Australian Capital Territory

fire brigade act 1957
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
Reprinted as at 31 March 1999
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
	1.	Short title
	2.	Commencement
	3.	Relationship with Environment Protection Act 1996
	4.	Interpretation
	7.	Powers and functions of chief officer and other persons at fires
	8.	Control of bushfires
	9.	Policies of insurance against fire
	10.	Investigation of fires
	11.	Inspection of premises
	12.	Offences
	12A.	Court orders for notices
	12AA.	Improvement notices
	12AB.	Occupancy notices
	12AC.	Closure notices
	12AD.	Compliance with notices
	12AE.	Display of notices
	12AF.	Enforcement of occupancy and closure notices
	12AG.	Chief officer’s power to revoke notices
	12AH.	Court’s power to vary or revoke notices
	12B.	Appeal

	12C.	Elimination of fire hazard
	12D.	Contravention of direction
	12E.	Review of decisions
	12F.	Emergency elimination of fire hazard
	13.	Power to make regulations for the provision of fire appliances 
	14.	Directions under the regulations to be complied with etc
	15.	Protection from liability for damage
	15A.	Identity cards
	16.	Regulations

Australian Capital Territory

fire brigade act 1957
An Act to provide for the powers, duties and functions of members of the fire brigade and other persons and for the precautions to be taken to prevent fires
1. 	Short title
	This Act may be cited as the Fire Brigade Act 1957.1
2. 	Commencement
	This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.1
3. 	Relationship with Environment Protection Act 1996
	Subject to subsection 6 (2) of the Environment Protection Act 1997, this Act has effect subject to the Environment Protection Act 1997.
4. 	Interpretation
(1) 	In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
“brigade” means the Australian Capital Territory Fire Brigade established by the Fire Brigade (Administration) Act 1974;
“built-up area” has the same meaning as in the Bushfire Act 1936;
“chief officer” means the Fire Commissioner appointed under the Fire Brigade (Administration) Act 1974;

“closure notice” means a notice under subsection 12A (1) that complies with subsection 12AC (1); 
 “fire appliance” includes a fire engine, extinguisher, ladder, reel, hose, helmet, bucket or other implement or thing used in the prevention or extinguishing of fires and a fire alarm or other signalling apparatus for giving notice of fire;
“flammable matter” includes matter declared by the regulations to be flammable matter;
“improvement notice” means a notice under subsection 12A (1) that complies with subsection 12AA (1); 
 “member of the brigade” means a member appointed under the Fire Brigade (Administration) Act 1974;
“occupancy notice” means a notice under subsection 12A (1) that complies with section 12AB; 
“occupier”, in relation to premises, includes a person who is, or appears to be, in charge of the premises;
“owner”, in relation to premises leased from the Commonwealth, means—
	(a)	the lessee in respect of the lease; or
	(b)	any agent acting on behalf of the lessee in respect of the lease;
“premises” includes a building or other structure or erection, a wharf or jetty and a ship, boat or other vessel.
(2) 	A reference in this Act to the chief officer shall, for the purposes of the application of this Act in relation to a fire at a time when, in the absence of the chief officer, a member of the brigade is in charge of the other members of the brigade in attendance at the site of the fire during or immediately after the fire, be read as including a reference to the member who is in charge.
(3) 	A reference in section 12A, 12AA, 12AF, 12AG, 12C, 12D or 12F to the chief officer shall be read as including a reference to a person authorised in writing by the chief officer to exercise a power or perform a function of the chief officer under that section.
7. 	Powers and functions of chief officer and other persons at fires
(1) 	The chief officer shall, at and immediately after a fire in the Territory, control and direct the members of the brigade and any person who voluntarily places his or her services at the disposal of the chief officer and may take such measures as he or she thinks proper to protect life and property and to control and extinguish the fire.
