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Fire and Rescue Services Act Amendment

September 6 , 2026 23 hrs 0 min 16 0

A Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Act, 2025 was introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on September 3, 2026.
The Bill seeks to remove references to the National Building Code of India, 2016, after the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) withdrew it through a Gazette notification on April 30, 2026.
The amendment follows the recommendations of the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), 2026, for modernising fire and building regulations.
It proposes replacing references to the National Building Code with liberalised and modern standards for fire and building norms.
The proposed amendment is intended to align Tamil Nadu’s fire and building laws with the 2026 Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) recommendations on Construction Permit and Building Regulations.