Who can carry out a fire and life safety audit in Maharashtra?

22. After section 45 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely : ...

(7) No person other than a licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor shall carry out the work of fire audit or perform such other related activities required to be carried out in any place or building or part thereof.

Also relevant, s.45A(1) inserted 2023: 22. After section 45 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely :- “45A.

(1) (a) Fire and Life Safety Audit shall be carried out by the owner, or where the owner is not traceable, the occupier of a building, for all the occupancies mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 45 by licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor and such Fire and Life Safety Audit shall be carried out within a period of one year from the date of commencement of Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2023 and thereafter, once in every two years.

(b) The owner or occupier, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Director or Chief Fire Officer or the nominated officer, a certificate in the prescribed form issued by a licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor regarding the evaluation of the fire prevention and life safety measures in his such building or part thereof, as required by or under the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder. Explanation.-For the purposes of the Act, the expression “Fire and Life Safety Audit” means the evaluation of fire prevention and life safety measures required as per prevalent Acts or rules or National Building Code of India in force.