Order F. No. 2353/2024/FD of the Finance Department, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi dated 18th January, 2024 on the fire safety of a place of public assembly [N16-6DC]

F. No. 2353/2024/FD

GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI

Finance Department, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi

New Delhi, dated the 18th January, 2024

ORDER

Subject: The fire safety of a place of public assembly by owners of a place of public assembly under the Delhi Fire Service Act, 2009, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Delhi Fire Service Act, 2009 (Delhi Act 2 of 2009), the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is pleased to order that

1. In the circumstances reported by the Relief Officer, the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, after careful examination, hereby orders that every owner of a place of public assembly carrying on the fire safety of a place of public assembly shall furnish Form E to the Director of Fire Services within sixty days.

2. The matter has been examined. Every owner of a place of public assembly carrying on the fire safety of a place of public assembly shall make an application in Form E to the Director of Fire Services within sixty days, accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the fire safety of a place of public assembly is undertaken, and the Director of Fire Services shall dispose of it within sixty days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this order may be brought to the notice of the Finance Department, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

(Secretary to Government)