Section 29

On receipt of an application for a fire certificate in respect of any designated premises, the Director General may require the applicant, within a specified time, to furnish him with such plans of the premises and any other relevant particulars as he may specify.

If the applicant fails to furnish the required plans and the relevant particulars within the specified time, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

Where an application for a fire certificate has been duly made, the Director General shall cause to be carried out an inspection of the designated premises and, on being satisfied that there exists adequate fire-fighting equipment or fire safety installation in relation to the use of the designated premises, the

Director General shall issue a fire certificate in respect of the premises subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose or which may be prescribed.

Where the Director General, after causing to be carried out under subsection (4) an inspection of the relevant premises, is not satisfied that there exists such adequate fire-fighting equipment or fire safety installation in relation to the use of the designated premises as aforesaid, he shall, by notice served on the applicant, inform him of the requirements to be complied with within a specified time before the fire certificate can be issued to the applicant.

In this section, “applicant” means the owner, occupier or the person having the overall management of the designated premises.

Form of fire certificate