Article (1)
A. Without prejudice to the provisions of the aforementioned Cabinet Resolution No. (61) of 2020, residential homeowners must abide by the following requirements and controls:
1. Obtaining a certificate of completion for the residential home indicating the fulfilment of fire prevention and safety requirements for new residential homes or when modifying or adding to existing residential homes.
2. Abiding by all requirements for installing fire detectors approved by the Directorate General Of Civil Defence.
3. Installing fire detectors through establishments licensed by the Directorate General Of Civil Defence and participating in the electronic system for protecting residential homes at the Directorate General Of Civil Defence with payment of the prescribed costs.
4. Maintenance of fire detector systems through establishments licensed by the Directorate General Of Civil Defence.
5. Updating the data and information of residential homeowners or tenants when ownership is transferred or when the tenant changes houses.
6. Responding to calls received from the Civil Defence operations rooms and cooperating on reports received via the electronic system installed in the residential home.
B. Tenants of residential homes shall abide by what the provisions of Clauses (2 and 6) of this Article.
Article (2)
Companies and institutions concerned with installing fire detectors in residential homes shall abide by the requirements and controls for installing the detectors and participating in the electronic system for protecting residential homes at the Directorate General of Civil Defence, which are contained in the Guide attached to this Resolution.
Article (3)
The Minister of Interior is authorised to update the Guide attached to this Resolution.
Article (4)
Any provision that violates or contradicts the provisions of this Resolution shall be repealed.
Article (5)
This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force as of 03 January 2021.
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