BUSH FIRES REGULATIONS 1954 - REG 31
BUSH FIRES REGULATIONS 1954 - REG 31
31 . Permit holder, duties of
The person proposing
to burn the refuse of plants shall —
(a)
4 days at least before commencing to burn, deliver or cause to be
delivered notice in writing of his intention so to do personally to the
following persons —
(i)
each owner or occupier of all land adjoining the land
upon which or upon a part of which it is proposed to burn the refuse of
plants; and
(ii)
the chief executive officer and a bush fire control
officer of the local government in the district of which the land upon which
it is proposed to burn the refuse of plants is situated; and
(iii)
a forest officer, if the land upon which it is proposed
to burn the refuse of plants is situated within 3 km of forest land; and
(iv)
an officer or employee of each notifiable authority (if
any), being an officer or employee who is apparently authorised to accept that
notice;
(b)
before commencing burning operations, provide and have available at the place
thereof at least 200 L of water in suitable containers which may be
conveniently used for extinguishing fire together with a fire extinguisher
ready for immediate operation and such other fire fighting equipment as may be
specified by the authorised officer in the permit to burn the refuse of
plants;
(c)
provide at least 3 men to be constantly in attendance at the burning
operations from the time when the fire is lit until it is completely
extinguished, and to assist in keeping the fire under control and prevent it
from spreading beyond the land on which the burning operations are conducted;
(d)
carry out the burning operations only between the hours of 8 p.m. and
midnight;
(e)
cause all ash resulting from the burning operations to be covered completely
with earth or sand before 10 a.m. on the day next following the burning
operations.
[Regulation 31 amended: Gazette
16 Oct 1963 p. 3076; 27 Oct 1966 p. 2779;
12 Jul 1974 p. 2612; 10 Mar 1978 p. 707;
22 Dec 1998 p. 6858.]