sec.334Particular acting fire commissioners—1 November 2013 to 30 June 2014

### sec.334 Particular acting fire commissioners—1 November 2013 to 30 June 2014 This section applies if— during the validation period, a person was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 to act in the office of fire commissioner for a particular period (the acting period ); and no one was appointed, or purportedly appointed, under the repealed Act, section 94 to act as the chief executive of the fire services department for the acting period. Subsection (3) applies if the person was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 to act in the office of fire commissioner before 21 May 2014. It is declared that, despite the Fire Services Act 1990 , the person is taken to have been validly appointed under the repealed Act, section 94 to act as the chief executive of the fire services department for the acting period. Subsection (5) applies if the person was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 to act in the office of fire commissioner on or after 21 May 2014. It is declared that the person is taken to have been validly appointed under the repealed Act, section 94 to act as the chief executive of the fire services department for the acting period. Anything done or omitted to be done by the person, or another entity, during the acting period is taken to be, and to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would be or would have been had the person been validly appointed to act as the chief executive of the fire services department under the repealed Act, section 94 for that period. Anything done or omitted to be done by an entity, relying on the validity of a decision made, or other thing done, by the person or an entity during the acting period, is taken to be, and to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would be or would have been had the person been validly appointed to act as the chief executive of the fire services department under the repealed Act, section 94 when the decision was made or other thing done. In this section— validation period means the period from 1 November 2013 to 30 June 2014, both days inclusive. s 334 ins 2025 No. 11 s 19D (sec.334-ssec.1) This section applies if— during the validation period, a person was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 to act in the office of fire commissioner for a particular period (the acting period ); and no one was appointed, or purportedly appointed, under the repealed Act, section 94 to act as the chief executive of the fire services department for the acting period. (sec.334-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if the person was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 to act in the office of fire commissioner before 21 May 2014. (sec.334-ssec.3) It is declared that, despite the Fire Services Act 1990 , the person is taken to have been validly appointed under the repealed Act, section 94 to act as the chief executive of the fire services department for the acting period. (sec.334-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if the person was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 to act in the office of fire commissioner on or after 21 May 2014. (sec.334-ssec.5) It is declared that the person is taken to have been validly appointed under the repealed Act, section 94 to act as the chief executive of the fire services department for the acting period. (sec.334-ssec.6) Anything done or omitted to be done by the person, or another entity, during the acting period is taken to be, and to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would be or would have been had the person been validly appointed to act as the chief executive of the fire services department under the repealed Act, section 94 for that period. (sec.334-ssec.7) Anything done or omitted to be done by an entity, relying on the validity of a decision made, or other thing done, by the person or an entity during the acting period, is taken to be, and to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would be or would have been had the person been validly appointed to act as the chief executive of the fire services department under the repealed Act, section 94 when the decision was made or other thing done. (sec.334-ssec.8) In this section— validation period means the period from 1 November 2013 to 30 June 2014, both days inclusive. - (a) during the validation period, a person was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 to act in the office of fire commissioner for a particular period (the acting period ); and - (b) no one was appointed, or purportedly appointed, under the repealed Act, section 94 to act as the chief executive of the fire services department for the acting period.