(2) 	Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the chief officer may, at or immediately after a fire in the Territory, for the purpose of protecting life or property or controlling or extinguishing the fire—
	(a)	by force or otherwise, enter, take possession of, use, pull down, sink, damage, remove or destroy any premises or any property in or upon premises;
	(b)	take a fire engine or other fire appliance through, over or upon any premises;
	(c)	close to traffic a street, road or thoroughfare in the vicinity of the fire;
	(d)	order a person to leave any premises on fire or in the vicinity of the fire;
	(e)	remove to such place as he or she thinks proper a person, vehicle or thing the presence of whom or which is, in the opinion of the chief officer, interfering with, or threatening to interfere with, the operations under his or her control or direction;
	(f)	use, without payment, any convenient supply of water and shut off water from a main or pipe to obtain greater pressure or supply of water;
	(g)	shut off or disconnect the supply of electricity to any premises on fire or in the vicinity of the fire;
	(h)	shore up, pull down or destroy a wall or building which, in the opinion of the chief officer, is damaged or made insecure or may be dangerous to life or property; and
	(i)	direct or authorise the doing by a member of the brigade or a person who voluntarily places his or her services at the disposal of the chief officer, or authorise the doing by a member of the police force of the Territory, of any act or thing which the chief officer is, under this section, empowered to do.
(3) 	Where—
	(a)	at or immediately after a fire in the Territory, a member of a fire brigade or a member of the police force of the Territory is of opinion that, for the purpose of protecting life or property or controlling or extinguishing the fire it is necessary or desirable to do an act or thing which the chief officer is empowered to do under subsection (2) (not being an act or thing referred to in paragraph (2) (h) or (i)); and
	(b)	it is not practicable for the authority of the chief officer for the doing of that act or thing to be obtained;
the member of the brigade or the member of the police force of the Territory, as the case may be, may, without the authority of the chief officer, do that act or thing.
(4) 	The amount of any expenses incurred by the chief officer in shoring up, pulling down or destroying a wall or building under subsection (2) is a debt due to the Territory by the owner of the wall or building.
8. 	Control of bushfires
(1) 	Section 7 does not apply in relation to a fire—
	(a)	which is outside a built-up area;
	(b)	which is not in a building; and
	(c)	at which the chief fire control officer is present.
(2) 	In this section—
“the chief fire control officer” means the Chief Fire Control Officer appointed under the Bushfire Act 1936, and, in relation to a fire, includes a person authorised under subsection (2) of section 5N of that Act, to exercise the powers and authority of the chief fire control officer in relation to the fire.
9. 	Policies of insurance against fire
	Where damage is caused to property, either directly or indirectly, by the exercise of a power or the performance of a function by a person under section 7, the damage shall, for the purposes of any policy of insurance against fire covering the property damaged, be deemed to be damage by fire notwithstanding a provision to the contrary in the policy.
10. 	Investigation of fires
	The chief officer, a member of the brigade or a person authorised in writing by the chief officer to exercise the powers of the chief officer under this section, may, for the purpose of investigating the cause of a fire—
	(a)	enter premises where the fire occurred;
	(b)	search the premises and the debris of the fire and, for such time as is necessary, retain possession of the premises and of anything upon the premises;
	(c)	prevent a person from entering or remaining in or upon the premises and remove a person from the premises; and
	(d)	prevent a person from removing anything from the premises.
11. 	Inspection of premises
	The chief officer, or a person authorised in writing by the chief officer to exercise the powers of the chief officer under this section, may, at any time, enter premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether the premises or anything upon the premises constitutes, or is likely to constitute, a danger by fire to life or property or whether grounds exist for making an application for a notice under subsection 12A (1).
12. 	Offences
(1) 	A person shall not—
	(a)	wilfully obstruct or interfere with a person in the performance of his or her duties or the exercise of his or her powers under this Act or the regulations or, where the person is a member of the brigade, otherwise as a member of the brigade;
	(b)	fail to comply with an order or direction given under this Act (other than a direction under subsection 12C (1)) or the regulations by the chief officer, a member of the brigade or a member of the police force of the Territory;
	(c)	remain in or upon premises on fire, or in the vicinity of a fire, after being ordered by the chief officer, a member of the brigade or a member of the police force of the Territory to leave the premises;
	(d)	without the consent of the chief officer or a member of the brigade, drive a vehicle over a fire hose or so near a fire hose or other fire appliance as to interfere with the effective use of the appliance;
	(e)	wilfully remove, destroy, damage or interfere with a fire appliance or a building used for housing or storing fire appliances;
	(f)	wilfully cover up, enclose or conceal a fire hydrant or obliterate or remove a mark, sign or letter indicating the position of, or distinguishing, a fire hydrant;
	(g)	except for the purpose of giving an alarm of fire, tamper with a fire alarm or signalling apparatus for giving notice of a fire;
	(h)	maliciously give a false alarm of fire;
	(i)	without the consent in writing of the chief officer, light a fire which may be dangerous to a building;
	(j)	store or deposit flammable matter so as to cause, directly or indirectly, a danger by fire to life or property;
	(k)	deposit materials, goods or any other matter or thing in a passageway or stairway or in an exit that is used or intended to be used, or that, but for an obstruction, would be used, for escape by persons in the event of fire, so as to obstruct the passageway, stairway or exit.
