Offence to damage or interfere with fire safety measures provided at workplace
Version Date:
01/01/1998
(1) Any person who-
(a) damages or interferes with the fire safety measures provided at premises where a workplace is located; or
(b) does anything to prevent those measures from being used as such,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5.
(2) If a person is found guilty of having committed an offence under subsection (1) and it is proved that the person committed the offence intentionally, knowingly or recklessly, the court may, in addition to or instead of imposing the penalty prescribed by that subsection, sentence the person to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.