Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009

Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21) E+W

32 E+W Amend section 24 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (best value) as follows.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 32 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2009/3272, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 (with art. 3(2)-(5)) (as amended (8.9.2010) by S.I. 2010/2237, art. 2)

33 E+W After subsection (2) insert the following—

“(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fire and rescue authority in Wales.

(4) Sections 21, 22, 26 and 27 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 apply in relation to a fire and rescue authority in Wales' compliance with section 21(7) as they apply in relation to a Welsh improvement authority's compliance with the requirements of Part 1 of that Measure.

(5) As applied by subsection (4), those sections have effect as if—

(a) in section 21(1), paragraphs (a) and (b) and the word “if” preceding paragraph (a) were omitted;

(b) sections 21(2)(b), (3), (5), (8) and (10) and 22(4) were omitted;

(c) in section 22(1), for the words “a special inspection” there were substituted “ an inspection under section 21 ”;

(d) in section 22(2)(b), for the words “do either or both of the following” to the end there were substituted “ make an order under section 22 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ”;

(e) in section 26(11), the words “or an inspection under section 21 as applied by section 24(4) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004” were inserted at the end;

(f) in section 27(1), the words “or inspections under section 21 as applied by section 24(4) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004” were inserted at the end.”.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 1 para. 33 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2009/3272, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 (with art. 3(2)-(5)) (as amended (8.9.2010) by S.I. 2010/2237, art. 2)