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Act of the Czech National Council No. 133 / 1985 Coll., on Fire Protection — Act of the Czech National Council on Fire Protection.

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Act of the Czech National Council No. 133 / 1985 Coll. became effective 01.07.1986.

133

THE LAW

Czech National Council

of 17 December 1985

on fire protection

The Czech National Council decided on this law:

§ 1

Preliminary provisions

(1) The purpose of the Act is to create conditions for the effective protection of the life and health of citizens and property against fires and for the provision of assistance in the natural disasters and other incidents by laying down the obligations of ministries and other administrative offices, legal and natural persons, the status and competence of the public and self-government bodies in the fire protection sector, as well as the status and duties of fire protection units.

(2) Everyone is obliged to act in such a way as not to give cause for fire, not to endanger the life and health of persons, animals and property; when combating fires, natural disasters and other incidents, it shall be obliged to provide adequate personal assistance, unless it poses a serious risk or threat to itself or to a person close to it or if the relevant circumstances prevent it, and the necessary substantive assistance. Paragraph 20 is without prejudice to this.

ČÁST PRVNÍ

OBLIGATIONS OF MINISTERSTEES AND OTHER STATE AUTHORITIES, LEGAL AND PHYSICAL PERSONS AT THE SECTOR OF THE MARINE PROTECTION

Oddíl první

Obligations of ministries and other state bodies, legal persons and natural persons engaged in business under specific regulations and natural persons

§ 2

General provisions

(1) Ministries and other state bodies and legal persons, as well as natural persons engaged in business activities under specific regulations (hereinafter referred to as "commercial natural persons"), ensure that their obligations under this Act, the regulations issued on the basis of it or other provisions governing fire protection obligations (hereinafter referred to as "fire protection regulations") are fulfilled as an integral part of their management, economic or other essential activities and immediately remedy the deficiencies identified.

(2) Legal persons and natural persons engaged carry out fire protection duties on all premises they use to operate. The statutory authority shall be responsible for the performance of fire protection duties on legal persons and for the commercial natural persons of such persons or their responsible representatives. When operating on the premises of more than one legal person or business natural person, the owner of such premises, unless otherwise agreed between them, shall carry out fire protection duties at the places they use together. The contract shall include the designation of the person responsible for carrying out the fire protection duties.

§ 3

Responsibilities of ministries and other state bodies

(1) The ministries and other state bodies shall, within their competence, cooperate with the Ministry of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) in the processing of the concept of fire protection development and in relation to the legal persons they manage, carry out other tasks on the fire protection section established under this Act.

(2) The ministries and other state bodies shall, by analogy, fulfil the obligations otherwise imposed by this law on legal persons and business natural persons.

§ 4

Breakdown of operated activities by fire hazard

(1) Depending on the level of fire hazard, the activities carried out are classified into categories

(a) without increased fire risk;

(b) with increased fire risk,

(c) high fire hazard.

(2) Activities with increased fire risk shall be considered to be activities

(a) in which substances and mixtures are present in a single compartment or fire compartment (1a) classified under a specific legislation governing the field of chemical substances (1b) as oxidising, extremely flammable, highly flammable and flammable, or substances and mixtures which meet the criteria of hazard classes and categories 2.3; 2.6 and 2.7; 2.8 types A to F; 2.9 to 2.14 and 2.15 types A to F as laid down in the directly applicable European Union13) if the total quantity of these substances and mixtures exceeds 1 000 kg in solid form or 250 litres in liquid form;

(b) where flammable or flammable gases are present in containers or, where appropriate, in containers (barrels, bottles or cartoughs), the sum of the internal volumes of such containers exceeding 100 litres placed in one compartment or fire compartment, and in the case of liquefied petroleum gas containers, with a total quantity of possible charges exceeding 60 kg placed in one compartment or fire compartment;

(c) where, during manufacture or handling, flammable dust or pairs of flammable liquids are present in the air or in an installation to such an extent that the formation of explosive concentration cannot be excluded or the flammable dust is placed in a continuous layer of at least 1 mm;

(d) in production facilities where an accidental fire load of 15 kg / m2 or more occurs at workplaces with at least three employees;

(e) on premises where an accidental fire load of 120 kg / m2 or more occurs;

(f) where open fire or other sources of ignition are used in the immediate presence of flammable substances in solid, liquid or gaseous state, except local appliances and heat sources intended for heating, cooking and heating water;

(g) in buildings (1c) of seven or more above-ground floors or a height of more than 22,5 m, excluding housing houses, 1d)

(h) in buildings for the assembly of more people, (1e) in buildings for trade, (f) in buildings for accommodation facilities (1g) and in buildings intended for persons with reduced mobility, 1h)

(i) in underground areas intended for the provision of services or trade in random fire loads of 15 kg / m2 or more, where seven or more persons may be present at the same time;

(j) where there are no normal intervention conditions.

