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Model Bylaw
The purpose of this model bylaw is to assist municipalities in adopting
the Fire Protection Certification Program. For further information
on this program please contact ASTTBC.
CORPORATE NAME OF MUNICIPALITY/REGIONAL
DISTRICT
BYLAW NO. ________
Being a bylaw for regulating the inspection and testing
of fire protection equipment
WHEREAS, the Council of the Municipality/Regional
District of may regulate for the protection of persons and property
subject to the Fire Services Act and the regulations made under
it.
AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section (check with
your legal dept) of the Municipal Act may make regulations for the
purpose of protecting the public in the carrying on of a business.
NOW THEREFORE the council of the Municipality/Regional
District of In open meeting ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. DEFINITIONS
ASTTBC:
means Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC which
is a self governing, professional association pursuant to the Applied
Science Technologists and Technicians Act RS CHAP. 15, 1996.
Acceptable:
means acceptable to ASTTBC and the Authority Having Jurisdiction.
Authority Having Jurisdiction:
means a Local Assistant to the Fire Commissioner and any other person
authorized by the municipal council or trustees of a regional district
to exercise some or all of a Local Assistant's power.
Fire Protection Equipment:
shall include and mean but not be limited to fire alarm systems,
automatic sprinkler systems, special extinguishing systems, portable
extinguishers, water supplies for fire protection, standpipe and
hose systems, fixed pipe fire suppression systems in commercial
kitchen exhaust systems, smoke control measures and emergency power
installations (Councils may opt to accept all or a portion of these
items).
Fire Protection Technician:
means a person certified by ASTTBC to inspect and test fire protection
equipment.
Hotel: Includes:
(a) an apartment house,
(b) a residential condominium building that has:
(i) 2 or more levels of strata lots as defined in the Condominium
Act, and
(ii) one or more corridors that are common property as defined
in the Condominium Act, and
(c) a boarding house, lodging house, club or any other building,
except a private dwelling, where lodging is provided.
Local Assistant to the Fire Commissioner:
means Local Assistant as identified in section 6 of the Fire Services
Act.
Public Building:
includes a factory within the meaning of the Workplace Act, a warehouse,
store, mill, school, hospital, theatre, public hall, office building
and any building other than a private dwelling house.
2.REGULATIONS
2.1 All fire protection equipment in hotels
and public buildings within the boundaries of the Municipality/
Regional District shall be inspected and tested by a fire protection
technician in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Services
Act and the regulations made under it.
2.2. Where a fire protection technician has inspected or
tested fire protection equipment pursuant to 2.1 of this bylaw,
the fire protection technician shall label the equipment and maintain
records in a manner acceptable to ASTTBC and the authority having
jurisdiction.
2.3 Where fire protection equipment is labelled pursuant
to 2.2 of this bylaw it shall be in a format provided by ASTTBC
as shown attached as schedules 1 and 2.
3. OFFENCE
Every person who violates any of the provisions of
this bylaw, or who suffers or permits any act or thing to be done
in contravention or in violation of any of the provisions of this
bylaw, or who neglects to do or refrains from doing anything required
to be done by any of the provisions of this bylaw, or who does any
act or thing or omits any act or thing thus violating any of the
provisions of this bylaw, shall be deemed to have committed an offence,
and upon a summary conviction is liable to imprisonment for a term
of not more than 6 months or to a fine of not more than 2000.00
dollars or both fine and imprisonment.
4. CITATION
This bylaw may be cited as "Fire Protection Equipment
Inspection and Testing " Bylaw No. ________.
5. READINGS
Read a first time this_____ Day of , 200_
Read a second time this_____ Day of ,
200_
Read a third time this_____ Day of , 200_
Reconsidered and finally adopted this_____ Day of, 200_
Mayor _______________ Clerk ______________
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