Fire Service Act 1979
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73B Ministerial charter
[Section 73B Inserted by No. 20 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]
(1) By 31 December 1995, the Minister must provide the Commission with a ministerial charter.
(2) The Minister may at any time at his or her own discretion or on receipt of the application of the Commission –
(a) amend a ministerial charter; or
(b) revoke a ministerial charter and substitute another ministerial charter.
(3) Before or while preparing a ministerial charter or an amendment to a ministerial charter, the Minister must consult with the Stakeholder Minister and the Commission.
(4) A ministerial charter and any amendment to a ministerial charter is to be in writing and signed by the Minister.
(5) The Minister is to provide a copy of the ministerial charter and any amendment to it to the Stakeholder Minister.
(6) A ministerial charter or any amendment to a ministerial charter takes effect on a day specified in it, being a day not earlier than the day on which it is provided to the Commission.