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National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998 (Act No. 101 of 1998)

Chapter 8 : Enforcement

26. Implementation of this Chapter

 

(1) A fire protection officer has the power to enforce the Act in terms of this Chapter only if he or she is registered in terms of section 6(6).

 

(2)
(a) A forest officer, a police officer, and an officer appointed in terms of section 5 or 6 of the Fire Brigade Services Act, 1987 (Act No. 99 of 1987), have the power to enforce the Act in terms of this Chapter.
(b) A reference to a fire protection officer in sections 27, 28 and 29 includes the officers referred to in paragraph (a).

 

(3) A fire protection officer exercising powers under this Act must carry with him or her, and produce on request, the prescribed proof of his or her identity and appointment as a fire protection officer.

 

(4) A reference to an offence in this Chapter means an offence in terms of this Act.

 

(5)
(a) A court which imposes a fine for an offence in terms of this Act, may order that a sum of not more than one-fourth of the fine be paid to any person whose evidence led to the conviction or who helped bring the offender to justice.
(b) An officer in the service of the State may not receive such an award.