New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Act means the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977
chairperson means the chairperson of a committee
committee means a rural fire committee
election means an election of members of a committee held under subpart 2 of Part 1 of these regulations
electoral officer means a person appointed under regulation 32 to conduct an election
entity means a corporation sole, a body corporate, or an unincorporated association of persons
financial year means any 12-month period ending on 30 June
fire plan means a fire plan—
(a) required under section 12(4) of the Act; and
(b) prescribed in subpart 1 of Part 2 of these regulations
First Past the Post has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Local Electoral Act 2001
Gazette notice means a notice in the Gazette made under section 8 of the Act that establishes (by constituting or providing for the constitution or election of) a rural fire committee
National Commander has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Fire Service Act 1975
New Zealand Fire Danger Rating System means the system of fire danger indices developed by the NRFA under section 14A(2)(f) of the Fire Service Act 1975 to rate the fire danger in New Zealand
NRFA means the National Rural Fire Authority constituted under section 14A(1) of the Fire Service Act 1975
NRFO means the National Rural Fire Officer appointed under section 17W of the Fire Service Act 1975
trigger point means any particular fire danger level in the New Zealand Fire Danger Rating System
voluntary force means a voluntary rural fire force established under regulation 36.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, terms and expressions that are not defined in these regulations but that are defined in the Act have the same meaning as in the Act.
