THE DELHI FIRE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-17082026-275530 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 235] DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026/SHRAVAN 20, 1948 [N. C. T. D. No. 167 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI 6217 DG/2026 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 11th August, 2026 F. No. 21/17/DFS(A)/2026/LAS-VIII/Legn./5996.—The Following is Published for General Information:- THE DELHI FIRE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026 A Bill No. 12 of 2026 (As introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi on 11th August, 2026) Bill No. 12 of 2026 THE DELHI FIRE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026 A BILL further to amend the Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Delhi Fire Service (Amendment) Act, 2026. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. Amendment of section 2 - In the Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007 (Delhi Act 2 of 2009), in section 2, in clause (i), for the words “building bye-laws/National Building Code of India", the words "building bye-laws" shall be substituted". ASHISH SOOD, Minister-in-Charge STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007 (Delhi Act 2 of 2009) was enacted to provide for the maintenance of a fire service and to make more effective provisions for fire prevention and fire safety measures in certain buildings and premises in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and for matters connected therewith. The said Act received the assent of the President of India on the 17th January, 2009. 2. Need for the amendment Section 2(i) of the Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007 contains a reference to the “National Building Code of India". The reference, having been incorporated in the statutory framework, operates as a specific legislative reference to the said Code. As part of the Deregulation Exercise undertaken by the Government of India, the reference to the National Building Code of India in the Delhi Fire Service Rules, 2010 is proposed to be omitted. It is, therefore, considered necessary and expedient to make a corresponding amendment in the Principal Act so as to maintain consistency between the Act and the Rules and to remove an unnecessary statutory reference. 3. Objects and effect of the proposed amendment The proposed amendment seeks to omit the reference to the "National Building Code of India" from section 2(i) of the Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007. The amendment is intended to remove a statutory reference which may result in duplication or overlap with the regulatory framework governing fire prevention and fire safety measures in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. [PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY The proposed omission would facilitate the prescription, modification and updating of fire prevention and fire safety requirements through the applicable Building Bye-Laws, in accordance with the prevailing requirements and standards applicable in Delhi. The amendment would thereby provide greater regulatory flexibility for keeping fire prevention and fire safety requirements responsive to changing technical, administrative and regulatory requirements, without necessitating a legislative amendment to the principal Act for every such change. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives. NEWDELHI; Dated: 2026. ASHISH SOOD, Minister-in-Charge FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM The Bill seeks to omit the reference to the “National Building Code of India" from section 2(i) of the Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007. The provisions of the Bill do not involve any expenditure, recurring or non-recurring, from the Consolidated Fund of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. ASHISH SOOD, Minister-in-Charge MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION The Bill does not seek to confer any new power to make rules or regulations upon the Government or any other authority. Accordingly, the question of providing for any matter in respect of delegated legislation does not arise. ASHISH SOOD, Minister-in-Charge Dr. YUMNAM ARUN KUMAR, Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.