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Fire Inquiry Act, 1929 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Fire Inquiry Act, 1929

Act 33 of 1929

  • Commenced on 31 December 1929
  • [This is the version of this document from 31 December 1929.]
An Act of Parliament to provide for the holding of inquiries in cases of fire

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fire Inquiry Act.

2. Police officer to make due investigation into the cause of certain fires

Whenever any fire causing injury to person or property takes place in any part of Kenya, it shall be the duty of the police officer to whom the fire first becomes known to proceed himself or to send some other police officer forthwith to the spot where the fire has occurred, and the officer who so proceeds, after performing such services as he may be required to perform in the due execution of his duty as a police officer, shall make all due investigation into the origin or cause of the fire.

3. Further specific duties of police officer

(1)The police officer shall receive the statements of any person who is liable to give information resp…

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