ii) Fire Engines, equipments, tools, implements and things whatsoever used for fire fighting;\n(iii) Motor Vehicles and other means of transport used in connection with fire fighting ; and\n(iv) Uniforms and badges of rank.\n(c) \"Fire Station\" means any post or place declared, generally or specially by the Government to be a Fire Station ;\n(d) \"Force\" means Arunachal Pradesh Fire Service Force maintained under this Act;\n(e) \"Government\" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh ;\n(f) \"Member\" means a member of the force who performs operational, supervisory, directional and executive duties in such ranks as may be prescribed by the government:\n(g) \"Officer-in-charge of a Fire Station\" includes the Fire officer next in rank to the officer-in¬charge of Fire Station or any other officer holding charge of the Fire Station for the time being ;\n(h) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(i) \"Place\" means either enclosed, or covered or open land having buildings or premises within 75 ft. on any side or its surroundings ;\n(j) \"Premises\" means any land or any buildings or part of a buildings appurtenant there to which is used for storing explosives, explosive substances and dangerously inflammable substances;\n(k) \"Wire-house\" means any building or place used whether temporarily or permanently for storing, keeping, or otherwise dealing in any manner or such articles which in the opinion of the Government are considered as inflammable ;\n(l) \"Work-shop\" means any building or place where the processing of any article is carried on for purposes of trade or business, if such processing of such articles which in the opinion of the Government are considered as inflammable and are prescribed in this respect.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Maintenance of Fire Force.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Appointment of Director of Fire Force.", "chapter": null, "content": "[5. Superintendence and control of force.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Appointment of the members of the force.", "chapter": null, "content": "mutatis mutandis", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Issue of certificate to member of Force.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Auxiliary Fire Force.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Power of State Government to make orders.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) for providing the force with such appliances and equipments as it may deems proper;\n(b) for providing adequate supply of water as may be required for use at any time ;\n(c) for constructing or providing station or hiring places for accommodating the members of the force and its fire fighting appliances;\n(d) for giving rewards to persons who have given notice of fires out of sense of civic responsibility and to those who have rendered effective service to the force on the occasion of fires;\n(e) for the training, discipline and good conduct of the members of the Force ;\n(f) for deciding or determining the cadre or terms and conditions of service of the members of the Force including other staffs ;\n(g) for the speedy attendance of members of the Force with necessary appliances and equipment's on the occasion of any alarm of fire ;\n(h) for sending members of the Force with appliances and equipment beyond the local limits of any area in which this Act is in force for the purpose of fire-fighting in the neighbourhood of such limits on such terms and conditions and under such exigencies of situation as it deems proper;\n(i) for the employment of the members of the Force in any rescue, salvage or other similar jobs;\n(j) for regulating and controlling the powers, duties and functions of the Director, and of other members of the forces ; and\n(k) generally for the maintenance of the force under this Act.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Powers of members of the Force on occasion of fire.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) remove, or order any other member of the force to remove any person who by his presence interferes with or impedes the operation for extinguishing the fire or for saving life or property ;\n(b) close any street or passage in or near which a fire is burning ;\n(c) for the purpose of extinguishing fire, break into or through or pull down, any premises for the passage those engaged in fire fighting of appliances or cause them to be broken into or through or pulls down, to the extent of minimum damage as far as possible;\n(d) require the authority in charge of water supply in the area to regulate the water machine so as to provide water at a specified pressure at the place where fire has broken out and utilise the water of any steam, cistern, well or tank or of any available source of water, public or private for the purpose of extinguishing or limiting the spread of such fire ;\n(e) exercise the same powers for dispersing any assembly of persons likely to obstruct the fire fighting operations as if he were an officer in-charge of a police station and as if such an assembly were an unlawful assembly and shall be entitled to the same immunities and protection as such an officer, in respect of the exercise of such powers;\n(f) generally take such measures as may appear to him to be necessary for extinguishing the fire or for the protection of life or property, and for this no member of the force working under his order or instruction will be civilly or criminally liable in any Court of law.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Preventive measures.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Expenditure on the force.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Penalty for violation of duty etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) is found to be guilty of any violation of duty or wilful breach of any provision of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder; or\n(b) is found to be guilty of cowardice; or\n(c) withdraws from the duties of his office without permission or without having given previous notice at least two months ;\n(d) fails without reasonable cause to report himself for duty on the expiration of such leave ; or\n(e) accept any other employment or office in contravention of the provisions of this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to an amount not exceeding three months pay of such member or with both.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Failure to give information.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. Penalties for violation of preventive measures.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 }, { "number": "16", "title": "16. False report.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 14 }, { "number": "17", "title": "17. Training centres.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 15 }, { "number": "18", "title": "18. Bar to other employment.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 16 }, { "number": "19", "title": "19. Transfer to other area.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 17 }, { "number": "20", "title": "20. Employment on other duties.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 18 }, { "number": "21", "title": "21. Liability of property owner to pay compensation.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 19 }, { "number": "22", "title": "22. Inquiry into origin of fire and report to Magistrate.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 20 }, { "number": "23", "title": "23. Power to obtain information.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 21 }, { "number": "24", "title": "24. Power of entry.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 22 }, { "number": "25", "title": "25. Compensation of water.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 23 }, { "number": "26", "title": "26. No compensation for interruption of water supply.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 24 }, { "number": "27", "title": "27. Police officers to aid.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 25 }, { "number": "28", "title": "28. Sanction of prevention.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 26 }, { "number": "29", "title": "29. Power to make rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the number and grades of officers and member of the force;\n(b) the manner of appointment of members of the force;\n(c) the form of the certificate to be issued to the members of the force ;\n(d) the conditions of the service of the members of force including their ranks, pay and allowance, hours of duty and leave, maintenance of discipline and removal from service ;\n(e) the circumstances in which and the conditions (including the levy of fee) subject to which members of the force may be despatched to carry on fire fighting operations in neighbouring areas;\n(f) the condition subject to which members of the force may be employed on rescue, salvage or other work;\n(g) the manner of service of notice under this Act:\n(h) the payment of rewards to person, not being members of the force, who render services for fire fighting purpose ;\n(i) the compensation payable to member of the force in case of accidents or to the r dependents in case of death while engaged on duty;\n(j) for the employment of member of the force or use of any equipment outside the area or on special services and the fee payable therefore ; and\n(k) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 27 }, { "number": "30", "title": "30. General penalty.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 28 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "Last Updated 20th February, 2020 [aru042]", "Act Number": "(Act No 1 of 1992)", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "1991", "Short Title": "Arunachal Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 1991", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Arunachal Pradesh" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19" }