(1)  The Council, by notice published in the Gazette , may declare any area of the State to be a Fire Management Area.

(2)  The Council, by the notice, may –

(a) assign a name to the Fire Management Area; and

(b) publish a map of the Fire Management Area.

(3)  The boundaries of Fire Management Areas need not coincide with the boundaries of municipal areas.

(4)  A notice under subsection (1) is not a statutory rule within the meaning of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .