Section 37: Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"court" means the magistrates' court;
"fire authority" means any State or local authority or other body responsible under any law for the provision of fire-fighting or fire protection services in any State or part of a State;
"fire engine" means any vehicle used for the carriage of members of the Fire Service or of fire-fighting or rescue equipment;
"fire-fighting equipment" includes fire extinguishers, fire escapes, emergency exits and other such means of fire-fighting, fire-prevention and escape, as may be prescribed;
"fire-fighting unit" means fire-fighting personnel and mobile fire-fighting equipment maintained as such by any person other than a fire authority for use in the fighting and prevention of fires on such person's property;
"Fire Service" means the Federal Pire Service established under this Act;
"fireman" means any member of the Fire Service of or below the rank of sub-officer;
"Minister" means the Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for matters relating to fire-fighting and fire protection;
"mobile fire-fighting equipment" means any fire-fighting equipment, not being a fire engine, so constructed as to be movable from place to place on a wheel or wheels;
"multiple dwelling" means a building or group of buildings constructed or adapted to be let in separate portions for purposes of residence to more than six separate tenants or occupiers under separate agreements whether verbal or written; and includes an hotel, guest-house, rest-house or other building used for similar purposes;
"owner" includes lessee, licensee and occupier;
"prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or by regulations made under this Act.