S.M. 1997, c. 36

THE WILDFIRES AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ACT

Table of Contents

	PART 1
	INTERPRETATION
1	Definitions
	PART 2
	ADMINISTRATION
2	Application of Act
3	Administration
4	Delegation by minister
5	Provincial fire guardians
	PART 3
	POWERS
6	Ministerial powers
7(1)	Officer's power of arrest
(2)	Officer's power of entry for fire
(3)	Officer's power of entry for fire hazard
(4)	Officer's power to issue order re fire hazard
(5)	Officer's power of entry to control fire hazard
(6)	Officer's power of search and seizure
(7)	Warrant
(8)	Officer's power without warrant
(9)	Officer's power to detain
(10)	Officer's power to stop vehicles
(11)	Officer's power to close road
(12)	Officer's power to conscript
(13)	Officer's power to commandeer and use equipment
(14)	Officer's power to initiate fires
(15)	Officer's power to extinguish fires
(16)	Officer's power to delegate
(17)	Officer's power to appoint temporary fire guardian
	PART 4
	DUTIES
8	Duty to control fires
9	Duty of owner or occupant re wildfires
10	Duty to report wildfires
11	Duty to supply information
	PART 5
	PROHIBITIONS
12(1)	General prohibitions
(2)	Prohibitions for fires used for agricultural purposes
(3)	Prohibitions re fires
(4)	Prohibition re destruction of fire fighting equipment
	PART 6
	MUNICIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
13(1)	Municipal responsibility
(2)	Municipality to obey officer
14	Municipal fire guardians
15	Officer's power to override municipal wildfire protection operations
16	Reimbursement for wildfire protection expenses
17(1)	Protection of municipalities
(2)	Liability for wildfire protection operations
	PART 7
	BURNING PERMITS AND OUTDOOR FIRES
18(1)	Application
(2)	Exception
19(1)	Requirement for burning permit
(2)	Use of maps to designate burning permit areas
(3)	Officer's powers re burning permit
(4)	Duties of permittee
(5)	Use of fire in emergencies
	PART 8
	TRAVEL PERMITS
20(1)	Area closure
(2)	Travel permit requirement
(3)	Exceptions to area closure
(4)	Officer's power re travel permit
21	Restrictions on lakes during water bombing
22	Wildfire emergency areas and evacuations
	PART 9
	WORK PERMITS
23(1)	Work permit required
(2)	Exception
(3)	Expiration of work permit
(4)	Officer's powers re work permit
24	Duty of permittee
25	Officer's power re work stoppage
	PART 10
	RAILWAYS
26(1)	Canadian Transport Agency rules
(2)	Railway responsibilities
(3)	Officer's powers re railway fires
(4)	Railway may obtain burning permit
(5)	Entry on adjoining lands
	PART 11
	MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS
27(1)	Prohibitions re equipment
(2)	Officer's power re equipment
(3)	Prohibition against use
28(1)	Fire control plans
(2)	Officer may suspend operation
	PART 12
29	Protection of the Crown
30	Civil rights
31(1)	Cost recovery
(2)	Proof of expenses
32	False statements
33(1)	Compensation for wildfire protection operation losses
(2)	Compensation for use of privately owned equipment
34	Appeal to minister
	PART 13
	OFFENCES
35(1)	Offences
(2)	Separate offences
(3)	Persons guilty of offences
(4)	Penalty
(5)	Restitution in addition to penalty
36(1)	Certificate of minister
(2)	Certificate respecting examination
(3)	Minister may designate expert
(4)	Notice of certificate
(5)	Service
(6)	Same name
(7)	Limitation period
(8)	Description of offence
(9)	Defect in form
	PART 14
	REGULATIONS
37	Lieutenant Governor in Council regulations
38	Ministerial regulations
	PART 15
	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
39(1)	Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. F80
(2)
1	Definitions
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
40(1)	Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. F150
(2)
(3)
41	Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. G75
42	Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. L20
43	Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. L190
44	Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. M162
45	Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. W200
46	C.C.S.M. reference
47	Coming into force