Section 29

Section 29 of Delhi Fire Sevice Act. Appointment of fire safety officer - Every owner and occupier or an association of such owners and occupiers of the following classes of buildings or premises shall appoint a fire safety officer who shall ensure the compliance of all fire prevention and fire safety measures and effective operation t

Appointment of fire safety officer - Every owner and occupier or an association of such owners and occupiers of the following classes of buildings or premises shall appoint a fire safety officer who shall ensure the compliance of all fire prevention and fire safety measures and effective operation thereof as provided in this Act and the rules made there under, namely :- (a) cinema houses with seating capacity of more than 1000 persons and having commercial complex with built-up area more than 10000 sq. mtr. and building having multiple cinema with seating capacity, taken together, of 1000 persons, or more, whether, having commercial complexes or not;

(b) hotels with 100 rooms and above.

(c) underground shopping complexes, district centres, sub-central business districts, including the basement with build up area of more than 25000 sq. mtr.

(d) multistoried non-residential buildings above 50 meters in height;

(e) large oil and natural gas installations such as refineries, LPG bottling plants and similar other facilities;

(f) open stadia with seating capacity more than 50,000 persons and indoor stadia with seating capacity more than 25,000 persons.

(g) hospitals and nursing homes with more than 500 beds;

(h) public and semi-public buildings like large surface and sub-surface railway stations, interstate bus terminuses, airports amusement parks and other similar buildings;

(i) Provided that the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, from time to time, include any other premises which, in its opinion, require appointment of fire safety officers.

Section 29, Delhi Fire Sevice Act (Act 2 of 2009).