| (a) | registration of a fire protection association under section 4(1) of the Act and these regulations; or |
| (b) | recognition and registration of a fire protection association under section 4(3) of the Act and these regulations, |
must be made on the prescribed form, which is available at the national or any regional office of the Department.
| (2) | In addition to any other relevant information, an application for registration must include the following information – |
| (a) | the name of the fire protection association, |
| (b) | particulars of the person representing the fire protection association; |
| (c) | the address of the fire protection association; |
| (d) | information regarding the founding meeting of the fire protection association, including its minutes; |
| (e) | a declaration that no owner or his or her representative has been deliberately excluded from the formation of the fire protection association; |
| (f) | a copy of the constitution of the fire protection association; |
| (g) | a declaration that membership of the fire protection association is representative of owners within its area; |
| (h) | a record of any objections to the formation of the fire protection association; |
| (i) | particulars of the fire protection officer, if one was appointed for the fire protection association; |
| (j) | particulars of any umbrella association that will support the fire protection association and the services it will provide; |
| (k) | a description of the capability of the fire protection association to carry out its duties as provided for in section 5(1) of the Act; |
| (l) | copies of the minutes of the meeting or meetings at which the fire protection association approved— |
| (i) | the constitution of the fire protection association; |
| (ii) | the appointment of the fire protection officer; and |
| (iii) | declaration by the representative of the fire protection association that the information given in the prescribed form is true and correct. |
