General Fire Regulations 2021
26Exempting persons from taking part in practice evacuations
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26 Exempting persons from taking part in practice evacuations
(1) The occupier of a specified building, acting in consultation with an authorised person, or an authorised person acting alone, may exempt a person from taking part in a particular practice evacuation if reasonably satisfied that the associated stoppage or interruption of the person’s work or activity would –
(a) cause commercial loss; or
(b) endanger life or property.
(2) The Chief Officer, by notice to a person, may grant the person a standing exemption from taking part in practice evacuations of a specified building generally if the Chief Officer is reasonably satisfied that the associated stoppages or interruptions of the person’s work or activity would routinely –
(a) cause commercial loss; or
(b) endanger life or property.