26Brigades

### 26 Brigades > *\[Section 26 Substituted by No. 29 of 1995, s. 23 \]* > > > (1)  The Commission may establish brigades. > > > (2)  A brigade may be established as a – > > > > > > (a) permanent brigade; or > > > > > > > (b) composite brigade; or > > > > > > > (c) volunteer brigade. > > > (3)  If a permanent brigade is established – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja54@GC4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja54@GC4@Hpa@EN) the Commission must appoint an employee as brigade chief of the brigade and appoint such employees as fire officers and fire-fighters of the brigade as the Commission considers necessary or expedient; and > > > > > > > (b) the Commission may appoint such volunteers as fire officers and fire-fighters of the brigade as the Commission considers necessary or expedient. > > > (4)  If a composite brigade is established, the Commission must – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (4) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja54@GC4@Hpc@EN) appoint an employee as brigade chief of the brigade; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (4) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja54@GC4@Hpd@EN) appoint such employees and volunteers as fire officers and fire-fighters of the brigade as the Commission considers necessary or expedient. > > > (5)  If a volunteer brigade is established, the Commission must – > > > > > > (a) appoint a volunteer as brigade chief of the brigade; and > > > > > > > (b) appoint such volunteers as fire officers and fire-fighters of the brigade as the Commission considers necessary or expedient. > > > (6)  The Commission must not appoint a volunteer as an officer of a brigade unless that volunteer has been so nominated or elected by the other volunteers who are members of that brigade. > > > (7)  A brigade and its members must carry out such functions as the Chief Officer from time to time directs. > > > (8)  The Commission at any time may disband a brigade or amalgamate brigades.