Benahavís approves an ordinance requiring fire self-protection plans

Benahavís now has a municipal Ordinance regulating fire self-protection plans. The Benahavís City Council has officially publicized its approval through the announcement inserted in section 2 (City Council) of the Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga on October 13, 2026, with the official reference Edict 3858/2026. Publication in the provincial gazette is the formal channel through which the regulation becomes public to residents and affected owners.

What the provincial gazette announces

The summary of the Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga from October 13, 2026, includes, within the section dedicated to city councils, the announcement from Benahavís under the heading “Approval of the municipal Ordinance regulating fire self-protection plans,” identified as Edict 3858/2026.

• Issuing body: Benahavís City Council.
• Regulation: Municipal Ordinance regulating fire self-protection plans.
• Publication: Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga, October 13, 2026, section 2 (City Council).
• Official reference: Edict 3858/2026.

A municipality with continuous regulatory activity

The approval of this ordinance adds to other actions by the Benahavís City Council published in the same gazette in previous weeks. On October 5, 2026, the Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga recorded the final approval of the Municipal Ordinance on the obligation to interact via electronic means for access tests (Edict 3639/2026) and the final approval of the credit modification file 08/2026 (Edict 3705/2026). Previously, on September 15, 2026, the provisional list of admitted and excluded candidates for two General Administration Technician positions had been published (Edict 3393/2026).

To whom the regulation is addressed

By its very nature, the ordinance refers to fire self-protection plans, an instrument that, at the municipal level, concerns property owners, homeowners’ associations, and establishments that must have prevention and response measures for fire emergencies. The regulation is published in Benahavís, a municipality in the province of Málaga, and is incorporated into the set of municipal ordinances that the City Council processes and makes known through the provincial gazette.

Official publicity and text consultation

The announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga constitutes the public reference for the approval and allows interested parties to locate the edict in the issue dated October 13, 2026. The consultation of the full text of the ordinance corresponds to the edict itself published by the Benahavís City Council in the provincial gazette, which is the official document to which owners, communities, and establishments must refer.

The new ordinance expands the municipal regulatory framework regarding fire prevention and directly affects owners, homeowners’ associations, and establishments in Benahavís, who must comply with the provisions of the approved text. For the residents of the municipality, Edict 3858/2026 of the Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga dated October 13, 2026, is the official reference for following the application of the regulation.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga, October 13, 2026, section 2 (City Council) (official reference: Edict 3858/2026).