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<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/5" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2005" Number="0005">Fire (Scotland) Act 2005</Citation>
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1 April 2005
The Act – Section by Section<CitationSubRef id="c00023" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/5/part/2" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="part-2">Part 2</CitationSubRef> – Fire and Rescue Services<CitationSubRef id="c00062" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/5/part/2/part/4" CitationRef="c00023" SectionRef="part-2-part-4">Chapter 4</CitationSubRef> – Water supply
<CitationSubRef id="c00086" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/5/section/23" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-23">Section 23</CitationSubRef> – Fire hydrants: offences
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This section makes it an offence for any person to use a fire hydrant provided by Scottish Water other than for fire fighting or any other purpose of a relevant authority, or other than for any purpose authorised by Scottish Water. It also makes it an offence to damage or obstruct a fire hydrant provided by Scottish Water other than as a consequence of its use for those purposes.
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Under subsection (3) a person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a maximum of a level 5 fine (currently £5000).
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This section re-enacts section 14(5) of the 1947 Act.