The Karnataka Fire Force Act, 1964

Preamble

RNMENT OF KARNAT NATAKA THE KARNATAKA FIRE FORCE ACT, 1964 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Statements of Objects and Reasons: Sections: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definition. CHAPTER II MAINTENANCE OF THE FIRE FORCE 3. Maintenance of Fire Force. 4. Appointment of Director of Fire Force. 5. Superintendence and control of the Force. 6. Appointment of members of the Force. 7. Issue of certificate to members of Force. 8. Auxiliary Fire Force. IndiaCode CHAPTER III POWERS OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT, THE DIRECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE FORCE 9. Power of State Government to make regulations. 10. Powers of members of the Force on occurrence of fire. 11. Power of Director to make arrangements for supply of water. 12. Power of Director to enter into arrangements for assistance. 13. Preventive measures. CHAPTER IV EXPENDITURE ON MAINTENANCE OF FORCE 14. Expenditure on the Force. 15. Levy of fire tax. 16. Mode of assessment collection, etc., of fire tax. 17. Fees. RNMENT OF KARNAT GOVERN CHAPTER V TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF FIRE SERVICE OF LOCAL AUTHORITY 18. Transfer of assets and liabilities of Fire Service of Local Authority. 19. Provident, Superannuation and other like funds. 20. General effect of transfer of assets and liabilities of Fire Service of a local authority. 21. Transfer of service of employees of local authority. 22. Duty to deliver possession of property and documents relating thereto. CHAPTER VI PENALTIES 23. Penalty for violation of duty, etc. 23A. Penalty for causing disaffection etc 24. Failure to give information. 25. Failure to take precautions. 26. Wilfully obstructing fire-fighting operations. 27. False report. diaCode CHAPTER VII GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS 28. Bar to other employment. 29. Transfer to other area. 30. Employment on other duties. 31. Liability of property owner to pay compensation. 32. Power to obtain information. 33. Power of entry. 34. Consumption of water. 35. No compensation for interruption of water supply. 36. Police Officers to aid. 37. Information on outbreak of fire. 38. Indemnity. 39. Powers to make rules. 40. Repeal and saving. GOVERNM NMENT OF KARNA RNATAKA STATEMENTS OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 42 of 1964 .- Fire Stations in the State are at present under the management of the Police and the local bodies and their duties and responsibilities are not governed by any law. The growth of industry and the increasingly complicated modem civil life have necessitated the expansion and re-organisation of the Fire Services in the State on one uniform standard and the laying down of one comprehensive Fire Code. Hence this Bill. The Bill provides for .- (1) the immediate transfer of the assets and liabilities and the staff of the Fire Services under the management of the local bodies to the State Government from the date of this law coming into effect; (2) an obligation on the concerned authorities in charge of water supply in the area to regulate the water mains so as to provide water and to utilise the water from any available source of water public or private; (3)requiring owners or occupiers of premises in any area or any class of premises where risk of fire is expected to take proper precautions; (4)recovery from any local authority of any area such contribution towards the cost of the portion of the Force maintained in that area, as the Government may fix; (5) levy of cess on lands and buildings as Fire Tax as a surcharge on property tax at a rate not exceeding 10 per cent of the property tax. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette PART IV-2-A, dated 26th July 1962 at page. 384.) II Amending Act 40 of 1994 .- Fire Force is an emergency and essential service. It is therefore, necessary that the services of members of the Fire Force should be available to the people in an uninterrupted manner. Section 123 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1964 provides penalty for a member of Police Force who intentionally causes or does any act which the knows that it is likely to ca

Sections

Type to filter. 40 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definition
3. 3Maintenance of Fire Force
4. 4Appointment of Director of Fire Force
5. 5Superintendence and control of the Force
6. 6Appointment of members of the Force
7. 7Issue of certificate to members of Force
8. 8Auxiliary Fire Force
9. 9Power of State Government to make regulations
10. 10Powers of members of the Force on occurrence of fire
11. 11Power of Director to make arrangements for supply of water
12. 12Power of Director to enter into arrangements for assistance
13. 13Preventive measures
14. 14Expenditure on the Force
15. 15Levy of fire tax
16. 16Mode of assessment, collection, etc., of fire tax
17. 17Fees
18. 18Transfer of assets and liabilities of Fire Service of Local Authority
19. 19Provident, superannuation and other like funds
20. 20General effect of transfer of assets and liabilities of Fire Service of a local authority
21. 21Transfer of service of employees of local authority
22. 22
23. 23Penalty for violation of duty, etc
24. 24Failure to give information
25. 25Failure to take precautions
26. 26Wilfully obstructing fire-fighting operations
27. 27False report
28. 28Bar to other employment
29. 29Transfer to other area
30. 30Employment on other duties
31. 31Liability of property owner to pay compensation
32. 32Power to obtain information
33. 33Power of entry
34. 34Consumption of water
35. 35No compensation for interruption of water supply
36. 36Police Officers to aid
37. 37Information on outbreak of fire
38. 38Indemnity
39. 39Power to make rules
40. 40Repeal and saving