Fire (Negligent Use of) Act.

This Act prohibits: (a) setting on fire of any land or place; (b) negligently, carelessly or improperly using or managing of any fire in or upon any land or place; (c) permitting or allowing the negligent, careless or improper use or management of any fire, in or upon any land or place; and in general creating the danger of fire to any land, forest, wood, cultivated or uncultivated tree, plant or other produce of the soil, etc. The occupier shall be deemed to be prima facie liable for the setting or negligent, careless or improper use or management of any fire in or upon any land or place. The Minister may make regulations of general application, or confined to specified local areas, to regulate the burning of land for cultivation. Penalties are prescribed. (5 sections)