Malaysia legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Amendment of section 18
(a)
in the shoulder note, by inserting after the words “Fire
Officers” the words “or Auxiliary Fire Officers”;
(b)
in subsection (1)—
(i)
by inserting after the words “Fire Officer” the words “or an Auxiliary Fire Officer”;
(ii)
in paragraph (e), by substituting for the full stop at the end of the paragraph a semicolon; and
(iii)
by inserting after paragraph (e) the following paragraphs:
“(f) remove or direct the transfer of flammable, explosive or hazardous material within or in the vicinity of the premises;
(g)
shut off or disconnect or direct any person having the control thereof to shut off or disconnect any energy supply including gas supply, fuel supply or electricity supply within or in the vicinity of the premises; and
(h)
remove, by force if necessary, any vehicles or objects obstructing the operations of the Fire and Rescue Department.”; and
Fire Services (Amendment)
(c)
by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(3) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(e), no payment shall be imposed by any person or water authority on the Fire and Rescue Department for the use of water in carrying out their duties under this Act.”.
New section 18a