Montgomery County                           2819

If any electrical equipment installed before or after the enact-
ment of this Article is found by the Director of the Department
to be dangerous to persons or property because defective or im-
properly used or installed, the Director shall notify the owner or
lessee of the property in writing, setting forth the nature of such
dangerous condition, and such person shall make such changes or
repairs as are necessary to put such equipment in a safe condition
within fifteen (15) days or such longer period as may be specified
by the Director.

Upon failure of any person to comply with a notice issued pur-
suant to this Section any permit which has been issued for the in-
stallation of such equipment shall be revoked by the Department and
no cut-in certificate shall be issued, or if such certificate has pre-
viously been issued it shall be revoked. If the equipment or installation
is connected to a supply of electricity or power, the Director shall
have the authority to disconnect the same and shall send notice to
the electric light or power companies to discontinue its supply of
electricity or power to such equipment or installation, and such supply
of electricity or power shall be terminated within twenty-four hours
of the receipt of such notice, without liability therefor on the part
of such electric light or power company.

83-34. Emergency Disconnections.

In cases of emergency where any electrical equipment, whether
installed before or after the enactment of this Article, is an im-
mediate threat to the safety of persons or property, or where it may
interfere with the fire protection service of any fire department in
the County, the Director of the Department of Inspection and Licenses
shall have authority to cause such electrical equipment to be discon-
nected immediately and without notice to the owner thereof.

Sec. 4. Existing Article III of Chapter 83, title "Electricity,"
of the Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby recodified
and renumbered as new Article IV, title "Fire Alarm Systems," to
follow immediately after new Article III thereof, and to read as
follows:

83-35. Requirements to Install.

It shall be the duty of the owner, agent, lessee, occupant, or any
other person, entitled to the beneficial use, rental, or control of any
building which is required to have a fire alarm system to provide,
install, and maintain, therein, a fire alarm system with sufficient
alarm bells, striking stations, or automatic detectors, of such type
and character as hereinafter described.

83-36. Approval of Equipment.

All apparatus, materials, equipment and systems used in connec-
tion with an alarm system, except the wiring thereof, to be installed