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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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PART 6
FIRE SERVICE ASSOCIATION

35. Constitution of Fire Service Association

(1) For the purpose of enabling gazetted officers (with the exception of the Chief Fire Officer) inspectors and subordinate officers and fire fighters of the Fire Service to consider and bring to the notice of the Chief Fire Officer matters affecting their general welfare and efficiency, there shall be established an organisation to be called the Fire Service Association which shall act through a Commission as provided by rules made under this Act.

(2) No representation shall be made by the Fire Service Association in relation to any question of discipline, promotion, transfer, posting leave or any other matter in so far as it affects individual cases.

(3) The Fire Service Association shall be entirely independent of and unassociated with any body outside the Fire service other than a Fire Service Association in and for Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago or Guyana.

35. Constitution of Fire Service Association

2. Interpretation

3. Establishment of Fire Service

4. Offices in the Fire Service

5. Chief Fire Officer

6. Pay and allowances

8. Prohibition against having other employment

9. Qualification for enlistment

10. Terms of appointment

11. Discharge of subordinate Officer or member of service

12. Resignation

13. Illegally withdrawing from force

14. Punishment for serious offence

15. Method of dealing with Offences by subordinate Officers

16. Attendance and examination of witnesses

19. Delivery of articles on leaving the Fire Service

20. Duty of Fire Officer to ensure supply of water for fire fighting

21. Supply of water by Authority

22. Penalty for failure of Authority to comply with obligations

23. Notices to be given of proposed works affecting water supply and fire hydrant

24. Powers of Service in extinguishing fires

25. Power of Chief Fire Officer at a Fire

26. Duty of member of Fire Service

27. Powers of arrest

28. Protection of member of Fire Service

29. Police to aid Service on request

31. Hospital and medical attention

32. Funeral Expenses

33. Reward Fund

34. Common reputations

36. Fire Service Association Rules

37. Members of Fire Service not to form unauthorised associations

38. Prohibition of members of service receiving benefits from unathorised association

40. Improper use of or damaging fire hydrant

41. False alarm of fire

42. Obstructing member engaged in fire fighting

43. Assaulting Member of Fire Service

44. Refusing to aid member of fire Service

45. Improper possession of clothing

46. Personation of member of the FIRE Service

47. Obtaining admission into the FIRE Service by fraud

48. Other Offences

50. Standing Orders