sec.149HAuthorised fire officers

sec.149H Authorised fire officers

The commissioner may authorise a fire officer or fire officers belonging to a class of fire officer specified by the commissioner to exercise— all the powers conferred by this Act on an authorised fire officer; or any power or class of power conferred by this Act on an authorised fire officer. A reference in this Act to an authorised fire officer is a reference to— the commissioner; and a fire officer authorised by the commissioner pursuant to this section. A fire officer authorised by the commissioner immediately before the commencement of this section to exercise any power under this Act as an authorised fire officer is taken, on and from the commencement, to be authorised pursuant to this section. s 149H (orig s 52) om 1991 No. 51 s 3 0.5 ins 2003 No. 91 s 169 om 2008 No. 64 s 17 (prev s 52 (orig s 6A)) ins 1991 No. 51 s 3 0.3 amd 1996 No. 42 s 21 sch 2 ; 2001 No. 76 s 24 (1) reloc and renum 2014 No. 17 s 64 ; 2024 No. 22 s 37 (2) (sec.149H-ssec.1) The commissioner may authorise a fire officer or fire officers belonging to a class of fire officer specified by the commissioner to exercise— all the powers conferred by this Act on an authorised fire officer; or any power or class of power conferred by this Act on an authorised fire officer. (sec.149H-ssec.2) A reference in this Act to an authorised fire officer is a reference to— the commissioner; and a fire officer authorised by the commissioner pursuant to this section. (sec.149H-ssec.3) A fire officer authorised by the commissioner immediately before the commencement of this section to exercise any power under this Act as an authorised fire officer is taken, on and from the commencement, to be authorised pursuant to this section.

• (a) all the powers conferred by this Act on an authorised fire officer; or
• (b) any power or class of power conferred by this Act on an authorised fire officer.
• (a) the commissioner; and
• (b) a fire officer authorised by the commissioner pursuant to this section.