(1)  A permit authority is to issue a fire upgrading notice to an owner of premises if a fire upgrading report issued by the permit authority under section 239 in respect of the premises states that a fire hazard exists.

(2)  A fire upgrading notice is to –

(a) require the owner to show cause within the prescribed period why the owner should not perform the program of work specified in the fire upgrading report; and

(b) be accompanied by a copy of the relevant fire upgrading report.