For the purposes of this Act, premises within a building that consist of or include more than one unit of private accommodation are not considered to be a house. Council ” means the National Fire Service Council, established for the purpose of the Fire Protection Act a) in relation to premises located or to be located in a district established pursuant to and for the purpose of the Fire Protection Act, except for premises as mentioned in provision ( b) ), the board having jurisdiction within the district in question;. 11, at the time of malting the application in question or within five hours, apply to the fire authority for a temporary certificate a fire safety officer regarding changed as proposed or, where appropriate, the premises added as osed.
5 ) Where the fire safety officer refuses to issue an approval certificate or after the expiry of the 30 days specified in subsection (3) in the circumstances referred to in that subsection, any interim approval certificate issued by a fire safety officer on an application made with a view to the construction of the premises in respect of which the certificate of approval is requested shall, on such refusal or expiry, be deemed to have been withdrawn. alteration or addition in respect of which an interim certificate is required by section 6, except where there exists in relation to that premises or, as the case may be, that part, an approval certificate issued by a fire safety officer covering that use, commits an offense against this Act, which shall be deemed a continuing offence, and shall be liable to a fine of $500.00 for each day of each period during which he commits the offence. A person may from time to time be prosecuted for an offense defined in this subsection in respect of any period selected by the charge, provided that he shall not be punished twice in respect of the same pen or any part of not the same period. In any proceeding relating to an offense defined in subsection (1) a document purporting to be a certificate from the town or district clerk of the Local Authority whose Area includes the place of commission of the offense in respect of the submitting an application to the Local Authority Authorization regarding the construction or alteration of a premises or the making of additions to a premises (being in any case the premises whose use
Of a part of which constitutes the offense alleged) and as to the date of that application shall be evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence of the matters contained therein. A person may be prosecuted for an offense set out in this subsection from time to time in respect of any period elected by the appellant that he shall not be punished twice in respect of the same period or any part of the same period. 11 inspect the premises to which the claim relates and, if he is satisfied that certain means referred to in provisions (a), (b), (6) and (d) of section '7 (1) with which the premises are subject to be such as may reasonably be required in connection with the use or uses specified in the application, may issue to the applicant a certificate of approval covering that use or, as the case may be, those uses, but if he is not so satisfied in complying with these means he will refuse the certificate of approval. here the fire safety officer refuses to issue a certificate to do, with notice given to the applicant or n of the applicant on the application-. (a) inform the applicant of the matter or matters in respect of which he is not satisfied as described in subsection (1) and of the steps required to be taken (either by making changes to the premises or by providing the premises with any of the remedies mentioned in section 7 (1) to satisfy it as defined by subsection (2);.
A person may be prosecuted for an offence defined in this subsection from time to time in respect of any period selected by the complainant provided that he shall not be twice punished in respect of the same period or any part of the same period. For the purpose of carrying out an inspection under subsection (1) the fire safety officer or other authorized person may enter (without further authority than this subsection) any part of the building or structure in question but in relation to any part used exclusively for purposes of residence the powers conferred by this subsection are subject to the inspector's giving to the occupier of that part at least 24 hours' notice of his intention to inspect that part for the purposes. in relation to any premises-. a) it is proposed to make material alterations or additions to the premises; or. b) it is proposed to make a material alteration to the internal arrangement of the premises or in the furniture, furnishings or equipment with which the premises are provided; or. c> the occupier of the premises proposes to keep explosive or highly flammable material of a prescribed kind under, in or QII the building or structure that comprises or includes the premises in a quantity or aggregate quantity that is greater than the maximum quantity prescribed for the purposes of this section in relation to material of that kind,. the occupier shall give notice of the proposal accompanied by the prescribed fee to the fire authority before he begins to carry out the proposal. If the fire safety officer of any fire authority is satisfied that, as regards any premises in relation to which a certificate of approval issued by a fire safety officer is in force, it would in consequence of a change in circumstances be appropriate to amend the certificate for any of the following purposes, that is to say-. a) to vary or revoke any requirement imposed by the certificate (b) to add to the requirements so imposed by the certificate;.
Costs properly ordered in connection with an appeal may be re. any court of competent jurisdiction by the person in whose favor the order is made as a debt due to him by the person against whom the order is made. properly CO re safety officer to a. approval certificate or the cancellation of an approval certificate issued by a fire safety officer, a person will not incur liability in terms of section 11 or section 14 between the relevant date and the decision of the appeal. In this Part the expression. a) in relation to a person aggrieved by any matter, step, refusal, amendment, cancellation or period referred to in section 30, the date on which notice thereof was given to him by or on behalf of the fire safety officer concerned;.
For the purposes of enforcement, an order under subsection (2) against one or more of the occupants of the premises shall be deemed to have been made against all occupants of the premises at the time. 3) (a) The Council or any person acting under the authority of the Council or any person shall not accept any liability in respect of the doing of any thing done in good faith by the Council or, as the case may be , any such person for the purpose of exercising any function, power, authority or duty of the Council. Or 8. As long as the Council shall be the fire safety officer for the district for which the fire department is intended.
For the purpose of gaining access to any part of a building comprising or comprising buildings into which he is authorized to enter under section (I), which part is used solely for residential purposes, the fire safety officer shall give notice to the occupant of the building . has not reported his intention to enter and inspect it for at least 24 hours. (a) hinder any person in the performance of his duty under this Act; or. He may not comply with a law unless he has a reason to do so. Buildings in which food or drink is sold to the public and in which cabaret-type entertainment or dancing is organized, where the area accessible to the public for those purposes consists of: (a) an area below ground level; or. b) a room at a floor level above the ground. 7. Buildings that are factories within the meaning of the Factories and Shops Act 1960-1973, if employees normally work there. a) in one or more spaces below ground level; or. b) in one or more rooms on a floor above the ground floor.
