FIRE BRIGADE ORDINANCE, 1923

FIRE BRIGADE ORDINANCE, 1923

No. 20 of 1923.

An Ordinance to regulate the Fire Brigade.

[28th September, 1923.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Fire Brigade Ordi-
nance, 1923.

2. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a Chief
Officer, officers, and members of a force (hereinafter called
the Brigade), to which shall be entrusted the duty of ex-
tinguishing fires and protecting life and property in case of
fire.

3.-(1) The Governor in Council may determine and order
the payment of-

(a) such sums of money as he may. deem fit to members
of the Brigade by way of compensation for injury by accident
during the performance of their duties; and
(b) such gratuities as he may deem fit to members of the
Brigade or any other persons for extraordinary services per-
formed in cases of fire.
(2) The Treasurer is authorised to make any such pay-
ments so ordered by the Governor in Council.





4.-(1) The Chief Officer may make regulations, subject
tothe approval of the Governor in Council, for the general
management and discipline of the Brigade.
(2) It shall be lawful for the Chief Officer to inflict
penalties not exceeding twenty-five dollars, for any breach of
such regulations.
(3) It shall be lawful for the Chief Officer to deduct any
such penalties as he may inflict under sub-section (2) from
the salary of the offender.
(4) The Chief Officer may also, without reference to the
Governor, but subject always to disallowance or revision by
the Governor, make departmental orders for the efficient
working of the Brigade, the due regulation of the internal
economy thereof, and the carrying out of the daily routine
thereof.

5.-(1) The Chief Officer or othor officer in charge of the
Brigade on the occasion of a fire may-

(a) generally take such measures as may appear expedient
for the protection of life and property;

(b) remove or order any member of the Brigade to remove
any persons interfering by their presence with the operations
of the Brigade;

(c) by himself or his men, break into or through and take
possession of, or blow up or pull down any premises for the
purpose of putting an end to the fire ;

(d) close any street in or near which the fire is burning;
(e) take command of any volunteer fire brigade, police
constables, or other persons who voluntarily place their
services at his disposal, and any such persons shall for such
time as they are assisting the Brigade, be deemed to be for
all intents and purposes, members of the Brigade; and

(f) require any person in the vicinity of the fire to
cooperate with the Brigade in any manner, and every person
who refuses to comply with such requisition shall upon
summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty
dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one
month.

(2) No officer or member of the Brigade acting bona^ fide
under the powers conferred by this Ordinance shall be liable
to any action for damages for any act done under this section.

(3) Any damage occasioned by the Brigade in the
execution of their duties shall be deemed to be damageby
fire within the meaning of any policy of insurance against
fire.
[s. 6, rep. Law Revision Ordinance, 1924.]

[Originally No. 20 of 1923. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Appointment of Hongkong Fire Brigade. Compensation for accident, etc. Regulations and departmental orders. Powers of Chief Officer and others.

[Originally No. 20 of 1923. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Appointment of Hongkong Fire Brigade. Compensation for accident, etc. Regulations and departmental orders. Powers of Chief Officer and others.

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