17Lighting of fires

17 Lighting of fires

(1)  The Authority may display signs or notices on the subject land designating the places in which the lighting of fires is permitted and giving directions as to the precautions to be observed in connection with the lighting of fires in those places.

(2)  A person who –

(a) in lighting a fire in a place referred to in subsection (1) , contravenes or fails to comply with a prohibition or restriction, or other direction, contained in a sign or notice displayed in pursuance of that subsection; or

(b) lights a fire in a place on the subject land other than a place referred to in subsection (1) except with the written permission, and in accordance with the directions, of the Authority –

is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.