FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 70 Provisions relating to offences against fire prevention provisions

FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 70

    (1)     None of the fire prevention provisions of this Act shall derogate from any other of the fire prevention provisions of this Act or from any penal provisions of any other Act or enactment relating to fires or the careless negligent or criminal use of fire.

    (2)     Without affecting the generality of the provisions of this Act as to prosecutions for any offence, any prosecution for an offence against the fire prevention provisions of this Act may be brought—

S. 70(2)(a) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.76), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 67.3).

        (a)     by any police officer or any authorised officer; or

S. 70(2)(b) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.77), 76/1998

s. 10(1)(r)(i)(ii).

        (b)     by any employee in the Department or other person appointed by the Secretary in writing for that purpose.

S. 70(3) amended by Nos 7876 s. 2(3), 16/1986 s. 30, repealed by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 81.2).

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    (4)     In this section "fire prevention provisions of this Act" means—

S. 70(4)(a) amended by No. 48/2004 s. 116(2).

        (a)     sections 63 to 68 of this Act; and

S. 70(4)(b) amended by Nos 6976 s. 12(2), 8945 s. 4(a)–(c).

        (b)     any regulations under any of the said sections or under paragraphs (13)(13A) (13B)(13C)(13D)(16)(17)(17A)(29) or (30) of section ninety-nine as extended by section 99A.

No. 6073 s. 71.