	(l)	close a door or exit in such a stairway or passageway in such a manner that a person could not make use of the door or exit to leave the building in the event of fire;
	(la)	being the owner of premises in a built-up area, so keep flammable matter on the premises as to cause, directly or indirectly, a danger by fire to life or property;
	(m)	being the owner of the premises, fail to repair or replace a fire appliance that has been damaged or is defective; or
	(n)	fix in an open or closed position, other than in a manner approved by the chief officer, a fire door, smoke door or exit door.
Penalty:  50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
(2) 	In this section, a reference to a fire door, smoke door or exit door is a reference to a fire door, smoke door or exit door as described in the building manual referred to in the Building Act 1972.
(3) 	Paragraph (1) (la) does not apply in respect of flammable matter to which a direction under subsection 12C (1) relates.
12A. 	Court orders for notices
(1) 	The chief officer may apply to the Magistrates Court for an order for the issue of—
	(a)	an improvement notice;
	(b)	an occupancy notice; or
	(c)	a closure notice;
in respect of premises.
(2) 	An application shall be supported by an affidavit setting out the grounds for believing that—
	(a)	the premises or part of the premises;
	(b)	anything upon the premises;
	(c)	the lack or inadequacy of fire prevention measures or fire safety measures on or in relation to the premises;
	(d)	the use to which the premises are or are likely to be put; or
	(e)	the number of persons who are likely to be on the premises at any time;
is or are likely to present a risk to public safety or to the safety of persons who are or are likely to be on the premises, being a risk from fire or other hazard.
(3) 	The occupier of the premises to which an application relates is the respondent to the application.
(4) 	Where, on an application for an order for the issue of a closure notice in respect of premises, the Magistrates Court is satisfied that the gravity of the risk is such that the notice sought should be issued forthwith, the court may make an interim order for the issue of such a notice whether or not a copy of the application and of the supporting affidavit have been served on the respondent.
(5) 	An interim order may be made ex parte.
(6) 	Jurisdiction is conferred on the Magistrates Court to hear and determine an application under this section.
(7) 	The chief officer shall serve a copy of a notice under subsection (1) on the person whom he or she believes on reasonable grounds to be the occupier of the premises.
(8) 	Where the person on whom a copy of a notice under subsection (1) is served is not the owner of the premises, the chief officer shall serve a copy of the notice on the owner.
(9) 	The effectiveness of a notice under subsection (1) is not affected by a failure to comply with subsection (8).
(10) 	A notice under subsection (1) continues in force and has effect—
	(a)	as varied under section 12AH; and
	(b)	until revoked in accordance under section 12AG or 12AH.
12AA. 	Improvement notices
(1) 	An improvement notice shall specify—
	(a)	the action that the occupier of the premises is to take in order to reduce the risk, from fire or other hazard, to public safety or to the safety of persons who are or are likely to be on premises, to a level that the chief officer considers acceptable; and
	(b)	the period of time during which the action is to be taken.
(2) 	Before the end of the period specified in an improvement notice, the chief officer may, on his or her own motion or on application from the occupier of the premises, by notice in writing given to the occupier, extend that period.
12AB. 	Occupancy notices
	An occupancy notice shall direct the occupier of the premises not to permit more than the number of persons specified in the notice to be on the premises at any time.
12AC. 	Closure notices
(1) 	A closure notice shall direct the occupier of the premises not to permit any other person to be on the premises.
(2) 	In subsection (1), the reference to any other person shall be read as not including a person required or permitted to be on the premises—
	(a)	in the course of his or her employment with the occupier;
	(b)	for the purpose of cleaning, maintaining, repairing or altering the premises or anything on them; or
	(c)	for the purposes of this Act.
