132Regulations

### 132 Regulations > *\[Section 132 Subsection (3) amended by No. 22 of 1983, s. 8 \]**\[Section 132 Subsection (3) amended by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 132 Subsection (3) amended by No. 75 of 1994, s. 9 \]**\[Section 132 Subsection (3) amended by No. 29 of 1995, s. 105 \]* > > > (1)  The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Commission, make regulations for the purposes of this Act. > > > (2)  Without limiting [subsection (1)](#GS132@Gs1@EN) , the regulations may – > > > > > > (a) require, in prescribed cases, a burner, incinerator, furnace, or other engine or appliance for the burning of wood waste or other flammable materials that is used or installed in or on premises used as a sawmill or factory, and any chimney, smoke-stack, exhaust-pipe, or other outlet used in connection with such a burner, incinerator, furnace, or other engine or appliance, to be equipped, as prescribed, with a prescribed device for arresting sparks; > > > > > > > (b) require internal combustion engines to comply with prescribed requirements with regard to the emission of sparks or exhaust material likely to cause fires or to be equipped with specified devices for the arrest, suppression, or prevention of the emission of any such sparks or materials; > > > > > > > (c) prohibit the use of anything referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS132@Gs2@Hpa@EN) or [(b)](#GS132@Gs2@Hpb@EN) that is not equipped as prescribed or does not comply with prescribed requirements; > > > > > > > (d) regulate, or prohibit the lighting, maintenance, or use in the open air of fires for the purpose of burning or destroying flammable materials or any rubbish or waste produced on any premises or deposited in any place, and prescribe the precautions to be taken by a person by whom such a fire is lit, maintained, or used for any such purpose; > > > > > > > (e) prescribe the requirements to be complied with, or authorize the Commission or such persons as may be prescribed to give directions as to the requirements to be complied with, in respect of the disposal of flammable materials resulting from the operations of a sawmill, factory, or other prescribed premises; > > > > > > > (f) regulate or prohibit the operation of engines, motors, or machines (whether stationary or fixed on, or used for the propulsion of, a vehicle), or of any equipment, apparatus, or device in the operation of which combustion takes place or sparks or other materials are, or may be, emitted that are likely to cause fires, either generally or during fire permit periods or on days of total fire ban; > > > > > > > (g) provide for, and regulate, the inspection by prescribed persons of any of the things referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS132@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS132@Gs2@Hpb@EN) , or [(f)](#GS132@Gs2@Hpf@EN) ; > > > > > > > (h) regulate or prohibit the dumping of live coals and other flammable materials from locomotives and other engines that are operated by solid fuel and generally regulate and control the method of operating any such locomotives and engines so as to prevent, or reduce the risk of, the outbreak of fires resulting from the operation of them; > > > > > > > (i) require, either generally or in prescribed cases or during prescribed periods or on prescribed days, any person who desires to light a fire in the open air to give such notice as may be prescribed to such other person as may be prescribed; > > > > > > > (j) generally regulate the making of applications for, and the granting of, permits under this Act authorizing the lighting of fires; and > > > > > > > (k) declare that any specified provisions of this Act do not apply to, or in relation to, any engine or appliance for the burning of waste or other flammable material used or installed on premises used as a sawmill or factory where the engine or appliance has been approved by the Commission and complies with the prescribed conditions, and provide for and regulate the granting, duration, suspension, and cancellation of certificates of approval and certificates of exemption in relation to engines and appliances so exempted. > > > (3)  *\[Section 132 Subsection (3) amended by No. 71 of 1979, s. 7 and Sched. 1 \]*Without limiting [subsection (1)](#GS132@Gs1@EN) , the regulations may – > > > > > > (a) regulate the keeping of the accounts, and the receipt and disbursement of money, by the Commission; > > > > > > > (b) regulate and control fire demonstrations and competitions; > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 132 Subsection (3) amended by No. 37 of 2001, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2001-037#JS1@JT@tr@oc9@EN) provide for and regulate the establishment and maintenance of salvage corps and industry fire brigades and prescribe the charges to be made in respect of services rendered by salvage corps and industry fire brigades; > > > > > > > (d) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (e) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (f) provide for the payment of a special allowance or gratuity to any person in respect of voluntary or special services rendered by him to a brigade or group of brigades; > > > > > > > (g) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (h) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (i) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (j) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (k) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (l) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (m) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (n) regulate the methods of training of members of brigades and groups of brigades and of other members of the Fire Service; and > > > > > > > (o) prescribe the uniforms to be worn by members of brigades and groups of brigades and by other members of the Fire Service when on duty. > > > (4)  *\[Section 132 Subsection (4) amended by No. 101 of 1993, s. 4 and Sched. 1 \]*Regulations made with respect to the matters mentioned in [subsections (2)](#GS132@Gs2@EN) and [(3)](#GS132@Gs3@EN) may – > > > > > > (a) make it an offence to contravene or fail to comply with any specified provision of the regulations and impose a fine not exceeding 26 penalty units for any such offence; > > > > > > > (b) make differing provisions for differing circumstances and cases and make provision for exemptions from any of the requirements of the regulations; and > > > > > > > (c) confer, in relation to any of the requirements or other provisions of the regulations, powers and discretions on the Commission or the holder of a prescribed office.