Fire Brigade Services Act, 1987 (Act No. 99 of 1987)6A. Fire brigade reserve force |
| (1) | A controlling authority may establish a fire brigade reserve force for its area of jurisdiction. |
| (2) | A chief fire officer may, on the prescribed conditions, appoint a person who applies therefor, as a member of a fire brigade reserve force. |
| (3) | A member of the fire brigade reserve force shall be a temporary member of the service and shall perform the functions entrusted to him by the chief fire officer, or a member of the service acting on behalf of the chief fire officer: Provided that a member of a fire brigade reserve force may, as far as possible, only be employed for the performance of those functions for which he, in the opinion of the chief fire officer, has received adequate training. |
| (4) | A chief fire officer may at any time discharge a member of a fire brigade reserve force. |
| (5) | A member of a fire brigade reserve force shall have the same powers as a member of the service and shall, in the performance of his functions, be regarded as a member of the service. |
[Section 6A inserted by section 6 of Act No. 83 of 1990]