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Maharashtra Fire Prevention And Life Safety Measures (Amendment)
Act, 2015
12 OF 2015
[06 April 2015]
CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Amendment of section 3 of Mah. III of 2007
3. Amendment of Schedule-I to Mah. III of 2007
4. Amendment of Schedule-II to Mah. III of 2007
Maharashtra Fire Prevention And Life Safety Measures (Amendment)
Act, 2015
12 OF 2015
[06 April 2015]
An Act to amend the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act,
2006.
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life
Safety Measures Act, 2006, for the purposes hereinafter appearing ; it is
hereby enacted in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
1. Short title :-
This Act may be called the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety
Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015.
2. Amendment of section 3 of Mah. III of 2007 :-
I n section 3 of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act,
2006 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act"),-
(a) in sub-section (1), in the Explanation, after the words and figures " the
National Building Code of India, 2005" the words and brackets "or, as the case
may be, the parameters laid down, from time to 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 time being in force, building above
30 meters in height but not exceeding 45 meters in height may be permitted,
in case of occupancies specified as (C-1) in Schedule-I, that is to say, Hospitals,
Sanatoria and Nursing Homes, if such building fulfills the minimum requirement
of 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 Government may, upon a request by
a planning authority, permit the authority empowered to sanction the
construction plan of any building or part of a building and to issue certificate of
completion of or part thereof, to issue such certificate, in respect of a building
exceeding 45 meters in height in case of occupancies specified as (C-1) in
Schedule-I, that is to say, Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing Homes, if such
building fulfills the minimum requirement of fire fighting installations specified
in Schedule-I.".
3. Amendment of Schedule-I to Mah. III of 2007 :-
In Schedule-I to the principal Act,-
(a) 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 added, namely :-
Above 30m and
“(4) not exceeding 45 R R NR R R R R R R 1,50,000 30,000 2,400 NR
m in height
1,50,000+ 30,000+ 2,400+
(5) Above 45m in R R NR R R R R R R 5,000 per 5,000 per 1,000 per NR”;
height 5m above 5m above 5m above
45m 45m 45m
(b) in the NOTES,-
(I) in Note 12, for the word and letter "Group C" the words, letters and 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 in height may be permitted for Group
C-1 occupancies, provided it complies or, is in consonance with the parameters laid down, from
time 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 Group C-1 occupancies, in the manner
provided by sub-section (2A) of section 3, provided it complies or, is in consonance with the
parameters laid down, from time to time, by the National Fire Protection Association Institution
(U.S.A.) in respect of such occupancies.".
4. Amendment of Schedule-II to Mah. III of 2007 :-
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 :-
Above
30m and
“(4) not 20.00 1,50,000 15.00 1,00,000 12.00 75,000 6.00 30,000 5.00 15,000
exceeding
45 m in
height
Above
(5) 45m in 25.00 2,00,000 18.00 1,20,000 15.00 90,000 7.00 40,000 6.00 20,000”;
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 and not exceeding 45 m 10.00 50,000.00 Not Not Not
in height Allowed Allowed Allowed
(5) Above 45m height 15.00 75,000.00 Not Not Not
Allowed Allowed Allowed
(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 not exceeding 45m in height 17.00 1,50,000 14.00 80,000
(5) Above 45m in height 20.00 2,00,000 16.00 1,00,000.”.