(3) Activities with high fire risk shall be considered to be activities

(a) in which substances and mixtures classified in accordance with the specific legislation governing the field of chemical substances (1b) are present as oxidising, extremely flammable, highly flammable and flammable, or substances and mixtures which meet the criteria of hazard classes and categories 2.3; 2.6 and 2.7; 2.8 types A to F; 2.9 to 2.14 and 2.15 types A to F specified in the directly applicable European Union13), provided that the total quantity of these substances and mixtures exceeds 5 000 tonnes;

(b) where they are manufactured or filled into tanks, tanks or containers of flammable liquid or flammable gases or combustion promoting gases with an annual production of 5 000 tonnes or more;

(c) in establishments where the transport of liquid or gaseous substances and mixtures classified in accordance with the specific legislation governing the field of chemical substances (1b) as extremely flammable, highly flammable and flammable, or liquid or gaseous substances and mixtures meeting the criteria of hazard classes and categories 2.2 to 2.4 is ensured by pumping and increasing pressure in pipes with an internal diameter of 0,8 m or greater; 2.6; 2.8 of type A to F; 2.9; 2.11 to 2.13 and 2.15 of type A to F specified in the directly applicable European Union13),

(d) in buildings of 15 or more above ground or more than 45 m high,

(e) in underground areas with an accidental fire load of 15 kg / m2 or more, where more than 200 persons may be present at the same time.

(4) Activities other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be considered to have been carried out without increased fire risk.

(5) Where it is apparent that a legal person or an undertaking natural person has been incorrectly integrated into the category referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority of the State Fire Supervision shall decide on its proper integration.

§ 5

Obligations of legal persons and business natural persons

(1) Legal persons and natural persons engaged shall:

(a) to procure and secure in the necessary quantities and types of fire-fighting equipment, means of fire protection and fire-safety equipment, taking into account the fire hazards of the operation and keeping them in operational condition. In the case of dedicated fire equipment, fire protection material and fire safety equipment, except for products specified in specific legislation, (1i) only approved species may be installed and used;

(b) to create conditions for fire extinguishing and rescue operations, in particular to maintain open access roads and access areas for fire-fighting equipment, escape routes and free access to emergency exits, electrical power distribution devices, water, gas, heating and production facilities, fire protection devices and manual control of fire-fighting equipment;

(c) comply with the technical conditions and instructions relating to the fire safety of products or activities;

(d) identify the workplaces and other places with appropriate safety marks, orders, prohibitions and instructions in relation to fire protection, including the places where the fire protection means of fire protection are present and the fire safety equipment;

(e) regularly check, through a competent person (§ 11 (1)), a fire protection technique (§ 11 (2)) or a fire protection preventist (§ 11 (6)), compliance with the fire protection rules and without delay eliminate detected defects;

(f) to allow the State Fire Supervision Authority to carry out an inspection of compliance with fire protection obligations, to provide it with the required documentation, documentation and information relating to fire protection in accordance with this Act and to comply with the measures imposed by it within the prescribed time limits;

(g) to provide free of charge to the State Fire Supervision Authority the products or samples necessary to carry out fire-related technical expertise to determine the cause of the fire;

(h) notify without delay the area-related operational centre of the fire department of the region (1j) of any fire resulting from activities they operate or in premises they own or use.

