§ 7414. Construction. This subchapter shall be:
(1) Construed, applied and interpreted, so far as circumstances permit, as justifying the actions of the officers and members of volunteer firefighters' relief associations affected by it, when the actions appear to have been taken in good faith and in a bona fide belief that they were in furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter.
(2) Strictly construed and applied against persons responsible:
(i) for actions taken in willful disregard of the purposes of this subchapter or with reckless indifference to those purposes; and
(ii) if an action which has been called into question results, has resulted or was likely to result in an unmerited personal benefit to one or more of the persons responsible for taking that action.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters
Section 7401 - Scope of chapter
Section 7402 - Definitions (Reserved)
Section 7403 - Insurance and compensation
Section 7411 - Scope of subchapter
Section 7413 - Statement of purpose
Section 7417 - Cooperation agreements
Section 7419.1 - Fire relief formula study
Section 7421 - Scope of subchapter
Section 7423 - Prohibition on termination and discipline
Section 7424 - Prohibition on discrimination
Section 7431 - Scope of subchapter
Section 7432 - Definitions (Reserved)
Section 7436 - Power and authority in places other than where appointed