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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/5" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2005" Number="0005">Fire (Scotland) Act 2005</Citation></Title>
<Number>5</Number>
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<DateText>1 April 2005</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00293" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/5/section/80" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-80">Sections 80</CitationSubRef> and <CitationSubRef id="c00294" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/5/section/81" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-81">81</CitationSubRef> – Inquiries and inquiries: supplementary</Title>
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<Text>These sections re-enact with amendments section 33 of the <Abbreviation Expansion="Fire Services Act 1947 c. 41">1947 Act</Abbreviation>.  The Scottish Ministers will be able to hold a public inquiry into the performance of a relevant authority or its handling of a particular incident.  Section 81 provides that the Scottish Ministers may make regulations about inquiries under the Act (other than inquiries under section 44).</Text>
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