State Act

The Punjab Safety Measures for Prevention and Control of Fire Act, 2012.

This Act was repealed on 26 November 2024 by the Punjab Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2024 (Punjab Act 12 of 2024), s.79(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

4. (1) The Nominated authority may, after giving three days notice to occupier, or if there is no occupier, to the owner of any building or premises, enter and inspect the said building or premises at any time between sunrise and sunset, where such inspection appears necessary for ascertaining the inadequacy or contravention of safety measures; Provided that the Nominated authority may enter into and inspect any bulding or premises at any time if it appears to it to be expendient and necessary to do so in order to ensure safety of life and property. (2) The Nominated authority shall be provided with all possible assistance by the occupier or the owner, as the case may be, for carrying out the inspection under sub-section (1). (3) When any building or premises used as a human habitation is entered under sub-section (1), due regard shall be paid to the social and religious sentiments of the occupiers and before any apartment in the actual occupancy of any women, who, according to the custom does not appear in public, is entered upon under sub-section (1), notice shall be given to her that she is at liberty to withdraw, and every reasonable facility shall be afforded to her for withdrawing.