ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

(II) WHETHER STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE COMPLIED
WITH THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE.

(E) COPIES OF STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE.

THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION A COPY
OF THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE, AND ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE FIRE
PREVENTION CODE, IN EACH COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN THE STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 38A, §§ 3(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) and 4(b).

Subsection (a)(1)(i) of this section is revised to require the Commission to
adopt regulations as a State Fire Prevention Code. Consequently, the
former power of the Commission to "promulgate, amend, and repeal"
regulations is deleted as included in the requirement to "adopt" them. Also,
the former requirement to promulgate regulations "by September 1, 1964"
is deleted as obsolete.

In subsections (a)(1)(i) and (d)(1) of this section, the words "[t]o protect" are
substituted for the former reference to "safeguarding" for clarity.

In subsection (a)(1)(iii) of this section, the former references to the "several
counties" and "cities" are deleted as included in the general reference to
the "political subdivisions of the State".

In subsection (c)(1) of this section, the reference to "adopting a regulation"
is substituted for the former reference to "promulgation, amendment, or
repeal of any additional regulation" for consistency with terminology used
throughout the revised articles of the Code. See Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the
State Government Article. Consequently, the former references to the
"amendment" and "repeal" of a regulation are deleted as included in the
concept of "adopting" regulations. See SG § 10-101(g). Similarly, in
subsection (c)(2)(iii) of this section, the former references to the
"amendment" or "repealer" are deleted.

Also in subsection (c)(1) of this section, the former phrase "to be separately
submitted" is deleted as implicit in the requirement to hold a hearing on
the proposed regulation.

Subsection (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section is revised in the active voice to
clarify that the Commission is responsible for publishing and sending
notice of hearings on proposed regulations.

In subsection (c)(2)(ii) of this section, the former words "firm" and
"corporation" are deleted as included in the defined term "person". See §
1-101 of this article.

In subsection (d)(1), (2), and (3)(ii) of this section, the reference to the
"State Fire Prevention Code" is substituted for the former references to the
"regulations promulgated under this chapter", "regulations promulgated

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