Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Ammend Act 2023
Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Ammend Act 2023
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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation
in English of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2023
(Mah. Act No. XXIV of 2023), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
SATISH WAGHOLE,
Secretary (Legislation) to Government,
Law and Judiciary Department.
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(First published, after having receicved the assent of the Governor in the
“ Maharashtra Government Gazette ”, on the 11th May 2023).
An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety
Measures Act, 2006.
Mah. III WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Fire
of 2007.
Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006, for the purposes hereinafter
appearing; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of
India as follows :—
1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Short title
and
Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2023. commencement.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(2) in clause (4), for the words “ Fire Services ” the words “Fire and
Emergency Services” shall be substituted;
(3) after clause (4), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—
(4) in clause (5), for the words and figures “National Building Code
of India, 2005 ” the words “National Building Code of India” shall be
substituted ;
(5) for clause (6), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :—
(6) in clause (8), for the words and figures “National Building Code
of India, 2005” the words “National Building Code of India” shall be
substituted;
(7) in clause (9), for the words “ and includes an officer nominated by
a local authority or a planning authority” the words “ or by a local authority
or a planning authority ” shall be substituted ;
(a) for the portion beginning with the words “Without prejudice
to the provisions” and ending with the words “ provisions of this Act
or the rules ”, the following shall be substituted, namely :—
“(3A) For the building as specified under section 45, the owner,
or where the owner is not traceable, the occupier of a building, shall
ensure that the fire fighting systems as recommended in the relevant
Fire Safety Approval, is provided with automated continuous
monitoring system as may be prescribed for ensuring that the fire
fighting systems are in good repair and efficient working condition
and these shall be certified by the Licensed Agency in the prescribed
form and the manner and shall submit the same to the concerned
authority in the manner as may be prescribed.”.
5. In section 10 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in the proviso, for Amendment
of section 10
the words “Chief Fire Officer” the word “Director” shall be substituted. of Mah. III of
2007.
(2) The rate of such fee, in respect of each type of building situated
within the area of any of the Authority and the areas to which this
Act applies, shall be such as specified in Schedule-II.” ;
(a) for the words “The Authority may” the words “The Authority,
and in the areas outside the limits of the Authorities to which this
Act applies, the Director may,” shall be substituted ;
(2) in sub-section (2), for the words “The Authority may” the words
“The Authority, and in the areas outside the limits of the Authorities to
which this Act applies, the Director may” shall be substituted.
(2) in sub-section (2), for the words “the Authority”, wherever they
occur , the words “the Authority, and in the areas outside the limits of the
Authorities to which this Act applies, the Director” shall be substituted;
(3) in sub-section (4), for the words “the Authority”, wherever they
occur, the words “the Authority, and in the areas outside the limits of the
Authorities to which this Act applies, the Director,” shall be substituted;
(4) in sub-section (6), for the words “the Authority”, at both the places
where they occur, the words “the Authority, and in the areas outside the
limits of the Authorities to which this Act applies, the Director,” shall be
substituted;
(5) in sub-section (7), in clause (b), for the words “the Authority” the
words “the Authority, and in the areas outside the limits of the Authorities
to which this Act applies, the Director,” shall be substituted.
(2) in the marginal note, after the word “Authority”, the words
“or Director” shall be inserted.
(2) in sub-section (2), for the words “fire services” the words “Fire
and Emergency Services” shall be substituted.
Amendment 13. In section 19 of the principal Act,—
of section 19
of Mah. III of
2007.
(1) the words, brackets and figure “sub-section (3) of” shall be deleted;
(2) for the words “fire services” wherever they occur, the words “Fire
and Emergency Services” shall be substituted.
Amendment 14. In section 21 of the principal Act,—
of section 21
of Mah. III of
2007. (1) in sub-section (1), for the words “fire services” the words “Fire
and Emergency Services” shall be substituted;
(2) in the marginal note, for the words “fire services” the words “Fire
and Emergency Services” shall be substituted.
(2) in the marginal note, for the words “Maharashtra Fire Services”
the words “Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services” shall be
substituted.
Amendment 16. In section 24 of the principal Act, for the words “fire service” the
of section 24
of Mah. III of words “Fire and Emergency Services” shall be substituted.
2007.
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Amendment
17. In section 27 of the principal Act,— of section 27
of Mah. III of
(1) in sub-section (1),— 2007.
