Fire Services Act 1990
sec.147IOccupancy number applying during particular uses or circumstances
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sec.147I Occupancy number applying during particular uses or circumstances
If the commissioner considers the risk of overcrowding for a building varies because of the different ways the building is used from time to time, the commissioner may give the occupier an occupancy notice stating— an occupancy number for the building that applies only when the building is used in a stated way or in stated circumstances; or 2 or more occupancy numbers for the building, each of which applies only when the building is used in a stated way or in stated circumstances. A building used occasionally for concerts may be given an occupancy number that applies only for that use and another occupancy number that applies for its usual uses. s 147I (prev s 104KG) ins 2006 No. 49 s 27 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 56 (2)
- (a) an occupancy number for the building that applies only when the building is used in a stated way or in stated circumstances; or
- (b) 2 or more occupancy numbers for the building, each of which applies only when the building is used in a stated way or in stated circumstances. Example for paragraph (b) — A building used occasionally for concerts may be given an occupancy number that applies only for that use and another occupancy number that applies for its usual uses.