Fire Brigade Services Act, 1987 (Act No. 99 of 1987)10. Fees |
| (1) | A controlling authority may, subject to any condition contemplated in section 11(2)(a), determine the fees payable by a person on whose behalf the service of the controlling authority is applied— |
| (a) | for the attendance of the service; |
| (b) | for the use of the service and equipment; or |
| (c) | for any material consumed. |
| (2) | A person on whose behalf, in the opinion of the chief fire officer concerned, a service of a controlling authority has been employed, may in writing be assessed by that chief fire officer for the payment of the fees referred to in subsection (1) or any portion thereof. |
| (3) | Any person who feels aggrieved by an assessment contemplated in subsection (2) may within 14 days after receipt of that assessment object in writing against that assessment as such or the amount thereof to the controlling authority concerned. |
| (4) | As soon as an objection contemplated in subsection (3) is received the chief executive officer of the controlling authority concerned shall without delay obtain written comment thereon from the chief fire officer and submit it together with the objection to the controlling authority, which may confirm, alter or revoke the assessment. |
| (5) | A certificate purporting to be signed by a chief fire officer and in which it is certified that the assessment specified therein was made under subsection (2), shall on production thereof in a court of law be prima facie proof of the amount payable by the person mentioned therein. |