12AD. 	Compliance with notices
	A person on whom a notice under subsection 12A (1) has been served shall not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the notice.
Penalty:  50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
12AE. 	Display of notices
	The occupier of premises in respect of which a notice under subsection 12A (1) has been served shall display a copy of the notice at each entrance to the premises in such manner as to enable it to be read by persons outside the premises.
Penalty:  10 penalty units.
12AF. 	Enforcement of occupancy and closure notices
(1) 	The chief officer, a member of the brigade or a police officer may take such action as is reasonable in order to ensure that an occupancy notice or a closure notice is complied with.
(2) 	Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the chief officer, a member of the brigade or a police officer may, if he or she believes on reasonable grounds that a person has contravened an occupancy notice or a closure notice—
	(a)	enter the relevant premises with such force and such assistance as is reasonable;
	(b)	prevent a person from entering premises; or
	(c)	remove a person from premises.
(3) 	The occupier of the relevant premises is liable to pay to the Territory an amount equal to the amount of the costs or expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred in taking action under this section.
12AG. 	Chief officer’s power to revoke notices
(1) 	The chief officer may, on his or her own motion or on written application by the occupier or owner of the relevant premises, revoke an occupancy notice or a closure notice if satisfied that—
	(a)	it is reasonable for him or her to do so; and
	(b)	the revocation does not increase a risk referred to in subsection 12A (1).
(2) 	The chief officer shall revoke an improvement notice if—
	(a)	all the action required to be taken under it has been taken to the satisfaction of the chief officer; or
	(b)	the chief officer is satisfied that the risk referred to in subsection 12A (1) is no longer present or likely to be present, as the case requires.
12AH. 	Court’s power to vary or revoke notices
	The Magistrates Court, on application of the chief officer or the occupier or owner of the relevant premises, may make an order for the variation or revocation of a notice under subsection 12A (1).
12B. 	Appeal
(1) 	A person to whom an order or direction is given under this Act (other than a direction under subsection 12C (1)) or the regulations, or a person dissatisfied with an order of the Magistrates Court made under section 12A, may, within a period of 21 days from the date of the direction or order, or within such longer period as the Supreme Court, on application made before or after the expiration of that period, allows, appeal to the Supreme Court from the direction or order.
(2) 	An appeal under this section against an order of the Magistrates Court shall be in the nature of rehearing.
(3) 	On the hearing of an appeal under this section, the court may, by order, affirm, vary or revoke the direction or order, and may make such other order as to it seems fit.
(4) 	The lodging of an appeal under this section does not, pending the hearing of the appeal, affect the validity of the direction or order the subject of the appeal.
12C. 	Elimination of fire hazard
(1) 	Where the chief officer believes on reasonable grounds that flammable matter is so kept on particular premises in a built-up area as to cause, directly or indirectly, a danger to life or property in the event of fire,  he or she may direct the owner of the premises to take specified action to eliminate the danger.
(2) 	In the exercise of the power under subsection (1), the matters to which the chief officer is to have regard include the following:
	(a)	the amount and type of any litter, timber or vegetation on the premises;
	(b)	the amount and type of other flammable matter on the premises;
	(c)	the prevailing and projected weather conditions;
	(d)	the nature, location and use of the premises and nearby premises;
	(e)	the possible effect of any fire on the premises and nearby premises;
	(f)	the availability of firefighting facilities;
	(g)	the action that the chief officer believes on reasonable grounds is necessary and reasonable to eliminate the danger;
	(h)	the period within which the chief officer believes it is necessary and reasonable for the action to be taken.
(3) 	A direction—
	(a)	shall be given in writing;
	(b)	shall specify the action which the owner is to take to eliminate the danger;
	(c)	shall specify the period within which the action is to be taken;
	(d)	shall be in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under subsection 25B (1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989;
	(e)	shall indicate that, if the owner fails to comply with the direction, the chief officer may arrange for the elimination of the danger at the owner’s expense; and
	(f)	if it requires the burning of matter—shall indicate that the burning must take place in accordance with the Environment Protection Act 1997.
(4) 	The period referred to in paragraph (3) (c) shall not be less than 14 days commencing on the day on which the direction is given, except where it is given on a day or during a period in respect of which a warning about the spread of fires has been given under section 7A of the Bushfire Act 1936.
