The Assam Fire Service  (Amendment) Act, 2012
# THE ASSAM GAZETTE

## EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY

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No.6, Dispur, Monday, 7th January, 2013, 17th Pausa, 1934 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

**NOTIFICATION**

The 7th January, 2013

**No. LGL.56/2012/13.-The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received**

the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information.

#### ASSAM ACT NO. II OF 2013

##### (Received the assent of the Governor on 3rd January, 2013)

#### THE ASSAM FIRE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012


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to amend the Assam Fire Service Act,1985.

Preamble Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Assam Act No.

Fire Service Act, 1985, hereinafter referred to as the X III o f 1985

principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted in the Sixty- third Year of

the Republic of India as follows:-

Short title, 1. fl) This Act may be called the Assam Fire Service

. extent and (Amendment) Act, 2012.

commencement

(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Substitution of 2. In the principal Act, for the words "Fire Service",
the words wherever they occur, the words "Fire and Emergency
“Fire Service” Services" shall be substituted.

Substitution of 3. In the principal Act, for the words "Fire Station",

the words “Fire wherever they occur, the words "Fire and Emergency
Station”

Services Station" shall be substituted.

Substitution of

4. In the principal Act, for the words "fire fighting",

the words “fire

wherever they occur, the words "fire and emergency

fighting”

services" shall be substituted.

Amendment of

5. In the principal Act, in Section 2,-

section 2

(i) in clause (a), for the words, punctuation mark, bracket and figures "under

section 4 of the Police Act, 1861 (Act V of 1861)", the words, punctuation
mark, bracket and figures "under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the Assam
Police Act, 2007 (Assam Act No. XX of 2007)" shall be substituted;

(ii) after clause (a), the following new clause (aa) shall be inserted, namely:-

" (aa)" Fire and Emergency Services" means the Services essential for
hazard response in all types of disasters and emergency situations, both
natural and man-made, caused by fire, earthquake, landslides, flood and
erosion, drought emergency, chemical and biological mishaps, bomb
explosions, major accidents in road, air and water, hostage situation etc;".

In the principal Act, in section 4, for the words and punctuation mark "of

Amendment of 6.

the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Assam”, the words and

section 4


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section 9 w in clause (d), for the word "fires", wherever it occurs, the words "fire or
emergency" shall be substituted;

### 09 in clause (g), for the word "fire", the words "fire and emergency"
shall be substituted.

Amendment of 8. In the principal Act, in section 10,-
section 10 0) in clause (a), in between the words "fire" and "or", the words "or

providing emergency services" shall be inserted;

### 00 in clause (b), after the words "burning” occurring at the end, the

words "or emergency has arisen" shall be inserted;

(iiij in clause (c), in between the words "fire" and punctuation mark
the words "or providing emergency services" shall be inserted;

(iv) in clause (f), in between the words “fire" and "or", the words" or

providing emergency services" shall be inserted.

Amendment of **9.** In the principal Act, in section 32, in between the words "fire" and
section 32 "to", the words "or occurrence of an emergency" shall be inserted.

Amendment of 10. In the principal Act, in section 49, in sub- section (1), in clause (c),
section 49 in between the words "fire" and "when", the words "and providing

emergency service" shall be inserted.

M O H D . A B D U L H A Q U E ,

Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,

Legislative Department, Dispur.

Guwahati Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P.&S.), directorate o f Ptg. & sty., Assam, Guwahati-21.


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