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Fire Safety Consultant and Fire Safety Consultant Firm Regulations 2026

Key information

Gazette
P.U. (A) 40/2026
Commencement
3 February 2026
Source
AGC - P.U. (A) 40

Fire Safety Consultant and Fire Safety Consultant Firm Regulations 2026: Prescribes registration qualifications and fees for fire safety consultants and fire safety consultant firms.

Regulation 1. Citation and commencement​

  • (1)
    These regulations may be cited as the Fire Services (Fire Safety Consultant and Fire Safety Consultant Firm) Regulations 2026.
  • (2)
    These Regulations come into operation on 3 February 2026.

Regulation 2. Fire safety consultant​

  • (1)
    Any person may apply to be registered as a fire safety consultant under the Act, if such person—
    • (a)
      possesses a master’s degree or a doctor of philosophy degree in the field of fire safety engineering or in any other field relating to fire safety engineering, or its equivalent;
    • (b)
      has a working experience—
      • (i)
        in the field of fire safety for the period of ten years as a Senior Fire Officer; or
      • (ii)
        in the field of fire safety engineering in Malaysia for the period of five years and has conducted at least three fire risk analysis works for the purpose of development; and
    • (c)
      possesses skills in using computational fluid dynamics model.
  • (2)
    For the purpose of subparagraph 2(1)(b)(ii), “development” has the same meaning assigned to it in the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 [Act 172].

Regulation 3. Fire safety consultant firm​

  • Any person may apply to be registered as a fire safety consultant firm under the Act, if such person—
    • (a)
      is a company incorporated under the Companies Act 2016 [Act 777], a partnership registered under the Partnership Act 1961 [Act 135] or a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2012 [Act 743];
    • (b)
      employs at least one fire safety consultant who is registered under the Act;
    • (c)
      employs at least one professional architect who is registered under the Architects Act 1967 [Act 117] or professional engineer who is registered under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 [Act 138]; and
    • (d)
      has a valid professional indemnity insurance cover for an amount of not less than one million ringgit.

Regulation 4. Fees​

  • Fees for the issuance or renewal of certificate of registration in relation to a fire safety consultant or fire safety consultant firm are as specified in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE [Regulation 4] - FEES​

(1) Item(2) Description(4) Issuance of certificate of registration (RM)(5) Renewal of certificate of registration (RM)
1.Fire safety consultant1,000500
2.Fire safety consultant firm2,0001,000