Order F. No. 1247/2013/ITD of the Information Technology Department, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi dated 23rd October, 2013 on the maintenance of fire safety in a high-rise building [N1A-60S]

F. No. 1247/2013/ITD

GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI

Information Technology Department, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi

New Delhi, dated the 23rd October, 2013

ORDER

Subject: The maintenance of fire safety in a high-rise building by owners of a high-rise building 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 Civil Defence Officer, the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, after careful examination, hereby orders that every owner of a high-rise building carrying on the maintenance of fire safety in a high-rise building shall furnish Form D to the Director of Fire Services within fourteen days.

2. The matter has been examined. Every owner of a high-rise building carrying on the maintenance of fire safety in a high-rise building shall make an application in Form D to the Director of Fire Services within fourteen 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 maintenance of fire safety in a high-rise building is undertaken, and the Director of Fire Services shall dispose of it within fourteen days of its receipt.

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

(Secretary to Government)