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Law No. ZR-176 “On fire safety”.

Country/Territory
Armenia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest fires
Geographical area
Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Law establishes legal, economic and organizational grounds for ensuring fire safety on the national territory. The Act consists of 6 Sections divided into 32 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) fire prevention; (3) competence of the government, state institutions and local self-government in the sphere of fire prevention; (4) fire prevention in the inhabited areas and in situ; (5) rights and duties of citizens in the sphere of ensuring fire safety; and (6) conclusive provisions. Article 21 establishes that state forest fire supervision shall be carried out by the competent ministry or department.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.parliament.am

References - Legislation

Amended by

Law No. ZR-395 amending Law No. ZR-176 “On fire safety”.

Legislation | Armenia | 2002

Keyword: Institution, Forest fires

Source: FAO, FAOLEX