41Fire prevention notices

41 Fire prevention notices (1) In the country area of Victoria, the fire prevention officer of a municipal council may serve a fire prevention notice on the owner or occupier of land in the municipal district of that council (other than a public authority) in respect of anything— (a) on that land, other than a building or in a building; (b) on the adjacent half width of any private street that abuts that land— (other than a prescribed thing or class of things) that by its nature, composition, condition or location constitutes or may constitute a danger to life or property from the threat of fire. (2) A fire prevention notice may be served only if the fire prevention officer forms the opinion— (a) that it is necessary, or may become necessary, to do so to protect life or property from the threat of fire; and (b) that there is no procedure under any other Act or regulations made under any Act that is more appropriate in the circumstances to address that threat. (3) A fire prevention notice— (a) must be in the prescribed form; (b) may require the owner or occupier to take the steps specified in the notice to remove or minimise the threat of fire; (c) must specify the time (not less than 7 days) within which the owner or occupier must comply with the notice; S. 41(3)(d) substituted by No. 5/2012 s. 30. (d) must contain any prescribed information. S. 41A inserted by No. 8257 s. 10, amended by Nos 9488 s. 2(a), 9629 s. 8, 10149 s. 21(1)(e) (as amended by No. 10173 s. 4), 10235 s. 11(g), 39/1992 s. 5(3)(d)(e), substituted by No. 2/1995