113Owner of property to give information

113 Owner of property to give information

(1)  *[Section 113 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1995, s. 92 ]*On being requested to do so by an officer of the Fire Service, the owner of –

(a) any property that is destroyed or damaged in a fire;

(b) any property in or at which a fire occurred; or

(c) any property in, on, or attached to any structure in, or in any property in, on, or attached to which, a fire occurred –

shall give that officer such particulars as he may require with respect to the circumstances of the fire.

(2)  *[Section 113 Subsection (2) amended by No. 101 of 1993, s. 4 and Sched. 1 ]*A person who refuses to comply with any request under subsection (1) or who gives any information that he knows to be false in a material particular in respect of such a request is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding 2·5 penalty units.

(3)  *[Section 113 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 29 of 1995, s. 92 ]*In this section, owner of any property includes a person having possession of that property.