Fire Safety Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Preliminary
8. Power to enter premises etc. up to 48 hours after fire
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
For the purposes of investigating the cause or origin of any fire which has occurred in or on any aircraft, vessel or vehicle, or in or on any premises, the Director or any authorised officer —
vessel
“vessel” includes — (a) any ship or boat or air-cushioned vehicle; and (b) any rig or platform, whether floating at sea or fixed to the sea bed, used in any form of operations at sea.
may enter and inspect those premises or any adjacent premises, or may board the aircraft, vessel or vehicle, as the case may be; and
may seize or detain the aircraft or vehicle.
The power conferred under subsection (l)(a) on the Director or any authorised officer may be exercised —
without notice within a period of 48 hours after the fire on the premises, aircraft, vessel or vehicle, as the case may be, has been put out; and
in any other case, only after giving notice in writing of the intended entry to the occupier of the premises or intended boarding to the owner of the aircraft, vessel or vehicle, as the case may be.
However, this section does not authorise the Director or any authorised officer, to enter any part of premises, or to board any part of an aircraft, vessel or vehicle, as the case may be, without first producing, if so required, an authenticated document showing his authority to so enter or board.
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means any person appointed as such under section 4;
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this section shall limit the powers of any authority to investigate accidents under any written law for the time being in force relating to air navigation or merchant shipping.
Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means any person appointed as such under section 4;
occupier
Defined · s 2“occupier”, in relation to any premises, means the person in occupation of the premises or having the charge, management or control thereof and, in relation to any part of any premises different parts of which are occupied by different persons, means the person in occupation or having the charge, management or control of that part;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” includes messuages, houses, buildings, lands, tenements, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built or not, whether public or private, and whether or not maintained under statutory authority;
vessel
Defined · s 2“vessel” includes — (a) any ship or boat or air-cushioned vehicle; and (b) any rig or platform, whether floating at sea or fixed to the sea bed, used in any form of operations at sea.
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