34Deputy fire control officers

#### 34 Deputy fire control officers 34 Deputy fire control officers > > (1) A deputy fire control officer is to act as fire control officer for the district— > > > > > (a) at the direction of the fire control officer, or > > > > > (b) in the event of the absence, illness or other inability to act of the fire control officer, or > > > > > (c) during a vacancy in the office of the fire control officer. > > > (2) A deputy fire control officer— > > > > > (a) when acting as a fire control officer under this section, has and may exercise all the functions of a fire control officer by or under this Act, and > > > > > (b) when acting under the direction of a fire control officer (other than a direction under subsection (1)) has and may exercise such of the functions conferred on a fire control officer by or under this Act as may be necessary or convenient to be exercised for the purpose of carrying out the direction. > > **s 34:** Am 2000 No 104, Sch 1 \[13\]–\[15\].