Section 3 in Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006
3. Owners or occupiers' liability to provide for fire prevention and life safety measures.
(1)Without prejudice to the provisions of any law or the rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder of the National Building Code of India, 2005, relating to fire prevention and life safety measures and in operation in the State for the time being in force, the owner or where the owner is not traceable, the occupier, of a building as classified in the Schedule-I or part of any such building shall provide fire prevention and life safety measures in such building or part thereof, minimum fire fighting installations as specified against such building in the said Schedule; and the owner or as the case may be, the occupier shall maintain the fire prevention and life safety measures in good repair and efficient condition at all times, in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules:Provided that, in the case of such building or part thereof the construction of which has been completed immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, the occupier, and subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), in the case of such building or part thereof which is under construction on such date, the owner, shall undertake and carry out such additional fire prevention and life safety measures, as are specified in the notice served on him under section 6.Explanation.- The classification of buildings as mentioned in the Schedule-I under this section and that in Schedule-II under section 11, conforms to the classification of buildings made under the provisions of the National Building Code of India, 2005,(2)Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no authority empowered to sanction the construction plan of any building or part of a building and to issue certificate of completion thereof, shall issue any certificate of completion or part completion thereof, unless it is satisfied that the owner has complied with the requirements specified in Schedule-I, or as the case may be, in the notice so served on him as aforesaid.(3)The owner or occupier, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Chief Fire Officer or the nominated officer, a certificate in the prescribed form issued by a Licensed Agency regarding the compliance 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, and shall also furnish to the Chief Fire Officer or a nominated officer, a certificate in the prescribed form, twice a year in the months of January and July regarding the maintenance of fire prevention and life safety measures in good repair and efficient condition as specified in sub-section (1).(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.
