New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

3 Interpretation

• (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.