(5) 	A direction shall not be inconsistent with the Environment Protection Act 1997.
12D. 	Contravention of direction
(1) 	Where the chief officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has contravened a direction under subsection 12C (1), the chief officer may—
	(a)	enter the premises with such force and assistance as is necessary and reasonable; and
	(b)	arrange for such action to be taken as is necessary and reasonable to eliminate the danger.
(2) 	At least 24 hours before the chief officer proposes to enter premises under subsection (1), he or she shall give written notice to the owner and occupier stating the time and purpose of entry.
(3) 	Where the chief officer enters premises in accordance with subsection (1), he or she is not authorised to remain on those premises if, on the request of the occupier, the chief officer does not show his or her identity card to the occupier.
(4) 	The amount of any expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the Territory in respect of action taken in accordance with paragraph (1) (b) is a debt due to the Territory by the owner of the premises.
(5) 	If there are 2 or more owners of the premises, their liability for the debt is joint and several.
12E. 	Review of decisions
	Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision by the chief officer, or a person authorised in writing by the chief officer, to give a direction under subsection 12C (1).
12F. 	Emergency elimination of fire hazard
(1) 	In this section—
“fire emergency” means—
	(a)	a period in respect of which a warning about the spread of fires has been given under section 7A of the Bushfire Act 1936; or
	(b)	a situation in which there is an immediate and serious danger to life or property from the outbreak or spread of fire.
(2) 	Where the chief officer believes on reasonable grounds that—
	(a)	a fire emergency affects particular premises in a built-up area;
	(b)	flammable matter kept on the premises constitutes an immediate and serious danger to life or property in the event of fire; and
	(c)	it is impracticable to give a direction under section 12C to eliminate the danger;
the chief officer may enter the premises with such force and assistance as is necessary and reasonable and—
	(d)	direct the occupier to take specified action to eliminate the danger; or
	(e)	arrange for such action to be taken otherwise.
(3) 	A direction under paragraph (2) (d)—
	(a)	may be given orally or in writing; 
	(b)	shall specify the action which the chief officer believes on reasonable grounds is necessary and reasonable for the occupier to take in the emergency; and
	(c)	specify the period within which the occupier is to act.
(4) 	The amount of any expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the Territory in respect of action taken in accordance with paragraph (2) (e) is a debt due to the Territory by the occupier of the premises.
(5) 	If there are 2 or more occupiers of the premises, their liability for the debt is joint and several.
13. 	Power to make regulations for the provision of fire appliances
	The regulations may provide for the giving of directions by the Minister, or a person authorised by the Minister, for the provision or installation of fire appliances in buildings.
14. 	Directions under the regulations to be complied with etc
(1) 	A person shall comply with a direction given under the regulations.
(2) 	The owner of a building shall maintain to the satisfaction of the chief officer a fire appliance provided or installed in the building in pursuance of a direction given under the regulations.
Penalty:
	(a)	if the offender is a natural person—10 penalty units;
	(b)	if the offender is a body corporate—50 penalty units.
15. 	Protection from liability for damage
	Neither the Territory nor any person is liable in any way for damage caused, either directly or indirectly, by the exercise of a power or the performance of a function by a person under this Act or the regulations.
15A. 	Identity cards
(1) 	The chief executive shall issue to the chief officer an identity card that specifies the name and appointment of the chief officer and bears a recent photograph of the chief officer.
(2) 	The chief officer shall, on ceasing to be a member of the brigade, return his or her identity card to the chief executive.
(3) 	The chief officer shall issue to each other member of the brigade an identity card that specifies the name and appointment of the member and bears a recent photograph of the member.
(4) 	A member of the brigade shall, on ceasing to be a member, return his or her identity card to the chief officer.
(5) 	A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) or (4) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit.
