Part 2Fire and rescue services

Chapter 3Ancillary functions

F112Emergency directions

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13Power to respond to other eventualities

(1)

F2SFRS may take any action it considers appropriate—

(a)

in response to an event or situation that causes or is likely to cause—

(i)

a person to die, be injured or become ill; or

(ii)

harm to the environment (including the life and health of plants and animals and the fabric of buildings); or

(b)

for the purpose of enabling it to take action in response to such an event or situation.

(2)

The power conferred by subsection (1)—

(a)

includes power to secure the provision of equipment; and

(b)

may be exercised by F3SFRS within or outwith its area.

14Provision of other services

(1)

F4SFRS may provide—

(a)

the services of any persons employed by it; or

(b)

any equipment maintained by it,

to any person for any purpose that appears to F5SFRS to be appropriate.

(2)

F6SFRS may provide services or equipment under this section within or outwith its area.

15Provision of centres for education and training

F7SFRS may establish and maintain one or more centres for providing education and training in matters in relation to which F8it has functions.

16Charging

(1)

The Scottish Ministers may by order (a “charging order”) authorise F9SFRS to charge a person of a description specified in the order for any action so specified taken by F10SFRS.

(2)

A charging order may authorise a charge to be imposed on, or recovered from, a person other than the person in respect of whom action is taken by F11SFRS.

(3)

A charging order may authorise charging for—

(a)

extinguishing fires;

(b)

protecting life; or

(c)

protecting property in the event of fires,

only in respect of action taken by F12SFRS at sea beyond the low water mark.

(4)

Where F13SFRS is authorised by a charging order to charge for taking action of a particular description F14and it decides to do so—

(a)

the amount of the charge shall be set by F15SFRS;

(b)

different amounts may be charged in different circumstances (and F15SFRS may charge nothing).

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F17(7)

The references in subsection (3) to “sea” include–

(a)

that part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom which is not adjacent to Scotland; and

(b)

sea beyond the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.

F1816AExercise of powers at sea: further provision

(1)

Subsection (2) applies where F19SFRS has power to act, or is required to act, at sea.

(2)

The power may be exercised or the duty carried out–

(a)

at sea in that part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom which is not adjacent to Scotland; and

(b)

at sea beyond the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.