Introduction
Background
The Act – an Overview
The Act – Section by Section
Part 1 – Fire and Rescue Authorities
Section 1 – Fire and rescue authorities
Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 – Joint fire and rescue boards
Section 6 – Meaning of “relevant authority”
Part 2 – Fire and Rescue Services
Chapter 1 – Appointment of Chief Officer
Section 7 – Appointment of Chief Officer
Chapter 2 – Principal fire and rescue functions
Section 8 – Fire safety
Sections 9 and 10 – Fire-fighting and road traffic accidents
Section 11 – Conferral of functions in relation to other emergencies
Chapter 3 – Ancillary functions
Section 12 – Emergency directions
Section 13 – Power to respond to other eventualities
Section 14 – Provision of other services
Section 15 – Provision of centres for education and training
Section 16 – Charging
Chapter 4 – Water supply
Section 17 – Duty to secure water supply
Section 18 – Use of water
Section 19 – Agreements in relation to water supply
Section 20 – Emergency supply by Scottish Water
Section 21 – Fire hydrants: provision etc.
Section 22 – Fire hydrants: recovery of costs
Section 23 – Fire hydrants: offences
Section 24 – Notice of works affecting water supply and fire hydrants
Chapter 5 – Powers of employees and constables
Section 25 – Powers of authorised employees in relation to emergencies
Section 26 – Powers of constables in relation to fires
Section 28 – Giving of notices required by section 27
Section 29 – Powers of authorised employees in relation to investigating fires
Section 30 – Exercise of powers under sections 27 and 29: securing of premises
Section 31 – Sections 27 and 29: offences
Section 32 – Use of commercially sensitive information
Chapter 6 – Mutual assistance etc.
Sections 33 and 34 – Reinforcement schemes and directions about reinforcement schemes
Section 35 – Assistance other than from relevant authorities
Sections 36 and 37 – Arrangements for carrying out of functions by others
Chapter 7 – Assaulting or impeding employees and others
Section 38 – Amendment of Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005
Section 39 – Assaulting or impeding employees discharging certain functions
Chapter 8 – Central supervision and support
Section 40 – Framework document
Section 41 – Adherence
Section 42 – Reporting
Sections 43 and 44 – Inspectors of Fire and Rescue Authorities and functions of Inspectors of Fire and Rescue Authorities
Section 45 – Directions for public safety purposes
Section 46 – Requirements concerning equipment and services
Section 47 – Provision of equipment etc.
Section 48 – Central institution and other centres for education and training
Chapter 9 – Employment
Section 49 – Statutory negotiation arrangements
Section 50 – Guidance
Section 51 – Prohibition on employment of police
Chapter 10 – Interpretation
Section 52 – Interpretation of Part 2
Part 3 – Fire Safety
Chapter 1 – Fire safety duties
Section 53 – Duties of employers to employees
Section 54 – Duties in relation to relevant premises
Section 55 – Taking of measures under section 53 or 54: considerations
Section 56 – Duties of employees
Section 59 – Power to make further provision for protection of fire-fighters
Section 60 – Special case: temporary suspension of Chapter 1 duties
Chapter 2 – Enforcement
Section 61 – Enforcing authorities
Section 62 – Powers of enforcement officers
Section 63 – Prohibition notices
Section 64 – Enforcement notices
Section 65 – Alterations notices
Section 66 – Appeals
Section 67 – Determination of disputes
Chapter 3 – Miscellaneous
Section 68 – Prohibition on charging employees
Section 69 – Civil liability for breach of statutory duty
Section 70 – Consequential restriction of application of Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Section 71 – Suspension of terms and conditions of licences dealing with same matters as this Part
Chapter 4 – Offences
Sections 72 and 73 – Offences and offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
Section 74 – Offence due to fault of other person
Section 75 – Employee’s act or omission not to afford employer defence
Chapter 5 – General
Section 76 – Service of documents
Section 77 – Crown application
Section 78 – Meaning of “relevant premises”
Part 4 – Miscellaneous
Sections 80 and 81 – Inquiries and inquiries: supplementary
Section 82 – Pre-commencement consultation
Section 83 – Payments in respect of advisory bodies
Section 84 – Abolition of Scottish Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council
Section 85 – False alarms
Section 86 – Disposal of land
Parliamentary History
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