sec.149Person who causes fire or other incident is liable for charge

sec.149 Person who causes fire or other incident is liable for charge

This section applies if— a service is provided that involves attending to a fire or another incident; and a charge for the service is prescribed by a regulation or fixed by the commissioner. The person who caused the fire or incident is liable for the charge. If the person mentioned in subsection (2) is an agent or employee of another person (the principal ) and caused the fire or incident when acting within the scope of the agency or employment, the principal is also liable for the charge. s 149 prev s 149 amd 1995 No. 55 s 37 sub 2006 No. 49 s 46 ; 2014 No. 17 s 100 om 2024 No. 18 s 11 pres s 149 (prev s 128E) ins 2014 No. 17 s 100 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 61 (2) (sec.149-ssec.1) This section applies if— a service is provided that involves attending to a fire or another incident; and a charge for the service is prescribed by a regulation or fixed by the commissioner. (sec.149-ssec.2) The person who caused the fire or incident is liable for the charge. (sec.149-ssec.3) If the person mentioned in subsection (2) is an agent or employee of another person (the principal ) and caused the fire or incident when acting within the scope of the agency or employment, the principal is also liable for the charge.

• (a) a service is provided that involves attending to a fire or another incident; and
• (b) a charge for the service is prescribed by a regulation or fixed by the commissioner.