State Act

The Tripura Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022

22. Preventive Measures (1) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazettee, require the owner or occupier of premises in any area or of any class of premises, which in its opinion, are likely to cause risk of fire, to take such precautions as may be specified in such notification. (2) Where such notification has been issued, it shall be lawful for the Director of Fire and Emergency Services or such officer so appointed by the State Government as Head of Department of Fire and Emergency Services or Fire Officer to direct the removal of objects or goods likely to cause the risk of fire, to a place of safety and on failure by the owner or occupier to do so, the Director of Fire and Emergency Services or Fire Officer may, after giving the owner or occupier a reasonable opportunity of making representation, seize, detain or remove such objects or goods. (3) The Director of Fire and Emergency Services or such officer appointed by State Government as Head of Department of Fire and Emergency Services or Fire Officer shall ensure that fire and emergency management plans of the Fire Stations and other field formations are prepared in conformity with the respective District Disaster Management Plans or any existing plan as approved by the State Government.