PART II
                         FIRE CONTROL OPERATIONS


                Fire Prediction and Fire Control Measures

   [18. Obligations of Rural Fire Authorities and Ministry of Forestry in
 respect of fire control measures---(1) It shall be the responsibility of
 every Rural Fire Authority in respect of its area and in the interests
 of public safety to take appropriate fire control measures, including,
 in particular,---
   (a) The observation of weather and other conditions, and assessment of
         fire hazard:
   (b) The giving of warnings of the imminence of fire hazard conditions:
   (c) The giving of any information available in relation to such
         conditions.

   (2) It shall be a function of the Ministry of Forestry to encourage
 and promote effective fire control measures.]

       This section was substituted for the original s. 18 by s. 32 (1)
     of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986.