Part 2Fire and rescue services

Chapter 4Water supply

Supply and use of water

17Duty to secure water supply

1

F1SFRS shall take all reasonable measures for securing that an adequate supply of water will be available for F2its use for the purposes mentioned in subsection (2).

2

Those purposes are—

a

extinguishing fires in the area of F3SFRS;

b

protecting life and property in the event of fires in its area;

c

rescuing people in the event of road traffic accidents in its area;

d

protecting people from serious harm in the event of road traffic accidents in its area;

e

carrying out any function conferred on F4SFRS by an order under section 11; and

f

fulfilling any requirement made of F5SFRS by a direction given to it under section 12.