Chaff cutters, use of in restricted or prohibited burning times
39 Chaff cutters, use of in restricted or prohibited burning times
A person shall not operate any plant or machinery for cutting chaff during the prohibited burning times or the restricted burning times unless at least one fire extinguisher is provided at the site of the plant together with not less than 150 L of water in a suitable container.
Any requisition of a bush fire control or forest officer shall be complied with by any person operating the plant.
[Regulation 39 amended: Gazette 12 Jul 1974 p. 2612; 10 Mar 1978 p. 708; 22 Dec 1998 p. 6855.]
39A. Motor vehicles, use of in crops etc.
A person shall not operate any motor vehicle on land, the whole or any part of which is under crop or pasture or stubble, if —
the exhaust pipes of the vehicle are not clean, sound and free from gas leaks;
there is emitted from the vehicle any smoke, carbon, sparks or oily substance the emission of which could be prevented by the fitting of any available appliance designed to prevent that emission.
A person operating a motor vehicle within the district of a local government shall comply with any requisition of the local government or a bush fire control officer which is made under the Act and communicated to him by an officer of the local government or the bush fire control officer.
[Regulation 39A inserted: Gazette 21 Jan 1957 p. 88; amended: Gazette 22 Dec 1998 p. 6858.]
[39AA. Inserted: Gazette 26 Oct 1962 p. 3482; disallowed: Gazette 30 Nov 1962 p. 3838.]
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