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(1)In this section—
“common property” and “occupier” have respectively the same meanings as in section 92 of this Act;
“combustible substance” means anything which is dangerously combustible in normal conditions and includes any container holding the combustible substance including any such container forming part of a motor vehicle but does not include anything forming part of any common property.
(2)It shall be the duty of the occupier to keep the common property free of—
(a)any combustible substances;
(b)anything which might obstruct egress from and access to the property in the event of fire.
(3)[F1Where Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) applies in relation to the common property, an enforcement officer appointed under section 61(3) of that Act or, in any other case,] an authorised officer of the [F2appropriate relevant authority] shall be entitled—
(a)to enter common property for the purpose of determining whether subsection (2) above is being complied with; and
(b)if it is not, and there is thereby an immediate risk of fire likely to endanger life, to enter the property and to do there anything he may consider necessary to remove that risk including seizing and arranging as he sees fit for the retention of any substance or other thing until claimed by a person having a right of possession to it.
(4)[F3Where Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) applies in relation to the common property, the enforcing authority or, in any other case,] the [F2appropriate relevant authority] may by notice in writing require the occupier to comply with subsection (2) above within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice by removing or rendering safe the substance or other thing (if any) there specified.
(5)Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a notice served under subsection (4) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding [F4level 3 on the standard scale].
(6)Section 105 of this Act shall apply to a notice served by [F5an enforcing authority or] [F6an appropriate relevant authority] under subsection (4) above, as it applies to notices served by local authorities.
(7)[F7The enforcing authority or, as the case may be,] the [F8appropriate relevant authority] shall be entitled to recover the expense of doing anything under subsection (3)(b) above from the occupier or person having a right of possession to such substances or articles as are referred to in the said subsection (3)(b) but may remit any sum or any part of any sum due to them under this subsection as they think fit.
(8)This section is without prejudice to any other enactment relating to fire precautions.
(9)In this section, [F9“appropriate relevant authority” means the authority discharging in the area in which the common property is situated the functions of a relevant authority as defined in section 6 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5)] .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 93(3) inserted (1.10.2006) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/475), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 11(3)(a)
F2Words in s. 93(3)(4) substituted (2.8.2005) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/383), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 7(2)(3)(b)
F3Words in s. 93(4) inserted (1.10.2006) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/475), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 11(3)(b)
F4Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G
F5Words in s. 93(6) inserted (1.10.2006) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/475), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 11(3)(c)
F6Words in s. 93(6) substituted (2.8.2005) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/383), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 7(9)(a)
F7Words in s. 93(7) inserted (1.10.2006) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/475), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 11(3)(d)
F8Words in s. 93(7) substituted (2.8.2005) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/383), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 7(2)(3)(b)
F9Words in s. 93(9) substituted (2.8.2005) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/383), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 7(9)(b)
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