sec.131Chief fire wardens and fire wardens

sec.131 Chief fire wardens and fire wardens

Such number of chief fire wardens and fire wardens may be appointed as the commissioner thinks necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act. The commissioner may appoint a person to be a chief fire warden or fire warden (each a relevant fire warden ), or recommend to the Governor in Council the appointment of a person as a relevant fire warden under subsection (4) , only if the commissioner is satisfied the person is appropriately qualified to perform the functions and exercise the powers of a relevant fire warden. Subject to subsection (4) — a relevant fire warden holds office for the term and on the conditions stated in the relevant fire warden’s instrument of appointment; and without limiting paragraph (a) , the instrument of appointment must state the geographical area in which the relevant fire warden can perform the relevant fire warden’s functions or exercise the relevant fire warden’s powers. Where the appointee is a public service officer or a police officer, the appointment must be made by the Governor in Council by notification published in the gazette— specifying the name of the appointee; or specifying that the appointment is made to the holder of a specified office in which case each person who, for any period, holds or performs the duties of that office is, for that period, a chief fire warden or, as the case may be, a fire warden. A person may hold an office under this section in conjunction with any office held with the fire services, the public service or the police service. The commissioner may, by giving a notice to an appointee, cancel the appointment, whether the appointment was made by the commissioner or the Governor in Council. The Governor in Council may, by notification published in the gazette, amend or rescind any notification made under subsection (4) (b) . s 131 prev s 131 amd 1996 No. 42 ss 20 sch 1 , 21 sch 2 ; 2001 No. 76 s 11 sch 2 sub 2014 No. 17 s 100 om 2024 No. 18 s 11 pres s 131 (prev s 75) amd 1996 No. 42 ss 21 sch 2 , 3 sch 3 ; 1998 No. 37 s 9 sch ; 2001 No. 76 ss 24 (1) , 11 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 17 s 94 ; 2024 No. 22 s 41 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 44 (2) (sec.131-ssec.1) Such number of chief fire wardens and fire wardens may be appointed as the commissioner thinks necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act. (sec.131-ssec.2) The commissioner may appoint a person to be a chief fire warden or fire warden (each a relevant fire warden ), or recommend to the Governor in Council the appointment of a person as a relevant fire warden under subsection (4) , only if the commissioner is satisfied the person is appropriately qualified to perform the functions and exercise the powers of a relevant fire warden. (sec.131-ssec.3) Subject to subsection (4) — a relevant fire warden holds office for the term and on the conditions stated in the relevant fire warden’s instrument of appointment; and without limiting paragraph (a) , the instrument of appointment must state the geographical area in which the relevant fire warden can perform the relevant fire warden’s functions or exercise the relevant fire warden’s powers. (sec.131-ssec.4) Where the appointee is a public service officer or a police officer, the appointment must be made by the Governor in Council by notification published in the gazette— specifying the name of the appointee; or specifying that the appointment is made to the holder of a specified office in which case each person who, for any period, holds or performs the duties of that office is, for that period, a chief fire warden or, as the case may be, a fire warden. (sec.131-ssec.5) A person may hold an office under this section in conjunction with any office held with the fire services, the public service or the police service. (sec.131-ssec.6) The commissioner may, by giving a notice to an appointee, cancel the appointment, whether the appointment was made by the commissioner or the Governor in Council. (sec.131-ssec.7) The Governor in Council may, by notification published in the gazette, amend or rescind any notification made under subsection (4) (b) .