(2) Legal persons and business natural persons may not burn crops. When burning flammable substances in open spaces, they must, taking into account the scope of this activity, lay down measures to prevent the formation and spread of fire. The incineration of flammable substances in open spaces, including the proposed measures, shall be notified in advance to the competent fire department of the region concerned, 1j) which may lay down additional conditions for such activity or prohibit such activity, if appropriate. This is without prejudice to the provisions of specific legislation. 1k)

Obligations of legal persons and business natural persons

§ 6

(1) Legal persons and business natural persons engaged in activities involving increased fire risk and high fire risk are also required to:

(a) to determine the organisation of fire protection, taking into account the fire hazards of the operation;

(b) to establish and comply in a verifiable manner with the conditions of fire safety of the activities carried out, and, where appropriate, technological processes and equipment, unless the conditions of operation and maintenance and repair of the equipment are laid down in a specific legislation;

(c) ensure the maintenance, inspection and repair of technical and technological equipment in the manner and within the time limits laid down by the fire safety conditions or by the manufacturer of the equipment;

(d) lay down, from the point of view of fire safety, the requirements for professional qualifications of persons responsible for the operation, inspection, maintenance and repair of technical and technological equipment, unless provided for in specific legislation, 1l) and ensure that the work which could lead to the creation of a fire is carried out only by persons qualified;

(e) have at their disposal the technical characteristics of the manufactured, used, processed or stored substances and materials necessary to determine preventive measures to protect the life and health of persons and property.

(2) The fire safety conditions of the operations carried out pursuant to paragraph 1 (b) shall correspond to the state of scientific and technical knowledge known at the time of their determination.

§ 6a

Assessment of fire hazard

(1) Legal persons and natural persons engaged may engage in high fire risk activities provided that the authority of the State fire surveillance approves the assessment of the fire hazard.

(2) The assessment of the fire hazard shall include:

(a) a description and assessment of the risks with regard to the possibility of fire and the spread of fire and threats to persons, animals and property;

(b) an assessment of the possibility of carrying out rescue work and the effective disposal of the fire, including a description of its possible consequences;

(c) a fire protection management system; and

(d) proposals for measures to reduce the risk of fire being created and spread and threats to persons, animals and property, proposals for emergency work and proposals for measures to be taken to eliminate fire effectively, including the setting of deadlines for their execution.

(3) The legal person and the undertaking natural person shall submit an assessment of the fire hazard processed by the person referred to in Article 11 (1) in 2 copies for approval by the State Fire Surveillance Authority.

(4) In the absence of deficiencies in the assessment of the fire risk, the Authority shall approve the assessment of the fire risk.

(5) If the State Fire Supervision Authority finds that the submitted fire hazard assessment shows material deficiencies for which it cannot be approved, it shall return them to the petitioner, indicating the deficiencies identified, and at the same time setting a reasonable time limit for the re-submission of the re-assessment following the removal of the identified deficiencies. The procedure may be interrupted for a period fixed for the removal of deficiencies and re-submission.

(6) If the promoter fails to address the deficiencies within the time limit set in accordance with paragraph 5, the State fire surveillance authority shall take a decision not to approve the assessment of the fire hazard.

(7) Before a change in an activity that affects the content of an approved fire hazard assessment, a legal person or an undertaking shall submit to the State Fire Supervision Authority for approval, supplemented or, in view of the extent of the change, the necessary new fire hazard assessment. Until the material submitted has been approved, changes in the activity carried out may not be made.

(8) Changes in the volume of annual production shall not justify the submission of a re-assessment of the fire hazard if this is approved solely for the activity referred to in Paragraph 4 (3) (b).

§ 6b

Documentation of firefighting

(1) Legal persons and natural persons engaged may carry out a high fire hazard activity or an increased fire hazard activity for which there are no normal conditions of intervention, provided that the State Fire Supervision Authority approves the fire control documentation.

(2) The fire-fighting documentation shall include an operational fire-fighting plan and an operational fire-fighting card covering the principles of rapid and effective fire-fighting and rescue of persons, animals and property.

(3) The legal person and the undertaking natural person shall submit documentation of the firefighting operation by the person referred to in Article 11 (1) or (2) in two copies for approval by the State Fire Surveillance Authority.

(4) If the authority of the State fire surveillance does not find deficiencies in the firefighting documentation, it shall approve the firefighting documentation.

(5) If the State Fire Supervision Authority finds that the documentation submitted shows material deficiencies for which it cannot be approved, it shall return it to the petitioner, indicating the deficiencies identified and setting a reasonable time limit for re-submission following the removal of the deficiencies found. The procedure may be interrupted for a period fixed for the removal of deficiencies and re-submission.

(6) If the promoter fails to address the deficiencies within the time limit set in accordance with paragraph 5, the State Fire Supervision Authority shall take a decision not to approve the fire-fighting documentation.

(7) Before a change in an activity which affects the content of approved fire fighting documentation, a legal person or an undertaking natural person shall submit for approval to the State Fire Supervision Authority a new fire fighting documentation. No changes in the operational activity may be made until the documentation submitted has been approved.

