Fire Brigade Services Act, 1987 (Act No. 99 of 1987)5. Chief fire officer |
| (1) | A controlling authority shall appoint a person who possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience, as chief fire officer to be in charge of its service. |
| (2) | A person who immediately prior to the commencement of this Act was in the service of a local authority as a chief fire officer in terms of a law which is repealed by this Act shall be deemed to have been appointed in terms of subsection (1). |
| (3) | Whenever a chief fire officer is for any reason unable to perform his duties of office, the controlling authority shall appoint a member of the service as acting chief fire officer to perform the duties and functions of the chief fire officer. |
[Section 5(3) inserted by section 5 of Act No. 83 of 1990]