The Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F1 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

• “the Authority” means the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland;

• “the Department” means the Department of the Environment;

• “district council” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972F2 ;

• “equipment” includes uniform and any article of apparel properly used by a member of the fire brigade in the performance of his duties as such;

• “fire brigade” means the organised body of fire officers and firemen trained and equipped by the Authority for the purposes of—

  (a)

  extinguishing fires occurring in buildings and elsewhere;

  (b)

  rescuing persons and property from such fires;

  (c)

  carrying out such other duties as may be required of them under this Order,

  and includes the fire engines, appliances and equipment with which the body is provided for those purposes;

• “fire officer” means a member of the fire brigade not below the rank of station officer;

• “fire services” means the services provided by the Authority under Article 4;

• “member of the fire brigade” means a fire officer or fireman;

• “owner”, in relation to a building, means any person who is for the time being receiving a rack rent of the building whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any other person or who, if the building were let for occupation at a rack rent, would so receive that rack rent;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “rack rent” has the same meaning as in the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977F3 ;

• “street” includes any highway and any public passage whether a thoroughfare or not.

(3) References to the extinction of fires include references to the prevention of spreading of fires.

F1 1954 c. 33 (N.I).

F2 1972 c. 9 (N.I).

F3 S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28).