(8) Paragraphs 1 to 7 shall also apply where the processing of fire-fighting documentation provides for fire protection documentation.

§ 6c

Implementing legislation provides for:

(a) the values of the random fire load for the purpose of classifying activities by fire hazard;

(b) defining complex conditions for intervention;

(c) the quantity, types and manner of fitting-out of the premises of legal persons and business natural persons by means of means of fire protection and fire safety equipment, as well as their design, installation, operation, inspection, maintenance and repair requirements;

(d) types of dedicated fire equipment, means of fire protection and fire safety equipment;

(e) the method of creating conditions for extinguishing fire and rescue operations;

(f) time limits and manner of carrying out checks on compliance with fire protection regulations;

(g) the procedure for the provision of products and samples to the State Fire Supervision Authority for carrying out fire-related technical expertise in order to determine the causes of the fire;

(h) the method of determining the conditions for fire safety in activities with increased fire risk and high fire risk; and

(i) the way in which the fire hazard is assessed.

§ 7

(1) The owner or user of the fire-fighting water sources is obliged to keep them in such a condition as to allow the use of fire-fighting techniques and the drawing of fire-fighting water.

(2) The owner or user of forests in continuous forest areas with a total area of more than 50 hectares is obliged to ensure, at a time of increased fire risk, in addition to the obligations laid down in Section 5, measures for early detection of forest fires and against its spread by means of patrol activities with the necessary amount of force and means of fire protection, unless the Ministry of Agriculture does so under a special law. 1m)

(3) The owner or user of the entry area for fire-fighting equipment is required to mark and maintain it in such a condition as to enable the use of fire-fighting equipment.

§ 8

(1) Social services facilities providing social services in the form of residential services under the Social Services Act must be equipped with:

(a) by electric fire signalling, where the accommodation capacity of this facility is above 50 persons;

(b) an autonomous detection and signalling facility where the accommodation capacity of that facility is 50 persons or less, unless it is equipped in accordance with (a).

(2) Where more than one social service facility is operated in the construction, which provides social services in the form of residence services under the Social Services Act and the sum of the accommodation capacity of such facilities is above 50 persons, the procedure referred to in paragraph 1 (a) shall be followed.

(3) At the request of the electrical fire alarm operator in the part of the construction where the social service referred to in paragraph 1 is provided, the fire department of the region shall connect the electrical fire alarm by means of a remote transmission device to a centralised protection counter located at the regional operational and information centre of the fire department of the region, upon fulfilment of the conditions for such connection.

(4) The Fire Safety Corps of the Region shall examine the application referred to in paragraph 3 and inform the applicant in writing of the conditions under which the connection can be made. The contract to connect electrical fire alarms to the centralised protection counter shall include in particular the designation of the contracting parties and the conditions for connecting electrical fire alarms to the centralised protection counter. One-off connection fee and monthly connection price for electric fire alarm to the centralised protection counter are not required.

§ 9

(1) An immovable national cultural monument which is equipped with an electric fire alarm can be connected, at the request of the fire alarm operator, by means of a remote transmission device to a centralised protection counter located at the Regional Operations and Information Centre of the Fire Rescue Corps of the Region.

(2) The Fire Safety Corps of the Region will examine the application and inform the applicant in writing of the conditions under which the connection can be made. The contract to connect electrical fire alarms to the centralised protection counter shall include in particular the designation of the contracting parties and the conditions for connecting electrical fire alarms to the centralised protection counter. One-off connection fee and monthly connection price for electric fire alarm to the centralised protection counter are not required.

(3) The real cultural monument referred to in the agreement concluded between the General Directorate of the Fire Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as the "Directorate General") and the Ministry of Culture can be connected to the counter of centralised protection located at the Regional Operations and Information Centre of the Fire Rescue Corps of the Region under similar conditions as the real national cultural monument.

§ 8

(1) Social services facilities providing social services in the form of residential services under the Social Services Act must be equipped with:

(a) by electric fire signalling, where the accommodation capacity of this facility is above 50 persons;

(b) an autonomous detection and signalling facility where the accommodation capacity of that facility is 50 persons or less, unless it is equipped in accordance with (a).

(2) Where more than one social service facility is operated in the construction, which provides social services in the form of residence services under the Social Services Act and the sum of the accommodation capacity of such facilities is above 50 persons, the procedure referred to in paragraph 1 (a) shall be followed.

