17Chimneys on fire

### 17 Chimneys on fire > *\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \]*A person, being the occupier of any building within any town, shall not fail to prevent any chimney in such building taking fire. > > > (1A)  *\[Section 17 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*A person who contravenes [subsection (1)](#GS17@Gs1@EN) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one penalty unit. > > > (2)  It shall be a good defence to any complaint under this section to prove that such chimney has been swept within 3 months before the day on which such fire took place.