Fire Brigade Services Act, 1987 (Act No. 99 of 1987)17. Failure to comply with requirements |
| (1) | If a person, including a local authority and a department of State, fails to comply with a requirement, standard or direction determined or issued under this Act or the regulations contemplated in section 15, the Administrator may by written notice direct a local authority, and the Minister may by written notice direct any other person, to comply with the requirement, standard or direction within the period mentioned therein. |
| (2) | If such a person fails to give effect to such a notice, the Administrator or Minister, as the case may be, may cause steps to be taken in order to comply with the requirement, standard or direction on behalf of the person concerned and to recover the costs in connection therewith from that person. |
| (3) | A direction referred to in subsection (1) shall not be issued before consultation with the local authority or person concerned, as the case may be. |