Clause 20

The Commissioner may by notice in writing require the owner or occupier of a public building having an occupant load of more than 200 persons to apply and obtain from the Commissioner a fire certificate.

No person shall occupy or use the building or part thereof or permit the building or part thereof to be occupied or used without a fire certificate authorising such occupation or use.

Such application shall be in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.

Any person to whom subsection (1) or (2) applies who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.

In this section, “occupant load” of a building means the total number of persons that may occupy such building at any one time.