Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012

111AssistanceS

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

In section 35 of the 2005 Act (the title of which becomes “ Assistance ”)—

(a)for subsections (1) and (2), substitute—

(1)SFRS may enter into arrangements with a person for securing the provision by that person of assistance for SFRS in the carrying out by SFRS of a relevant function.

(2)A person may provide assistance under arrangements made under subsection (1) only if the Chief Officer is satisfied that the person has sufficient knowledge, skills and experience to enable the person to provide assistance for SFRS in the carrying out by SFRS of the relevant function., and

(b)after subsection (3), add—

(4)In this section, “relevant function” means a function conferred by or under any of sections 8 to 11, 13 and 61..

Commencement Information

I1S. 111 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2