(a) for the words “of fire” the words “of fire or any emergency
situation” shall be substituted;
(b) in clause (a), for the words “for extinguishing the fire or for
saving life or property” the words “for extinguishing the fire or
responding to any emergency situation for saving life or property”
shall be substituted;
(c) in clause (b), after the words “fire is burning” the words “or
any emergency situation has arisen” shall be inserted;
(d) in clause (c), after the words “extinguishing fire” the words
“or dealing with any emergency situation” shall be inserted;
(e) in clause (e), after the words “fire-fighting” the words “or
handling of any emergency situation” shall be inserted;
(f) in clause (f), for the words “extinguishing the fire or the
protection of life or property” the words “extinguishing the fire or
dealing with any emergency situation for the protection of life or
property” shall be substituted ;
(4) in the marginal note, after the word ‘‘ fire ’’ the words ‘‘ or any
emergency situation ’’ shall be added.
18. In section 29 of the principal Act,— Amendment
of section 29
(1) after the words “fire-fighting purposes” the words “or dealing of Mah. III of
2007.
with any emergency situation” shall be inserted;
(2) for the word “fires” the words “fires or any emergency situation”
shall be substituted.
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Amendment
of section 32
19. In section 32 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—
of Mah. III of
2007. (1) before clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—
“(1-a) Fire Safety Approval issued under sub-section (1) of section
3, or”;
(2) after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—
“(bb) order under sub-section (3) or (4) of section 9, or”;
(3) after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—
“(d) order under sub-section (5) or (6) of section 45A;”.
“(i) under clause (1-a), (a), (b), (bb) or (d) of sub-section (1) of
section 32 is brought within thirty days from the date of issue of Fire
Safety Approval or from the date of service of notice or the date on
which the refusal is communicated to the appellant or from the date
of issue of order ;”;
(2) in the proviso, for the words “fifteen days” the words “thirty days”
shall be substituted.
Amendment 21. In section 45 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), the heading
of section 45
of Mah. III of “Building with height more than 30 meters and used for,—” shall be numbered
2007.
as clause (a) and after clause (a), as so numbered, the following clause shall be
added, namely :—
“(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.”.
Insertion of 22. After section 45 of the principal Act, the following section shall be
section 45A in
Mah. III of inserted, namely :—
2007.
Fire and Life “45A. (1) (a) Fire and Life Safety Audit shall be carried out by the
Safety Audit
of certain owner, or where the owner is not traceable, the occupier of a building, for
buildings.
all the occupancies mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 45 by licensed
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Fire and Life Safety Auditor and such Fire and Life Safety Audit shall be
carried out within a period of one year from the date of commencement
Mah. XXIV of Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment)
of 2023.
Act, 2023 and thereafter, once in every two years.
(b) The owner or occupier, as the case may be, shall furnish to the
Director or Chief Fire Officer or the nominated officer, a certificate in the
prescribed form issued by a licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor
regarding the evaluation of the fire prevention and life safety measures
in his such building or part thereof, as required by or under the provisions
of this Act or rules made thereunder.
(4) Any person intending to have or renew such licence shall apply
to the Director in the prescribed form and in the prescribed manner. Such
application shall bear such court-fee stamp as may be prescribed and
shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
Insertion of 23. After section 48 of the principal Act, the following section shall be
section 48A in
Mah. III of inserted, namely :—
2007.
(2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall be laid before
each House of State Legislature.”.
Substitution 24. For Schedule-I and Schedule-II appended to the principal Act, the
of Schedule-I
and Schedule following Schedules shall be substituted, namely :—
-II of Mah. III
of 2007.
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SCHEDULE II
(See section 11)
Fire and Emergency Service Fee Structure
1. The Fire and Emergency Service Fee shall be levied as indicated in TABLE
given below as per square meter of the built up area for the various categories
of the building in accordance to percentage of the Annual Statements of Rates
(ASR) as published under the provisions of the Maharashtra Stamp (Determination
of True Market Value of Property) Rules, 1995 made under the Maharashtra
Stamp Act (LX of 1958).
TABLE
1. The fee after computing the necessary percentage of the ASR shall
be multiplied by the built up area of the building under consideration for necessary
approval.
2. For the purposes of assessment of fee, the built-up area shall be gross
built-up area, which includes area of basement, easements, stilts, podium, stair-
cases, lifts, lobbies, passages, balconies, cantilever portions, service floors, refuge
areas, etc., as shown in the building plan certified by the Architect and submitted
to the Authority alongwith the application for permission for construction of
a building. The built-up area to be calculated for this purpose will have no
relation with the floor space index or the built-up area calculated in any other
manner.
ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR,
RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD,
MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, 21-A,
NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.