Section 4. Construction.--This act shall be 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 such 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 act, but shall be strictly construed and applied against those responsible for actions taken in wilful disregard of the purposes of this act, or with reckless indifference to such purposes, and in particular, where any action called into question results or has resulted or was likely to result in an unmerited personal benefit to one or more of those responsible for the taking of such action.
(4 amended Dec. 22, 1993, P.L.547, No.78)