Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fire Safety, Evacuation Procedures, and Evacuation Schemes) Regulations 2018

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fire Safety, Evacuation Procedures, and Evacuation Schemes) Regulations 2018

(LI 2018/96)

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 28th day of May 2018

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

These regulations are made under sections 187, 191, and 192 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Contents

1Title
2Commencement
3Interpretation
4Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Part 1
Fire safety and evacuation procedures
Means of escape from fire for building
5Owner and tenants of building must maintain means of escape from fire for building
6Flammable cleaning liquid and flammable material
Evacuation of building
7Owner of building must provide evacuation procedure
8Duties of occupants of building regarding evacuation procedure
9Owners or tenants of certain buildings must have employees trained to assist occupants to evacuate
Appliances and systems
10Appliances and systems
Open flames
11Control of open flames
Packing and unpacking of goods
12Packing and unpacking of goods
Storage of certain materials
13Storage of certain materials inside and outside buildings
Firefighting equipment for use by building’s occupants
14Maintenance of firefighting equipment for use by building’s occupants
15Owner or tenant of building must install hand-operated firefighting equipment if required by FENZ
This Part does not limit Part 2 in relation to relevant building
16This Part does not limit Part 2 in relation to relevant building
Offences
17Offences
Part 2
Evacuation schemes
Application for approval of evacuation scheme
18Application for approval of evacuation scheme
19FENZ must decide whether to approve evacuation scheme no later than 20 working days after receipt of application
Revocation or required variation of evacuation scheme
20Revocation of approved evacuation scheme under section 78 of Act
21Requirement for variation of approved evacuation scheme under section 78 of Act
Notification requirement for FENZ if building owner notifies under section 76(3) of Act
22Notification requirement for FENZ if building owner notifies under section 76(3) of Act
Other prescribed matters
23Minimum amounts of hazardous substances
24Automatic sprinkler systems
Requirements for evacuation schemes
25General matters to be included in evacuation scheme
26Requirements for evacuation scheme in relation to places of safety
27Requirements relating to provision for place of safety for persons who require particular assistance
28Requirements in relation to places of safety inside building
Trial evacuations
29Requirements for trial evacuations of building to which regulation 25(c) or (d)(i) applies
30Requirements for trial evacuations of building to which regulation 25(d)(ii)(B) applies
31Persons who require particular assistance and persons under control or supervision in trial evacuation
32Building owner must notify FENZ of result of trial evacuation
Evacuation training programmes
33Evacuation training programmes
34Building owner must notify FENZ of evacuation training programme
Notification requirements in relation to certain events
35Building owner must notify FENZ if certain events occur
Revocation
36Revocation
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Buildings to which Part 1 applies
Schedule 3
Minimum amounts of hazardous substances for purposes of section 75(1)(d) of Act
Schedule 4
Application for approval of evacuation scheme
Gazette Information
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