24. Special permits when lighting of fires in open air
 prohibited---(1) Notwithstanding sections 20, 21, and 23 of this Act, a
 Fire Officer may by special permit authorise the lighting of a fire in
 the open air---
   (a) . . . Where a warning is in force under section 20 (1) of this
         Act, or with the approval of the Principal Fire Officer during a
         prohibited fire season or where a warning is in force under
         section 20 (2) of this Act or where a prohibition is in force
         under section 21 (1) (a) of this Act, in order in each case to
         prevent, reduce, or overcome any hazard to life or health or in
         other serious emergency:
   (b) During a prohibited fire season, where weather or other conditions
         have so temporarily reduced the fire hazard as to make it
         apparently safe to light the fire.

   (2) Every such special permit shall be issued subject to provision for
 supervision on behalf of the Fire Authority and to any other appropriate
 special conditions for fire control in the public interest.

       In subs. (1) (a) words were omitted by s. 32 (1) of the
     State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986.