(3) At the request of an electrical fire alarm operator in the part of the construction where the social service referred to in paragraph 1 is provided, the fire department of the region shall attach the electrical fire alarm referred to in paragraph 1 (a) by means of a remote transmission device to the counter of centralised protection located at the Regional Operations and Information Centre of the Fire Rescue Corps of the region, upon fulfilment of the conditions for such connection.

(4) The Fire Safety Corps of the Region shall examine the application referred to in paragraph 3 and inform the applicant in writing of the conditions under which the connection can be made. The contract to connect electrical fire alarms to the centralised protection counter shall include in particular the designation of the contracting parties and the conditions for connecting electrical fire alarms to the centralised protection counter. One-off connection fee and monthly connection price for electric fire alarm to the centralised protection counter are not required.

§ 9

(1) An immovable national cultural monument, which is equipped with an electric fire alarm, can be connected, at the request of the fire alarm operator, by means of a remote transmission device to a centralised protection counter located at the Regional Operations and Information Centre of the Fire Rescue Corps of the Region.

(2) The Fire Safety Corps of the Region will examine the application and inform the applicant in writing of the conditions under which the connection can be made. The contract to connect electrical fire alarms to the centralised protection counter shall include in particular the designation of the contracting parties and the conditions for connecting electrical fire alarms to the centralised protection counter. One-off connection fee and monthly connection price for electric fire alarm to the centralised protection counter are not required.

(3) The real cultural monument referred to in the agreement concluded between the General Directorate of the Fire Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as "Directorate-General") and the Ministry of Culture can be connected to the counter of centralised protection located at the Regional Operations and Information Centre of the Fire Department of the Region under similar conditions as the real estate of the national cultural monument.

§ 11

Professional competence

(1) The performance of the obligations referred to in Articles 16 (1) and 16 (a) may be provided only by competent persons, unless otherwise specified. Specially competent persons shall mean experts and expert institutes in the basic field of fire protection registered in the list of experts and expert institutes maintained by regional courts, natural persons who are graduates of fire protection schools or graduates of higher education studies, which include a certification programme for competence in the fire protection sector approved by the Ministry which complies with the requirements set out in paragraph 4, or natural persons who have passed the proficiency test before a commission established by the Ministry. The members of the Fire Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic ("the Fire Rescue Corps') 1j) exercising the functions laid down in the implementing regulation on the Fire Rescue Corps Act shall also be considered as competent persons.

(2) The performance of the obligations arising from Sections 5, 6, 16 (1) and 16 (a) may be provided by fire protection technicians. The professional competence to perform the fire protection technique shall be obtained by passing a proficiency test before a commission set up by the Ministry.

(3) The Ministry shall issue a certificate of competence (hereinafter referred to as the certificate) to the natural persons referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. The Ministry may decide, on a proposal from the State Fire Supervision Authority, to withdraw the certificate to any person with serious deficiencies in the performance of the professional or fire protection technique.

(4) The proficiency test shall verify knowledge in particular:

(a) legislation and technical regulations on fire protection;

(b) fire safety of construction and technology;

(c) assessment of high fire risk activities;

(d) the functions and technical characteristics of the fire-fighting equipment, means of fire protection and fire-safety equipment;

(e) the physical and chemical processes of burning, explosions, extinguishing and toxic effects from burning crops.

(5) The activity of the competent person and the fire protection technique can be carried out in a labour relationship (1n) or under a special law. 1o)

(6) The performance of the tasks referred to in Article 5 (1) (d) and (e) and Article 16a (1) (c) may be carried out by a firefighter. The fire protection preventist operates on the basis of training (§ 16 (1)).

(7) A person who is competent in accordance with paragraph 1 shall also have the competence to carry out a fire protection technique. The competent person referred to in paragraph 2 shall also have the competence to carry out the tasks referred to in paragraph 6.

(8) The implementing legislation lays down the means of verifying the competence, issue and withdrawal of certificates, content and scope of training.

§ 13

Preventive fire patrol

(1) Legal persons and business natural persons establish preventive fire patrols

(a) on premises of at least three employees operating activities with increased or high fire risk;

(b) in cases where the county regulation so provides [§ 27 (1) (f)] or a generally binding municipal decree [§ 29 (1) (o)].

