Fire Services Act 1947

1947 CHAPTER 41 10 and 11 Geo 6

An Act to make further provision for fire services in Great Britain; to transfer fire-fighting functions from the National Fire Service to fire brigades maintained by the councils of counties . . .F1 ; to provide for the combination of areas for fire service purposes; to make further provision for pensions and other awards in respect of persons employed in connection with the provision of fire services: and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[31st July 1947]

Extent Information

E1 For the application of this Act to Scotland see s. 36(22)

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Act amended by London County Council (General Powers) Act 1949 (c. lv), s. 51(3)

C2 Act amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 37, Sch. 11 para. 2(2)

C3 Power to modify conferred by Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50, SIF 113:1), s. 17(2)(3)

Act: power to modify conferred (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, ss. 188-190, Sch. 6 para. 17(3)(a) (with ss. 6(8), 164); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2.

C4 Act amended (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190(1), 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 9(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58

C5 Act extended by S.I. 1990/2227, art. 2(1)

C6 Act: definition of "fire authority" applied (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 57(10), 147(4), 223(2)

C7 Act: definition of "fire-fighting purposes" applied (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 32(2)(a), 225(2)

C8 Act restricted (E.W.) (6.3.1992) by Local Government Act 1992 (c.19), s. 18(4)(b).

Act modified (6.4.1995)(S.) by 1973 c. 65, s. 147(2) (as substituted (6.4.1995) by 1994 c. 39, s. 36; S.I. 1995/702, art. 4(1), Sch. 2)

Commencement Information

I1 Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 38(1); Act wholly in force on 1.4.1948.