Contents

Short Title

Interpretation

Acting National Rural Fire Officer

Evacuation schemes for public safety

Defence fire brigades

Eligibility for grant assistance

Offences

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Fire Service Amendment Act 1996

Public Act		1996 No 122
Date of assent		2 September 1996

	Title
1	Short Title
2	Interpretation
3	Acting National Rural Fire Officer
4	Evacuation schemes for public safety
5	Defence fire brigades
6	Eligibility for grant assistance
7	Offences
	Administrative information

An Act to amend the Fire Service Act 1975

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows:

1 Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Fire Service Amendment Act 1996, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Fire Service Act 1975 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2 Interpretation

Section 2 of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, after the definition of the term “Fire Service Commission”, the following definition:

“‘Forest’ has the same meaning as in the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977:”.

3 Acting National Rural Fire Officer

Section 17zc(3) of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the words“National Rural Fire Officer” where they first occur, and substituting the words“Chief Executive”.

4 Evacuation schemes for public safety

Section 21a of the principal Act (as inserted by section 92(1) of the Building Act 1991) is hereby amended—

(a)

By inserting in subsection (3), after the words“Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act 1975”, the words“or section 47a of the Building Act 1991”:

(b)

By omitting from subsection (8)(a) the words“at not less than 6-monthly intervals”, and substituting the words“at intervals of not more than 6 months”.

5 Defence fire brigades

(1)

Section 36a(2) of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the word“Commission”, and substituting the words“National Commander”.

(2)

Section 36a(3) of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the words“the Commission pursuant to section 16”, and substituting the words“the National Commander pursuant to section 17p”.

6 Eligibility for grant assistance

Section 46c(2)(c) of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting in subparagraph (i), after the words“the effect of wind on adjoining pasture or crops”, the words“or orchards”.

7 Offences

(1)

Section 88(1) of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:

“(g)

With intent to deceive, impersonates a member of the Fire Service or a member of a volunteer fire brigade or defence fire brigade or industrial fire brigade.”

(2)

Section 88(3) of the principal Act is hereby amended—

(a)

By omitting the expression “$50”, and substituting the expression “$500”:

(b)

By omitting the expression (“f”), and substituting the expression (“g”).

This Act is administered in theDepartment of Internal Affairs.

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