(2) The task of the preventive fire patrol is to oversee compliance with the fire protection regulations and, in the event of a fire, to take the necessary measures to rescue the persons at risk, to summon a fire protection unit and to participate in the destruction of the fire.

§ 15

Fire protection documentation

(1) Legal persons and persons engaged in the activities referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 4 are required to process the prescribed fire protection documentation, fulfil the fire safety conditions set out therein and maintain it in accordance with the actual situation.

(2) The implementing legislation lays down the types, content and management of fire protection documentation.

§ 16

Training and training of staff on fire protection

(1) Legal persons and business natural persons engaged in the activities referred to in Article 4 (2) or (3) are required to provide regular training of staff on fire protection and training of personnel assigned to preventive fire patrols, as well as fire protection prefans.

(2) The obligation of staff training on fire protection shall apply to all natural persons who are in a work or other similar relationship to a legal person or to an undertaking. 1n) Training shall be carried out separately for senior staff and for other staff.

(3) For natural persons who occasionally reside in or come into contact with the work of legal persons or business natural persons, fire protection training shall be provided if such persons carry out the activities referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Section 4.

(4) The implementing legislation lays down the types, content, scope and time limits of staff training on fire protection, as well as training of fire protection preventists and personnel assigned to preventive fire patrols.

§ 16a

(1) In the case of legal persons and natural persons engaged in the activities referred to in Article 4 (2):

(a) a competent person or fire protection technician to train senior staff on fire protection;

(b) a competent person or a fire protection technician, training of fire protection preventists and personnel assigned to preventive fire patrols;

(c) trained senior or pre-ventilator fire protection training of other personnel on fire protection.

(2) In the case of legal persons and natural persons engaged in the activities referred to in Article 4 (3):

(a) a competent person or fire protection technician to train senior staff on fire protection;

(b) a competent person who is competent to train fire protection preventists and personnel assigned to preventive fire patrols;

(c) fire protection techniques or trained senior staff training other staff on fire protection.

§ 17

Basic obligations of natural persons

(1) A natural person is required to:

(a) to act in such a way as to avoid the occurrence of fire, in particular when using heat, electrical, gas and other appliances and chimneys, in the storage and use of flammable or fire-hazardous substances, handling them or with open fire or other source of ignition;

(b) provide access to electricity distribution and gas, water and heating closures;

(c) carry out orders and comply with fire protection prohibitions at designated places;

(d) provide fire safety equipment and means of fire protection to the extent prescribed by law;

(e) to ensure access to fire-fighting equipment and fire-fighting material for the purpose of their timely use and to further maintain such equipment and material in an operational state; those obligations apply to persons who have such facilities and means of ownership or use;

(f) to create conditions on premises owned or used for rapid fire control and rescue operations;

(g) allow the State Fire Authority to carry out the necessary tasks in determining the cause of the fire and, where justified, to provide it with products or samples free of charge for carrying out fire-related technical expertise to determine the cause of the fire;

(h) notify without delay to the competent fire department concerned of any fire resulting from the activities it carries out or in the premises it owns or uses;

(i) comply with the conditions or instructions relating to the fire safety of products or activities.

(2) Those who are obliged to supervise persons who are unable to assess the consequences of their actions are obliged under special laws to ensure that they do not cause fire by their actions.

(3) A natural person may not:

(a) knowingly unreasonably summon a fire protection unit or abuse emergency communication;

(b) carry out work which may result in a fire if it does not have the competence required for the performance of such work by special legislation, 1l)

(c) damage, abuse or otherwise prevent the use of fire extinguishers or other means of fire protection, and fire safety equipment;

(d) limit or prevent the use of marked entry points for fire-fighting equipment;

(e) use the colour marking of vehicles, ships and aircraft of fire protection units;

(f) carry out the burning of the crops.

(4) A natural person is required to allow the exercise of State fire control and to comply with the measures imposed by the State fire control authority within the prescribed period.

(5) The implementing act lays down certain conditions for fire safety in accordance with paragraph 1 (a).

Oddíl druhý

Assistance in firefighting

§ 18

Personal assistance

Everyone is obliged to fight fire

(a) implement the necessary measures to rescue the persons at risk;

Citation	Act of the Czech National Council No. 133 / 1985 Coll., on Fire Protection
Regulation Type	-
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	17.12.1985
Effective from	01.07.1986
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

Act of the Czech National Council No. 133 / 1985 Coll.

Act of the Czech National Council on Fire Protection

Contents

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