Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006
Section 3 Owners or
occupiers’
liability to
provide
for fire
prevention
and life
safety
measures
(4) No person shall tamper with, alter, remove or cause any
injury or damage to any fire prevention and life safety equipment
installed in any such building or part thereof or instigate any
other person to do so
(No Bailable Under Section 37
Section 5 Power of Inspection
Section 6 Notice
regarding
fire
prevention
and life
safety
measures
Section 7 Steps to be
taken in
the event
of noncompliance
of notice.
Section 8 Power to
seal
building
Section 20 Power of
Director to
enforce
performance
of duties.
Section 35 No court stay notice Under section 6 (Jurisdiction)
Section36 Offence and Penalties
1.(g) under section 14, sub-sections (1) and (2), construction
of a building without applying for permission of the Authority
or without such permission and thereby avoiding to apply for
assessment of fee payable under this Act ;
shall, without prejudice to any other action taken or which
may be taken under any of the provisions of this Act, be
punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall
not be less than six months but which may extend to three
years and with fine which shall not be less than rupees 20,000
but which may extend to rupees 50,000 ; and where the offence
is continuing one with a further fine which may extend to
rupees 3000 for every day during which such offence continues
after the conviction for the first such offence :
2.(d) fails to comply with the requirements of any order or
any notice or any directions issued under any of the provisions
of this Act or the rules by the Director or any Authority
or the Chief Fire Officer of such Authority or any other officer
authorised by any of them, for which no specific penalty has
been provided by this Act,
shall, on conviction, be punished,
(i) in case where the amount of fees or interest or both
involved exceeds rupees 50,000 during the period of a year,
with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less
than six months but which may extend to three years and
with fine ;
(ii) in case where such amount is less than rupees 50,000
during a year, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which
shall not be less than three months but which may extend
to one year and with fine ;
(iii) in case of contravention of any provision of this Act
or the rules made thereunder or failure to comply with the
requirements of any order or notice as aforesaid, with rigorous
imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six
months but which may extend to three years and with fine :
Offences by
companies.
Section 38
Jurisdiction
41. No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or
Judicial Magistrate First Class, shall try an offence punishable
under this Act or the rules.
43. Every officer or servant acting under the provisions of this
Act or the rules shall be deemed to be a public servant within
the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
Appointment
of fire officer
or fire
supervisor in
certain
buildings
45. (1) There shall be appointed by every owner or occupier,
a fire officer or fire supervisor for every building of the following
description, namely :
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.