16. Mutual arrangements for fire control measures---(1) Any Fire
 Authority or any Minister of the Crown or other person having powers,
 rights, or duties in respect of any property, whether as owner or
 otherwise, may from time to time enter into, vary, and carry into effect
 any contracts, agreements, or arrangements for the purpose of fire
 control, with such provisions as the parties thereto consider necessary
 or expedient for such purpose.

   (2) Notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, any
 contract, agreement, or arrangement made pursuant to subsection (1) of
 this section shall, to the extent that it is in other respects valid and
 enforceable, be enforceable at law notwithstanding that it is not
 evidenced by writing, or not under seal.

   (3) All contracts, agreements, and arrangements heretofore made that
 would have been valid if made under this section are hereby validated
 and confirmed as if they had been made after this section came into
 force.
     Cf. 1955, No. 44, s. 16