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CAP. 95]

Fire Services

[1986 Ed.

Duties of Fire Services Department.

General powers of entry.

(3) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this section shall be deemed to derogate from any power of delegation conferred upon the Director by the provisions of any other enactment.

(Replaced, 42 of 1961, s. 4)

7. The duties of the Fire Services Department shall be to-

(a) extinguish fires; (Replaced, 55 of 1981, s. 3)

(b) protect life and property in case of fire or other calamity;

(Replaced, 55 of 1981, s. 3)

(c) give advice on fire protection measures and fire hazards as

occasion requires; (Replaced, 55 of 1981, s. 3)

(d) assist any person who appears to need prompt or immedi-

ate medical attention by-

(i) securing his safety;

(ii) resuscitating or sustaining his life;

(iii) reducing his suffering or distress;

(e) convey-

(i) any person referred to in paragraph (d) to a hospital or other place where medical attention is available to him; and

(ii) in co-operation with the proper authorities, any person to or from any hospital or clinic to or from any other place, and administer care and attention to any person so conveyed;

(f) carry out such other duties as may be imposed on it by law

or by any direction of the Governor; and

(g) do any thing which is necessary or desirable to carry out effectively any duty which is specified in this section or imposed under paragraph (ƒ).

(Replaced, 29 of 1975, s. 5)

8. (1) Subject to this section, the Director or any person authorized by him in writing on producing, if so required, the writing showing his authority, shall have a right to enter any premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of

(a) ascertaining whether there is, or has been, on or in con- nexion with the premises, any contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance;

(b) obtaining information required for fire-fighting purposes with respect to the character of the premises, the available water supplies and the means of access thereto, and other material circumstances;

(c) ascertaining whether or not there exists any fire hazard;