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Part z Administration

Part 3 Abatement of Fire Hazard

Part 4 Water and Fire Hydrants

Part 6 Enforcement

Part 7 Enquiries Into Fires

Part 8 Welfare Fund

Part 9 Miscellaneous
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An act to make necessary provision for the effective

and efficient functioning of the fire services
department, for the protection of persons and
properry from fire risks and for purposes connected
Therewith.

lThroughout Malaysia
-t January ry89, P(J. (B) 7otlt998l

PART I - INTERPRETATION
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Authorized Officer
- means the Director General and any Fire Officer or
Auxiliary Fire Officer authorized by the Director General in
writing to act under the provisions of this Act

Fire Certificate
- means a fire certificate issued by the Director
General under subsection zg(+);

Fire-fighting equipment or fir" ,"f.ty installation

- means any equipment or installation for-

a) extinguishing, fighting, preventing, or limiting a fire;
b) giving warning of a fire;
c) providing access to any premises or place or to any part
thereof for the purpose of extinguishing, fighting,
preventing, or limiting a fire;
d) providing emergency power supply in the event of normal
power failure;
e) providing emergency lighting for purposes of escape frorn
buildings;
0 giving direction towards an escape route or place of refuge;
g) providing adequate, safe egress for the purpose of
evacuation or exit of occupants in the event of fire;

Fire Hazard, mean -

a) any @ to any building such as might render escape
from any part thereof in the event of a fire materially more difficult or
less easy than,it would be if the alteration had not been made;
b) the olercrowding of any place of public entertainment or public
gathering such as might render escape from any part thereof in the
event of a fire difficult;
c) any remlval-or absence from any building of any fire- fighting
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provided in the building;

e) the presence within or outside any building of any fire-fighting

equipment or fire safety installation or any facility, installed in
accordance with the requirement of anywritten law or as required
bythe Fire Services Department, that is notinefficientworklgg
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lom any part of a building to any place,
'i,vhether within or outside the building, that provides safety to
persons in the event of a fire;
g) any other matter or circumstance that materially increases the
likeliheqd o:bflIe or the danger to life or Property that would
rezult from the outbreak of a fire, or that would materially
hamper the Fire Services Department in the discharge of its
duties in the event of a fire;
 PART II - ADMINISTRATION

BOMBA and its officers;

Appointment;
Department duties;
Uniform and identity card;
Power;

Department duties:
Take legitimate steps:
' Put out fire, prevent, control fire ;
, Protect lives and properly in the case of fire;
Ensure fire exits:
" functioning and proper control;
. adequate for all buildings;

[] Carry out investigation of the causes and reasons for the fire;
f) Carry out humanitarian services during catastrophe
 PART III - ABATEMENT OF FIRE-HAZARD

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Fire-hazard abat e{entnoti ce
Power of Director General to abate fire-hazard in
vacant or unoccupied premises
Offence of failing to comply with fire-hazard
abatement noticE
Power of Director General to abate fire-hazard on
non-cornpliance with fire-hazard abaternent notice
Power of Director General to abate fire-hazard in cases
of urgency
Closing order

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Appeals against closing order or refusal to rnake closing '---/
order
Disposal of property removed by Director General
Recovery of expenses incurred in carrying out work under
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Recoveryofexpensesincurredincarryingoutworkunder
section rz
I Powers of Fire Officers on occasion of fire

I Powers of Fire Officers in emergencies not involving fire

, Protection of Fire Officers and Auxiliary Fire Officers '

I Lossbyfiretoincludedamageresultingfrornfire-fighting

PART IV - WATER AND FIRE HYDRANTS

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Storage of water in premises for fire-fighting purposes

Notice of works affecting fire hydrants
Dury of water authority to notify the State Director of
any action
affecting the flow of water to a fire hydrant
Power to fix fire hydrant location plates
Concealment and misuse of fire hydrants
 PART V . FIRE CERTIFICATES
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particular uses,
size, or location, of premises
Requirement of fire certificate
, Application f,or, and issue of, fire certificate
,. Form of fire certificate
: Prescribing of fees for the issue of fire certificate
Change of conditions affecting adequacy of life safety
facilitie s, etc.

Offence in relation to fire certificate

Rights of appeal - >, fu"as
Court's power to prohibit or restrict use of certain
premises
* Power of Director General to order activify to cease in
cases of urgency
, Appeal against order of Director General to cease
activity
App"uls against prohibitory order or refusal to make
prohibitory order

PART VI - ENFORCEMENT

' Enforcement of Act

' Power of entry
' Restriction on disclosure of information
. Power to arrest without warrant
' Power of investigation
Power to require attendance of witnesses
Examination of witnesses
Conduct of prosecution
 PART VII - ENQUIRIES INTO FIRES

Enquiries into fires

Taking possession of premises and other property
damaged or destroyed by fire
Unauthorized presence in prernises possession
whereof has been taken under section 46

PART VIII . WELFARE FUND

,, Establishment of Fund
. Fire Services Department Welfare Fund Committee
Moneys for Fund to be raised only with consent
' Administration and application of Fund

PART IX - MISCELLANEOUS
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Special duty and expenses thereof

Interfering with Fire Officers in execution of his duty
. Failure to comply with direction
'' (Jnauthorized wearing of uniform
" Falsification of documents, false statements, efc.
Ofifences in respect of fire alarm
Giving of false report of fire
Offences by body corporate
General penalty
- RM5 thousand or 3 years imprisonment or both;

Compounding of offences
Power to apply Act to vessels and movable structures
Service of notices and other documents
Power to make regulations
Repeal