Section 17
Section 51 of the principal Act is amended—
of Fire Services (Amendment) 2018
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 17 of 22
Section 17
(a)
in the shoulder note, by inserting after the words “Fire
Officers” the words “, Auxiliary Fire Officer or
Voluntary Fire Officer”;
(b)
by substituting for the words “or Auxiliary Fire Officer”
the words “, Auxiliary Fire Officer or Voluntary Fire
Officer”;
(c)
by substituting for the words “the officer-in-charge” the words “a Fire Officer”; and
(d)
by inserting after the words “shall be guilty of an offence”
the words “and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.”.