1) Unless otherwise specified, the owner or the owner's authorized agent shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this Code.
1) Where this Code requires that tests, inspections, maintenance or operational procedures be performed on a fire safety system, records shall be made and the original or a copy shall be retained at the premises for examination by the authority having jurisdiction.
2) The initial verification or test reports for each system shall be retained throughout the life of the systems.
3) Records of tests, inspections, maintenance or operational procedures undertaken after the initial tests referred to in Sentence (2) shall be retained so that at least the current and the immediately preceding records are available.
4) Notwithstanding the conditions stated in Sentence (3), no record shall be destroyed within two years of being prepared.
1) The fire commissioner is designated as the person responsible for administration of this Code.
2) The fire commissioner, inspectors and local assistants are designated as the persons responsible for the enforcement of this Code and may issue orders to ensure compliance where necessary. (See Appendix A.)
1) When making an order, the fire commissioner, inspectors and local assistants shall take into account relevant recognized standards and related safety factors.
2) An order shall be made in writing and given to owner, occupier or person in charge.
3) An owner or occupier of a building or premises shall, after receipt of the order, comply with it. (See Appendix A.)
1) A person adversely affected by the order made by a local assistant or an inspector may appeal the order to the fire commissioner.
2) An appeal shall be made in writing within 10 days after receipt of the order by the owner or occupier.
3) The fire commissioner shall investigate each appeal, affirm, modify or revoke the order appealed from, and in writing communicate the decision and the reasons to the appellant and to the maker of the order.
1) Where an order made under this Code involves the loss or expenditure of more than the amount stated in section 28 of the Act, a person adversely affected by it, if dissatisfied with the order or decision, may, within 5 days of its receipt, apply for a review of it by petition to the Supreme Court, and section 28 of the Act applies for the purposes of this review.