16. 	Regulations
	The Executive may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and in particular—
	(a)	prescribing measures for minimising the danger of fire;
	(b)	making provision for and in relation to—
	(i)	the protection of persons or property from fire; and
	(ii)	the rendering of services by members of the brigade (other than the performance of duties at a fire) and the use, in the rendering of those services, of the equipment of the brigade;
	(c)	providing for the stacking, storing or keeping of flammable matter;
	(d)	making provision for or in relation to the charging or recovery of fees for—
	(i)	services that may be rendered by members of the brigade, whether at the request of a person or in pursuance of the regulations; and
	(ii)	the use, in the rendering of those services, of the equipment of the brigade;
	(e)	making provision for or in relation to part-time members of fire brigades; and
	(f)	prescribing penalties—
	(i)	if the offender is a natural person—of 10 penalty units; or
	(ii)	if the offender is a body corporate—of 50 penalty units;
for offences against the regulations.

NOTES
1.	The Fire Brigade Act 1957 in this reprint is No. 20, 1957 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
2.	The Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel in preparing a law for republication, to make certain editorial and other formal amendments in accordance with current legislative drafting practice.  The amendments do not change the law.  Amendments made under the Act do not appear in the Table of Amendments but details may be obtained on request from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Table 1
Table of Ordinances
Ordinance	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Fire Brigades Ordinance 1957	20, 1957	19 Dec 1957	1 Jan 1958 (see Gazette 1957, 
p. 4054)		
Fire Brigades Ordinance 1958	16, 1958	2 Oct 1958	2 Oct 1958	S. 2 (2)	
Fire Brigades Ordinance 1960	2, 1960	30 June 1960	30 June 1960	—	
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966	19, 1966	23 Dec 1966	23 Dec 1966	—	
Fire Brigade Ordinance 1974	54, 1974	25 Nov 1974	1 Mar 1975 (see Gazette 1975, No. S37)	—	
Magistrates Court Ordinance 1985	67, 1985	19 Dec 1985	1 Feb 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. G3, p. 265)	—	
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989	38, 1989	10 May 1989	Ss. 1 and 2:  10 May 1989
Remainder:  11 May 1989 (see s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1989, No. S164
	—	
Self-Government day 11 May 1989

Table 2
Table of Acts
Act	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Bushfire (Amendment) Act 1993	74, 1993	22 Oct 1993	22 Oct 1993	—	
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994
	81, 1994	29 Nov 1994	Ss. 1 and 2:  29 Nov 1994
Remainder:  29 Nov 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S269, p. 2)	—	
Fire Brigade (Amendment) Act 1994	109, 1994	16 Dec 1994	16 Dec 1994	—	
Fire Brigade (Amendment) Act 1995	57, 1995	20 Dec 1995	20 Dec 1995	—	
(Reprinted as at 1 January 1996)	
Environment Protection (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997	93, 1997	1 Dec 1997	Ss. 1 and 2:  1 Dec 1997
Remainder:  1 June 1998	—	
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998	54, 1998	27 Nov 1998	Ss. 1 and 2:  27 Nov 1998
Remainder:  9 Dec 1998 (see Gazette 1998, No. 49, p. 1078)
	—	

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

Title	am. No. 54, 1974
S. 1	am. No. 54, 1974
S. 3	rs. Act No. 93, 1997
S. 4	am. No. 54, 1974; Act No. 109, 1994; No. 57, 1995
S. 5	rep. No. 54, 1974
S. 5A	ad. No. 16, 1958
	rep. No. 54, 1974
S. 6	am. No. 16, 1958
	rep. No. 54, 1974
S. 7	am. No. 54, 1974; No. 38, 1989; Act No. 109, 1994
S. 8	am. Act No. 74, 1993; No. 109, 1994
S. 10	am. No. 54, 1974
S. 11	am. No. 54, 1974; Act No. 57, 1995
S. 12	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 54, 1974; Acts Nos. 81 and 109, 1994
S. 12A	ad. No. 54, 1974
	am. No. 67, 1985
	rs. Act No. 57, 1995
Ss. 12AA-12AH	ad. Act No. 57, 1995
S. 12B	ad. No. 54, 1974
	am. No. 67, 1985; Act No. 109, 1994
S. 12C	ad. Act No. 109, 1994
	am. No. 93, 1997
Ss. 12D-12F	ad. Act No. 109, 1994
S. 14	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 54, 1974; Act No. 81, 1994
S. 15	am. No. 54, 1974; No. 38, 1989
S. 15A	ad. Act No. 109, 1994
S. 16	am. No. 2, 1960; No. 19, 1966; No. 54, 1974; No. 38, 1989; Acts Nos. 81 and 109, 1994; No. 54, 1998