FIRE BRIGADE ORDINANCE

FIRE BRIGADE ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 95.

FIRE BRIGADE.

To regulate the Fire Brigade.

[28th September, 1923.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Fire Brigade Ordinance.

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 extinguishing fires and protecting
life and property in case of fire.

3. (1) The Governor in Council may deterniine 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 other persons for extraordinary
services performed in cases of fire or in the interests
of the Brigade.

(2) The Accountant General is authorized to make any. such
payments so ordered by the Governor in Council.

4. (1) The Chief Officer may make regulations, subject to the
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 fines not
exceeding twenty-five dollars for any breach of such regulations.

(3) It shall be lawful for the Chief Officer to deduct any such fines
as he may inflict under subsection (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 other 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 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 street in or near which the fire is burning;

(e) take command of any volunteer fire brigade, police
constables, or other person who voluntarily place
their services at his disposal, and any such persons
shall for each 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 co-operate
with the Brigade in any manner, and every person who
refuses to comply with such re-quistition shall upon
summary conviction be liable to a fine of fifty dollars and to
imprisonment for one

(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) damage occasioned by the Brigade in the execution of
their duties shall be deerned to be damage by
fire within the meaning of any policy of insurance against
fire

6. member of the Brigade who-
(a) is guilty of misconduct as a member of the Brigade; or

(b) having engaged to serve in the Brigade, deserts
therefrom ; or





(c) being permitted to resign, does not upon ceasing to
belong to the Brigade deliver up all implements,
accoutrements and appointments whatsoever en-
trusted to him for the performance of his duty,

shall on surnmary conviction be liable to a fine of two hundred aiid
fifty dollars or to imprisonment for six months together with forfeiture
of pay during such imprisonment.

7. It shall be lawful for the Governor on the represen-
tation of the Chief Officer to dismiss anv member of the
Brigade for any refusal or neglect of duty or insubordination
or breach of discipline or misconduct, or for any, contravention of any
of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any
regulation or departmental order made thereunder, whether
any action in respect of the matter in question lias or lias
not been taken under Section 4 or 6.
Originally 20 of 1923. Fraser 20 of 1923. Short title. Appointment of Hong Kong. Fire Brigade. Compensation for accident, etc. Regulations and departmental orders. Powers of chief officer and others. Offences. Dismissal.

Originally 20 of 1923. Fraser 20 of 1923. Short title. Appointment of Hong Kong. Fire Brigade. Compensation for accident, etc. Regulations and departmental orders. Powers of chief officer and others. Offences. Dismissal.

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