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Clause 34

of Fire Safety (Amendment) Bill

Clause 34

Amendment of section 30B

Section 30B of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “any building” in subsection (1), the words “or cessation of use of any relevant pipeline,”;

(b)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(a);

(c)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(c)where the closure order relates to a relevant pipeline, on the pipeline owner.”;

(d)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) A closure order shall specify a date, not less than 14 days after the date of the closure order, on which the closure order shall take effect, and may require the person served —

(a)

where the order relates to a building or a part of the building, to cease to inhabit or use the building or that part thereof and to remove all goods, furniture and effects from the building or that part thereof before the closure order takes effect; or

(b)

where the order relates to a relevant pipeline, to cease using the pipeline or allowing it to be used.”;

(e)

by deleting the words “or be in” in subsections (3) and (5) and substituting in each case the words “, be in or use”;

(f)

by deleting “$200” in subsection (4) and substituting “$1,000”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately after the words “a building” in subsection (7), the words “or relevant pipeline,”;

(h)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (7)(a);

(i)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (7) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(c)where the closure order relates to a relevant pipeline, on the pipeline owner.”; and

(j)

by deleting the words “building or the part thereof” in subsection (8) and substituting the words “building or relevant pipeline, or the part thereof,”.

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