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The Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006

Act 3 of 2007

Keyword(s):Building, Bye-Laws, Chief Fire Officer, Licensed Agency, Nominated Officer,Occupier

Amendment appended: 12 of 2015

MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XII OF 2015.

(First published, after having received the assent of the Governor in the“ Maharashtra Government Gazette ”, on the 6th April 2015)

An Act to amend the Maharashtra Fire Prevention andLife Safety Measures Act, 2006.

WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Maharashtra Fire Preventionand Life Safety Measures Act, 2006, for the purposes hereinafter appearing ;it is hereby enacted in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India asfollows :—

1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and LifeSafety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015.

2. In section 3 of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life SafetyMeasures Act, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”),—

(a) in sub-section (1), in the Explanation, after the words andfigures “ the National Building Code of India, 2005” the words andbrackets “or, as the case may be, the parameters laid down, from time to

Mah. IIIof 2007.

Mah. IIIof 2007.

Short title.

Amendmentof section 3 ofMah. III of2007.

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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translationin English of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015(Mah. Act No. XII of 2015), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

M. A. SAYEED,Principal Secretary and R.L.A. to Government,

Law and Judiciary Department.

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time, by the National Fire Protection Association Institution (U.S.A.)”,shall be inserted ;

(b) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted,namely :—

“ (1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1)or any other provision of this Act or any other law for the timebeing in force, building above 30 meters in height but not exceeding45 meters in height may be permitted, in case of occupanciesspecified as (C-1) in Schedule-I, that is to say, Hospitals, Sanatoriaand Nursing Homes, if such building fulfills the minimum requirementof fire fighting installations specified in Schedule-I.”;

(c) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted,namely :—

“ (2A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2)or in any other law for the time being in force, the State Governmentmay, upon a request by a planning authority, permit the authorityempowered to sanction the construction plan of any building or partof a building and to issue certificate of completion of or part thereof,to issue such certificate, in respect of a building exceeding 45 metersin height in case of occupancies specified as (C-1) in Schedule-I,that is to say, Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing Homes, if suchbuilding fulfills the minimum requirement of fire fightinginstallations specified in Schedule-I.”.

3. In Schedule-I to the principal Act,—

(a) under the heading “INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS (C)”, undersub-heading “(a) Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing Homes (C-1)”, afterentry (3), the following entries shall be added, namely :—

“(4) Above 30m R R NR R R R R R R 1,50,000 30,000 2,400 NRandnotexceeding45 m inheight

(5) Above 45m R R NR R R R R R R 1,50,000+ 30,000+ 2,400+NR”;in 5,000 5,000 1,000height per per per

5m 5m 5mabove above above45m 45m 45m

Amendmentof

Schedule-I toMah. III of

2007.

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(b) in the NOTES,—

(I) in Note 12, for the word and letter “Group C” the words, lettersand figures “Group C-2, Group C-3” shall be subsituted ;

(II) after Note 12, the following Notes shall be inserted, namely :—

“12A. Building above 30m in height but not exceeding 45m inheight may be permitted for Group C-1 occupancies, provided itcomplies or, is in consonance with the parameters laid down, fromtime to time, by the National Fire Protection Association Institution(U.S.A.) in respect of such occupancies.

12B. Building above 45m in height may be permitted for GroupC-1 occupancies, in the manner provided by sub-section (2A) ofsection 3, provided it complies or, is in consonance with theparameters laid down, from time to time, by the National FireProtection Association Institution (U.S.A.) in respect of suchoccupancies.”.

4. In Schedule-II to the principal Act,—

(a) in PART-I, under the heading “INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS(C)”, under sub-heading “(a) Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing Homes(C-1)”, after entry (3), the following entries shall be inserted, namely :—

“(4) Above 20.00 1,50,000 15.00 1,00,000 12.00 75,000 6.00 30,000 5.00 15,000

30m

and not

exceeding

45 m in

height

(5) Above 25.00 2,00,000 18.00 1,20,000 15.00 90,000 7.00 40,000 6.00 20,000”;

45m in

height

(b) in PART-II, under the heading “INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS(C)”, under sub-heading “(a) Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing Homes(C-1)” after entry (3), the following entries shall be inserted, namely :—

“(4) Above 30m 10.00 50,000.00 Not Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowedand notexceeding45 m inheight

(5) Above 45m 15.00 75,000.00 Not Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed”;height

Amendment ofSchedule-II toMah. III of2007.

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(c) in PART-III, under the heading “INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS(C)”, under sub-heading “(a) Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing Homes(C-1)”, after entry (3), the following entries shall be inserted, namely :—

“(4) Above 30m and 17.00 1,50,000 14.00 80,000notexceeding 45min height

(5) Above 45m in 20.00 2,00,000 16.00 1,00,000.”.height

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