24Annual practice evacuations

24 Annual practice evacuations

(1)  This regulation applies to a specified building to which a fire evacuation plan with final approval relates.

(2)  The occupier of the specified building must ensure that a practice evacuation of the specified building is carried out at least once in each 12-month period after the fire evacuation plan takes effect.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit for each day during which the offence continues.

(3)  For the purposes of subregulation (2) , the occupier of the specified building must ensure that –

(a) the Chief Officer is given at least 5 days’ advance notice of a practice evacuation; and

(b) a practice evacuation is carried out in accordance with the fire evacuation plan.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units.