(1) Every designated premises shall require a fire certificate.
(2) A fire certificate shall be renewable annually.
(3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to premises appropriated to, and used solely or mainly for, public religious worship, or premises consisting of or comprised in a house that is occupied as a single private dwelling:
Provided that if in the opinion of the Director General there exists in the premises mentioned in this subsection any fire-hazard, the Director General may require such premises to be subject to periodic inspection and any necessary direction may be issued to the owner of such premises for due compliance of the provisions of this Act.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kehendak bagi perakuan bomba
(1) Tiap-tiap premis ditetapkan hendaklah menghendaki suatu perakuan bomba.
(2) Suatu perakuan bomba boleh dibaharui setiap tahun.
(3) Subseksyen (1) tidak terpakai bagi premis yang disediakan bagi, dan digunakan semata-mata atau terutamanya untuk, tempat sembahyang awam, atau premis yang terdiri daripada atau termasuk di dalam rumah yang dihuni sebagai tempat kediaman persendirian tunggal:
Dengan syarat bahawa jika pada pendapat Ketua Pengarah terdapat apa-apa bahaya kebakaran di dalam premis yang disebut dalam subseksyen ini, Ketua Pengarah boleh menghendaki premis itu dikenakan pemeriksaan berkala dan apa-apa arahan yang perlu boleh diberikan kepada pemunya premis itu bagi pematuhan wajar peruntukan Akta ini.
Text as at 1 April 2023 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
