71Prohibition on fires, &c., on days of total fire ban

71 Prohibition on fires, &c., on days of total fire ban

*[Section 71 Amended by No. 101 of 1993, s. 4 and Sched. 1 ]*Where a declaration is in force under section 70 declaring any day to be a day of total fire ban or any days to be days of total fire ban, a person shall not on that day or any of those days –

(a) light, or cause to be lit, or maintain or use, a fire in the open air on any land for any purpose, unless that fire is excluded from the ban; or

(b) use or cause to be used in the open air on any land any machine or apparatus contrary to any prohibition or restriction in the declaration.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.