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Fire Services Act 1947

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23Training centres.

(1)The Secretary of State may establish and maintain—

(a)a central training institution; and

(b)one or more local training centres,

for providing courses of instruction in matters relating to fire services.

(2)The arrangements to be made for the central training institution established under this section shall secure that the institution shall be under the general direction of a board—

(a)consisting as to half of persons appointed by the Secretary of State and as to the remainder of persons appointed by such bodies as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of fire authorities, and

(b)having as chairman such. member of the board as may be selected by the other members with the approval of the Secretary of State,

and that before appointing the person having control of the administration of the institution the Secretary of State shall consult the board.

(3)A fire authority may establish and maintain training centres for providing courses of instruction for members of their own or other fire brigades and for training persons for service in fire brigades.

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