| Guvnor

Enforced by: Fire and Rescue Authority
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)

What it defines

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

40 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Provision of fire services.

s.002 Arrangements for mutual assistance.

s.003 Supplementary powers of fire authorities.

s.004 †County and county borough councils to be fire authorities.

s.005 Voluntary schemes for combination of fire authorities.

s.006 Power of Secretary of State to make combination schemes.

s.007 Appointment of joint committees by fire authorities.

s.008 Constitution and powers of fire authorities constituted by combination schemes.

s.009 Amendment and revocation of combination schemes.

s.010 Power to make schemes in advance of alterations of local government areas.

s.011 Adaptation of local Acts relating to fire services.

s.012 Discharge of functions of fire authorities through other fire authorities or persons.

s.013 Duty of fire authorities to ensure supply of water for fire-fighting.

s.014 Supply of water by statutory undertakers.

s.015 Provision of water supply otherwise than by statutory undertakers.

s.016 Notice to be given of proposed works affecting water supply and fire hydrants.

s.017 Conditions of service.

s.018 Procedure and qualifications for appointments and promotions.

s.019 Fire brigade establishments to be determined in accordance with approved schemes.

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s.021 Standards of training and equipment.

s.022 Provision by Secretary of State of equipment.

s.023 Training centres.

s.024 Inspectors of Fire Brigades.

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s.026 Firemen’s Pension Scheme.

s.027 Firemen’s Pension Scheme to supersede other statutory schemes.

s.027 Information in connection with firemen’s pensions etc.

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s.029 Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council.

s.030 Powers of firemen and police in extinguishing fires.

s.031 False alarms of fire.

s.032 Members of police force not to be employed in fire brigade.

s.033 Inquiries.

s.034 Expenses and receipts of Secretary of State.

s.035 Regulations and orders to be laid before Parliament.

s.036 Application to Scotland.

s.037 Application to Isles of Scilly.

s.038 Interpretation.

s.039 Short title, extent, transitional provisions and savings.

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

FSA 1947

What it defines