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Fire Service Act 1979
37Salvage corps or fire brigade may not be constituted unless authorized
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### 37 Salvage corps or fire brigade may not be constituted unless authorized
> *\[Section 37 Amended by No. 101 of 1993, s. 4 and Sched. 1 \]*A person shall not, without the authority of the Commission, constitute or maintain –
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> > > (a) any salvage corps for the purpose of salvaging property at fires; or
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> > > (b) any fire brigade for the purpose of extinguishing fires, elsewhere than on the premises or land owned or occupied by that person or at which that person is employed.
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> Penalty: Fine not exceeding 26 penalty units.