National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998 (Act No. 101 of 1998)Chapter 2 : Fire Protection Associations3. Formation of fire protection associations |
| (1) | Owners may form an association for the purpose of predicting, preventing, managing and extinguishing veldfires and apply for its registration as a fire protection association in terms of this Chapter. |
| (2) | A fire protection association may be formed by owners who wish to co-operate for the purpose referred to in subsection (1) in respect of an area which has— |
| (a) | regular veldfires; or |
| (b) | a relatively uniform risk of veldfire; or |
| (c) | relatively uniform climatic conditions, or |
| (d) | relatively uniform types of forest or vegetation. |
| (3) | If no fire protection association has been registered within one year after the Act comes into effect in an area where the Minister is of the opinion that a fire protection association should be formed, he or she must convene a meeting of owners in the area to— |
| (a) | explain the provisions of this Chapter; |
| (b) | see if there is support for the forming of a fire protection association; and |
| (c) | identify what assistance the Department can provide in the formation, registration and management of a fire protection association, if there is such support. |
| (4) | The Minister may give assistance to and co-operate with owners in forming a fire protection association. |