Fire Safety Act · s 11

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s 11Power to fix plate showing position of fire hydrant

(1)

Upon giving 7 days’ notice in writing to the owner or occupier of any property situate in the vicinity of a fire hydrant or water supply, the

Director may thereafter cause a plate indicating the location of such fire hydrant or water supply to be fixed to any part of the property as may, in the opinion of the Director, be best suited to indicate such location.

(2)

Any person who refuses to allow the fixing of any such plate referred to in subsection (1), or obstructs any person in the course of the fixing thereof or removes or defaces any such plate after it has been so fixed is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000

and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $3,000 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.