Standing Order No. 1446/2020 of the Home Department, Government of Kerala dated 6th July, 2020 on the construction of buildings in a vulnerable area [C11-WJZ]

Standing Order No. 1446/2020

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Home Department, Government of Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, dated the 6th July, 2020

STANDING ORDER

To

All District Collectors,

Subject: The construction of buildings in a vulnerable area by owners of a building in a vulnerable area under the Kerala Fire Force Act, 1962, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Kerala Fire Force Act, 1962 (Kerala Act 20 of 1962), the Home Department, Government of Kerala hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the construction of buildings in a vulnerable area by owners of a building in a vulnerable area.

2. The matter has been examined. Every owner of a building in a vulnerable area carrying on the construction of buildings in a vulnerable area shall make an application in Form C to the National Authority within thirty days, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees.

3. The District Collector shall ensure that warning is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the National Authority within thirty days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Home Department, Government of Kerala.

(Secretary to Government)