AI-assisted research summary: These regulations restrict selling or keeping fireworks without a permit and require Fire Marshal approval before certain building projects start.
c t FIRE PREVENTION ACT REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to February 1, 2004. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Fire Prevention Act Regulations Section 1 c FIRE PREVENTION ACT Chapter F-11 REGULATIONS Pursuant to subsection 24(1) of the Fire Prevention Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. F-11, Council made the following regulations: 1. fireworks (1) In this section “fireworks” has the meaning assigned to that expression in the National Fire Code. Offence (2) No person shall offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or keep any fireworks except under authority of a permit issued under subsection (3). Permit for fireworks display (3) The Minister may issue a permit authorizing the supervised display of fireworks by any city, town, community or other organization or group of persons. Conditions (4) An application for a permit shall be made to the Fire Marshal who, after consultation with the police and fire authorities of the locality in which the display is to be held, may attach such conditions as he considers necessary for public safety, including a condition that the display be supervised by a responsible person who is licensed or certified to the satisfaction of the Fire Marshal. Seizure (5) The Fire Marshal or his agent may seize, take, remove or cause to be removed at the owner’s expense any fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored or kept in contravention of subsection (2). Disposal (6) Fireworks seized, taken or removed under subsection (5) shall be disposed of in such manner as the Minister may direct. (EC15/85) 2. Approval of plans (1) No person shall erect or remodel any building for use as a building where people are likely to assemble or as a restaurant or apartment building containing more than two units without first c t Updated February 1, 2004 Page 3 Section 2 Fire Prevention Act Regulations obtaining the approval of the Fire Marshal to the plans thereof pursuant to the requirements of the National Fire Code. Application to Charlottetown & towns (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of buildings located within the City of Charlottetown or an incorporated town. (EC15/85) Page 4 Updated February 1, 2004 t c