Fire Service Act 1979
17Fire Management Areas
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17 Fire Management Areas
[Section 17 Amended by No. 12 of 1981, s. 6 ][Section 17 Amended by No. 46 of 1991, sched. 2 ][Section 17 Substituted by No. 29 of 1995, s. 14 ]
(1) [Section 17 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 33 of 2012, s. 7, Applied:30 Apr 2013] The Council, by notice published in the Gazette, may declare any area of the State to be a Fire Management Area.
(2) [Section 17 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 33 of 2012, s. 7, Applied:30 Apr 2013] The Council, by the notice, may –
(a) assign a name to the Fire Management Area; and
(b) publish a map of the Fire Management Area.
(3) The boundaries of Fire Management Areas need not coincide with the boundaries of municipal areas.
(4) A notice under subsection (1) is not a statutory rule within the meaning of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .