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Amendment of section 18 of Act of 1981.
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29.—Section 18 of the Act of 1981 is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1) (f) by—
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(i) the substitution for “but excluding” of “including”, and
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(ii) the insertion after subparagraph (iv) of the following new subparagraph:
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“(v) any workplace.”,
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(b) by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:
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“(2) It shall be the duty of every person having control over premises to which this section applies to—
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(a) take all reasonable measures to guard against the outbreak of fire on such premises,
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(b) provide reasonable fire safety measures for such premises and prepare and provide appropriate fire safety procedures for ensuring the safety of persons on such premises,
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(c) ensure that the fire safety measures and procedures referred to in paragraph (b) are applied at all times, and
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(d) ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of persons on the premises in the event of an outbreak of fire whether such outbreak has occurred or not.”,
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and
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(c) by the insertion after subsection (4) of the following subsections:
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“(5) Advice referred to in subsection (4)—
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(a) may include a warning that a fire safety notice may be served under section 20 or that the owner or occupier may be liable to prosecution by reason of a contravention of a provision of this Act,
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(b) may be given on behalf of the fire authority by an authorised person authorised for the purposes of this section by a fire authority in accordance with subsection (11) of this section, and
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(c) may include recommendations, orally or in writing, to such persons concerning fire safety measures and procedures.
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(6) An authorised person may require a person having control over premises to which this section applies or to an owner or occupier of such premises—
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(a) to carry out a fire safety assessment of such premises and to notify the fire authority of such assessment, and
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(b) to carry out works specified under subsection (9) to such premises within a period of time so specified.
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(7) An authorised person may issue a warning, in writing, concerning any matter arising out of fire safety procedures and measures on such premises.
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(8) An authorised person may enter and inspect a premises to which this section or section 24 applies at all reasonable times for the purposes of this section.
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(9) An authorised person may specify works to be carried out at a premises to which this section applies and may specify a period of time within which such works are to be carried out.
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(10) Section 20(4) shall apply with any necessary modifications to works to be carried out under subsection (6).
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(11) A fire authority may authorise a person to be an authorised person for the purposes of this section by an order made by a city manager or a county manager as the case may be.
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(12) In this section ‘authorised person’ means a person appointed in accordance with subsection (11) of this section.”.
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