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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Emergencies, fire control, industry brigades, water supply, and evacuation schemes - Operational functions, duties, and powers - Permit holder must produce permit for inspection

59: Permit must be produced for inspection when required

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"Show your fire permit when asked"

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You need to carry a permit when you are getting ready for a fire, lighting it, and until it is out. You must also show the permit to an authorised person when they ask for it. This rule applies to fires lit under a permit granted under section 190. If you do not follow this rule without a good reason, you can get in trouble. You might have to pay a fine or go to prison for up to 2 months if you are an individual. If you are not an individual, you might have to pay a fine. You have to follow these rules to avoid getting in trouble with the law. The law is part of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017. You must show your permit to stay out of trouble.

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Part 2Emergencies, fire control, industry brigades, water supply, and evacuation schemes
Operational functions, duties, and powers: Permit holder must produce permit for inspection

59Permit must be produced for inspection when required

  1. This section applies in relation to a fire that is lit in accordance with a permit granted under regulations made under section 190.

  2. The person lighting the fire must—

  3. carry the permit when making preparations for the fire, when lighting the fire, and until the fire is extinguished; and
    1. provide the permit to an authorised person on demand.

      1. A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2).

      2. A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction,—

      3. in the case of an individual, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or to a fine not exceeding $25,000, or both:
        1. in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.