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Volunteer Fire Services Regulations

made under Section 8 of the
Volunteer Fire and Ground Search and Rescue Services Act
S.N.S. 2002, c. 13
O.I.C. 2002-597 (December 20, 2002, effective January 1, 2003), N.S. Reg. 160/2002

Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Volunteer Fire Services Regulations.

"Volunteer fire-fighter" further defined
2 For the purposes of the Volunteer Fire [and Ground Search and Rescue] Services Act, "volunteer fire-fighter" means an individual described in clause 3(d) of the Volunteer Services Act who

(a) is an active member of a recognized volunteer fire department and has been an active member for at least 12 months;

(b) has participated in at least 20% of all activities of the volunteer fire department, including fire calls and training, conducted while that individual has been an active member as required by clause (a); and

(c) has written confirmation of active-member status, as required by clause (a), in the form prescribed by the Deputy President of the Executive Council and signed by the chief or deputy chief of the volunteer fire department.
[Note: Reference to Volunteer Fire Services Act updated in accordance with amendments to title of Act made by S.N.S. 2012, c. 28, effective May 11, 2010.]

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