s. 63 (aa) at any time in or in relation to the lighting S. 63(2)(aa) kindling maintaining or extinguishing of any inserted by No. 6976 fire in the open air fails to comply with any s. 12(1)(b), relevant regulations; amended by No. 8945 s. 2(b). (b) at any time does not observe all reasonable S. 63(2)(b) amended by precautions to prevent the spread of and No. 74/2000 damage by any fire lit kindled or maintained s. 3(Sch. 1 item 52.5). by him or to his knowledge by his agent or employee; or (c) at any time leaves any fire lit kindled or S. 63(2)(c) amended by maintained by him or to his knowledge by No. 74/2000 his agent or employee or otherwise without s. 3(Sch. 1 item 52.5). previously taking all reasonable precautions to prevent it spreading or causing injury— shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or to both such penalty and imprisonment. (3) Where any authorised officer or any member of S. 63(3) amended by the police force directs the owner or occupier of or S.R. No. person residing on and having charge and control 258/1974 reg. 9, of any private land (including any Crown land Nos 8587 s. 8, leased with an inchoate right of purchase) within 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 3 kilometres of the boundary of any State forest item 24.64). protected public land or national park— (a) to extinguish any fire on such land; or (b) to take such steps as the authorised officer or S. 63(3)(b) amended by member of the police force directs to No. 41/1987 extinguish such fire or prevent the same from s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.65). spreading or causing injury— such owner occupier or person (whether or not he has been authorized or directed by an authorised officer to light kindle or maintain such fire and whether or not such fire was lit kindled or maintained in accordance with this Act or the
S. 63(2)(aa) inserted by No. 6976 s. 12(1)(b), amended by No. 8945 s. 2(b). (aa) at any time in or in relation to the lighting kindling maintaining or extinguishing of any fire in the open air fails to comply with any relevant regulations; s. 63 S. 63(2)(b) amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 52.5). (b) at any time does not observe all reasonable precautions to prevent the spread of and damage by any fire lit kindled or maintained by him or to his knowledge by his agent or employee; or S. 63(2)(c) amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 52.5). (c) at any time leaves any fire lit kindled or maintained by him or to his knowledge by his agent or employee or otherwise without previously taking all reasonable precautions to prevent it spreading or causing injury— shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or to both such penalty and imprisonment. S. 63(3) amended by S.R. No. 258/1974 reg. 9, Nos 8587 s. 8, 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.64). (3) Where any authorised officer or any member of the police force directs the owner or occupier of or person residing on and having charge and control of any private land (including any Crown land leased with an inchoate right of purchase) within 3 kilometres of the boundary of any State forest protected public land or national park— (a) to extinguish any fire on such land; or S. 63(3)(b) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.65). (b) to take such steps as the authorised officer or member of the police force directs to extinguish such fire or prevent the same from spreading or causing injury— such owner occupier or person (whether or not he has been authorized or directed by an authorised officer to light kindle or maintain such fire and whether or not such fire was lit kindled or maintained in accordance with this Act or the
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