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Fire Services

[1986 Ed.

Removal of obstruction or lock.

Fifth Schedule.

(2) Any person---

(a) who secures or causes to be secured; or

(b) who being the owner, tenant, occupier or person in charge

of any premises permits or suffers to be secured,

the means of escape in any premises by any lock or other device which in the event of fire or other calamity-

(i) cannot readily and conveniently be opened from within the

premises without the use of a key; or

(ii) might render escape materially more difficult,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable-

(a) on first conviction to a fine of $25,000;

(b) on second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of $50,000

and imprisonment for 1 year; and

(c) in any case to a fine of $5,000 for each day during which

the offence continues.

(4) In any proceedings under subsection (3), a document purporting to be a certificate signed by the Director stating that the person named in the certificate was on a date specified in the certificate convicted of an offence contrary to subsection (3) shall be admitted in evidence on its production without further proof, and until the contrary is proved it shall be presumed that----

(a) the person who signed the certificate was the Director; and (b) the person named in the certificate was on the date specified therein convicted of an offence contrary to subsection (3).

(Added, 54 of 1986, s. 4)

9C. (1) Where at any time any person is convicted of an offence under section 9B, the court may of its own motion or upon the application of the Director, make an order in respect of that person in Form 4 in the Fifth Schedule (in this section referred to as a "removal order”).

(2) A removal order shall be in addition to any penalty imposed in respect of an offence under section 9B.

(3) A removal order shall require the person in respect of whom it is made within the time specified in the order-

(a) where that person is convicted of an offence under section 9B(1), to remove the matter or thing to which that offence relates; or

(b) where that person is convicted of an offence under section 9B(2), to remove the lock or other device to which that offence relates.

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