The department’s director-general, Hamdan Wahid, said the premises included government buildings, hotels, factories and shopping malls.

”These premises, which have certain risks, need to obtain the FC in accordance with Section 27 of the Fire Service Act.

“I suggest owners of the buildings apply for inspection to ensure their compliance with regulations and requirements,” he told a press conference after officiating a seminar on the Uniform Building By-Law (Amendment 2021) here today.

Although premises without fire certificates can still operate if they have been issued with the certificate of completion and compliance (CCC), Hamdan said, they must be inspected every year by the fire and rescue department.

“The department has to check every year to make sure the building complies with the specifications as approved when they got the CCC,” he said.

He said Section 33 of Act 341 provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to three years, or both, for owners of premises without fire certificates.