Fire Services Act 1990
sec.152ARight of way to fire officers
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sec.152A Right of way to fire officers
A driver of a vehicle must, to the extent practicable, give clear and uninterrupted passage to— a fire officer who is, or appears to be, doing an act for the purpose of controlling or extinguishing a fire or dealing with another emergency; and a person acting under the direction of a fire officer mentioned in paragraph (a) . A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence. In this section— vehicle does not include a train. s 152A ins 2014 No. 17 s 100 amd 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 (sec.152A-ssec.1) A driver of a vehicle must, to the extent practicable, give clear and uninterrupted passage to— a fire officer who is, or appears to be, doing an act for the purpose of controlling or extinguishing a fire or dealing with another emergency; and a person acting under the direction of a fire officer mentioned in paragraph (a) . (sec.152A-ssec.2) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence. (sec.152A-ssec.3) In this section— vehicle does not include a train.
- (a) a fire officer who is, or appears to be, doing an act for the purpose of controlling or extinguishing a fire or dealing with another emergency; and
- (b) a person acting under the direction of a fire officer mentioned in paragraph (a) .