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FIRE BRIGADES ORDINANCE 1960

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM.

No. 2 of 1960

	Section 16 of the Fire Brigades Ordinance, 1957-1958, provides that the Minister may make Regulations for the charging or recovery of fees for services rendered by members of the Fire Brigade in connection with the protection of persons or property from fire or the inspection, testing or maintenance of fire applicances.

	Fees have been prescribed for some but not all the special services rendered by the Fire Brigade.  Where fees have not been prescribed remuneration for special services is obtained by prior arrangement with the person requesting the services.

	Because of the varied nature of the services provided it is considered to be more practicable to determine fees by arrangement than by prescription by regulation.

	This Ordinance amends the principal Ordinance to enable the Minister to permit such services to be rendered upon request on such terms and on the payment of such charges as are decided upon by the Minister.