29. —Section 18 of the Act of 1981 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) (f) by—

(i) the substitution for “but excluding” of “including”, and

(ii) the insertion after subparagraph (iv) of the following new subparagraph:

“(v) any workplace.”,

(b) by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:

“(2) It shall be the duty of every person having control over premises to which this section applies to—

(a) take all reasonable measures to guard against the outbreak of fire on such premises,

(b) provide reasonable fire safety measures for such premises and prepare and provide appropriate fire safety procedures for ensuring the safety of persons on such premises,

(c) ensure that the fire safety measures and procedures referred to in paragraph (b) are applied at all times, and

(d) ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of persons on the premises in the event of an outbreak of fire whether such outbreak has occurred or not.”,

and

(c) by the insertion after subsection (4) of the following subsections:

“(5) Advice referred to in subsection (4)—

(a) may include a warning that a fire safety notice may be served under section 20 or that the owner or occupier may be liable to prosecution by reason of a contravention of a provision of this Act,

(b) may be given on behalf of the fire authority by an authorised person authorised for the purposes of this section by a fire authority in accordance with subsection (11) of this section, and

(c) may include recommendations, orally or in writing, to such persons concerning fire safety measures and procedures.

(6) An authorised person may require a person having control over premises to which this section applies or to an owner or occupier of such premises—

(a) to carry out a fire safety assessment of such premises and to notify the fire authority of such assessment, and

(b) to carry out works specified under subsection (9) to such premises within a period of time so specified.

(7) An authorised person may issue a warning, in writing, concerning any matter arising out of fire safety procedures and measures on such premises.

(8) An authorised person may enter and inspect a premises to which this section or section 24 applies at all reasonable times for the purposes of this section.

(9) An authorised person may specify works to be carried out at a premises to which this section applies and may specify a period of time within which such works are to be carried out.

(10) Section 20(4) shall apply with any necessary modifications to works to be carried out under subsection (6).

(11) A fire authority may authorise a person to be an authorised person for the purposes of this section by an order made by a city manager or a county manager as the case may be.

(12) In this section ‘authorised person’ means a person appointed in accordance with subsection (11) of this section.”.