s 21 Loss by fire to include damage resulting from fire-fighting
Any damage or loss suffered in consequence of any action taken or thing done by a Fire Officer or Auxiliary Fire Officer in the exercise of his powers or the performance of his duties on the occasion of a fire in order to put an end to the fire or to check its progress shall, notwithstanding the terms of any contract of insurance against fire or the provisions of any law, be regarded as loss by fire for the purposes of the contract.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kerugian disebabkan kebakaran hendaklah termasuk kerosakan akibat daripada menentang kebakaran
Apa-apa kerosakan atau kerugian yang ditanggung akibat daripada apa-apa tindakan yang diambil atau perkara yang dilakukan oleh Pegawai Bomba atau Pegawai Bomba Bantuan
pada menjalankan kuasanya atau melaksanakan tugasnya semasa sesuatu kebakaran untuk memadamkan kebakaran itu atau untuk menyekatnya daripada merebak hendaklah, walau apa pun terma apa-apa kontrak insurans terhadap kebakaran atau peruntukan mana-mana undang-undang, dianggap sebagai kerugian disebabkan kebakaran bagi maksud kontrak itu.
Text as at 1 April 2023 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
