Fire Service Act 1979
53Fire protected areas
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53 Fire protected areas
(1) The Commission may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare a specified locality to be a fire protected area for the purposes of this Act.
(2) *[Section 53 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 18 of 1994, s. 5 ]**[Section 53 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 1996, s. 5 and s. 15 ]*The Commission, after consultation with the Hydro-Electric Corporation and by notice published in the Gazette, may declare an area of land vested in or occupied by the Hydro-Electric Corporation for hydro-electric works or purposes to be a fire protected area for the purposes of this Act.
(3) *[Section 53 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 18 of 1994, s. 5 ]**[Section 53 Subsection (3) amended by No. 61 of 1996, s. 15 ]*An area of land declared under subsection (2) to be a fire protected area continues to be a fire protected area so long as it remains vested in or occupied by the Hydro-Electric Corporation or is required for hydro-electric works or purposes.
(4) *[Section 53 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 18 of 1994, s. 5 ]*Any land that immediately before the commencement of the Fire Service Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 1994 was deemed to be a fire protected area ceases to be a fire protected area on the commencement of that Act.