96AMunicipal fire prevention officers and assistants

96A Municipal fire prevention officers and assistants (1) Each municipal council, the municipal district or part of the municipal district of which is in the country area of Victoria— (a) must appoint a person to be the fire prevention officer for that council for the purposes of this Act; (b) may appoint any number of persons it thinks fit to be assistant fire prevention officers. (2) A fire prevention officer may, by written instrument, delegate to an assistant fire prevention officer, either generally or as otherwise provided in the instrument, any power or duty of the fire prevention officer under this Act or the regulations except this power of delegation. S. 97 amended by No. 10004 s. 20, substituted by No. 50/1989 s. 26(10), repealed by No. 39/2018 s. 34(2). S. 97A inserted by No. 50/1989 s. 26(10), amended by Nos 97/1994 s. 7(3), 56/2011 s. 4, 73/2013 s. 81(f).