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Fire Service Act 1979
110Power to use water for fires and drills, &c., without charge
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### 110 Power to use water for fires and drills, &c., without charge
> [*\[Section 110 Substituted by No. 52 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-07-01/act-2008-052#JS1@Ja2@GC1@EN)
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> > (1) The Commission and any brigade is, at all times –
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> > > > (a) to have the right to use, free of charge, all reticulated water mains, water plugs, valves, pipes, and works or water supply vested in, or under the control of, any regulated entity, local authority or other public body, and of all water in any dam, tank or well belonging to any person, for the purpose of extinguishing any fire; and
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> > > > (b) to have the reasonable use, free of charge, of any of those reticulated water mains, water plugs, valves, pipes, and works or water supply, for the purpose of any drill, demonstration, practice or competition carried out by the Commission or a brigade.
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> > (2) For the purposes of [subsection (1)](#GS110@Gs1@EN) , ***regulated entity*** has the same meaning as in the [Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-013) .