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[Subsidiary]

CAP. 279

Education Regulations

[1986 Ed.

Fire officers may inspect school premises.

Fire officers may inspect buildings in neighbourhood of schools if fire risk suspected.

Reports thereon.

Notice requiring safety equipment against fire.

Fire drills, exits.

Extinguishers.

PART VI

FIRE PRECAUTIONS

34. (1) Any officer of the Fire Services Department may at all reasonable times enter and inspect any school premises.

(2) No person shall obstruct an officer of the Fire Services Department in the exercise of his powers under paragraph (1).

35. (1) Any officer of the Fire Services Department may at all reasonable times enter and inspect-

(a) any premises in or in part of which a school is operated; (b) any premises in the neighbourhood of any school premises, if it appears to such officer that a risk of fire to the school premises may arise in such other premises.

(2) No person shall obstruct an officer of the Fire Services Department in the exercise of his powers under paragraph (1).

36. Officers of the Fire Services Department shall report to the Director on the fire precautions available and may make recommen- dation as to any further precaution necessary to preclude danger from fire.

37. The Director may by notice in writing require the installa- tion of any apparatus or equipment necessary as a safeguard against fire or the implementation of any other steps recommended by the officers of the Fire Services Department and within a period to be specified in such notice the management committee shall comply therewith.

38. (1) The principal of every school shall draw up a practical scheme for the evacuation of the school premises in case of fire, shall ensure that fire drill including the use of all exits from the school premises is carried out by the teachers and pupils at least once in every month, and shall keep a written record of all such drills in a school log book. The written record shall record the time taken to evacuate the school premises during the monthly fire drill.

(2) The principal of every school shall ensure that exits from all classrooms and the school premises are free from obstruction at all times.

39. The principal of every school shall ensure that all fire extinguishers in the school premises are kept in good condition and re-charged annually.

Floor space. L.N. 62/77.

PART VII

HEALTH AND SANITATION

40. (1) If the premises of a school—

(a) were designed and constructed for the purposes of a

school; or