State Act

The Tripura Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022

25. Owner’s or Occupier’s liability to provide Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures: (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of National Building Codes of India or any other law for the time being in force, the owner or the occupier of a housing society, who are either individually or jointly responsible for a building, shall provide fire prevention and life safety measures therein: Provided that the owner or the occupier, as the case may be, shall,- (a) provide minimum fire-fighting and life safety installations as prescribed by Rules; (b) maintain the fire prevention and life safety measures in operational condition at all times, in the manner and specifications as prescribed by Rules; (c) Follow the advisory given by authorized fire officer strictly. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no authority empowered to issue the occupancy certificate, shall issue the same, unless it is satisfied that the owner or the occupier, either individually or jointly, has complied with the requirements of the foregoing provision. (3) Without prejudice to the existing building bye-laws applicable and enforcement of National Building Codes by the State, concerned buildings or premises shall obtain Fire Safety Certificate otherwise known as Fire No-Objection Certificate (Fire NOC) from Fire and Emergency Services in such manner as may be notified by the State Government from time to time; (4) Owners of buildings, under sub-section (3), shall ensure that such multi-storied or special buildings be equipped with automatic sprinkler systems, fire alarms and fire extinguishers to prevent or extinguish fire, as may be notified by the Government. (5) The owner or occupier or housing society, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Fire Officer, a certificate in the prescribed form regarding the compliance of the fire prevention and life safety measures in his building or part thereof, as required by the provisions of this Act.