Clause 9

An owner or occupier of any building commits an offence if the owner or occupier causes, or does or omits to do anything that is likely to cause, a specified fire hazard to arise at the building.(2) An owner or occupier of any building commits an offence if the owner or occupier knows or ought to know that —

there is a specified fire hazard in the building; or

a specified fire hazard is likely to arise at the building,but does not take reasonable steps to abate the specified fire hazard or prevent the specified fire hazard from arising, as the case may be.(3) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to cause a specified fire hazard to arise at the building.(4) The offence under subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.Offence for any person to cause specified fire hazard12B. A person commits an offence if the person does anything or omits to do anything that causes or is likely to cause —

any fire safety measure in the premises not to be in proper working order; or

any escape route, passageway, common property or limited common property of a building to be obstructed —

such as might render escape in the event of fire more difficult; and (ii)which obstruction cannot be easily removed by an individual escaping from a fire,and the person knows or ought to know that the act or omission causes or is likely to cause the effect mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).”.