2002 No. 141
FIRE SERVICES

The Combined Fire Services Area Administration Schemes (Variation) (Scotland) Order 2002

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(8) of the Fire Services Act 19471 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Combined Fire Services Area Administration Schemes (Variation) (Scotland) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 31st March 2002.

(2)

In this Order “relevant schemes” means–

(a)

the North Eastern Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme 1995 which is set out in the Schedule to the North Eastern Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme Order 19952;

(b)

the Northern Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme 1995 which is set out in the Schedule to the Northern Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme Order 19953;

(c)

the South Eastern Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme 1995 which is set out in the Schedule to the South Eastern Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme Order 19954;

(d)

the Central Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme 1995 which is set out in the Schedule to the Central Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme Order 19955;

(e)

the Mid and South Western Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme 1995 which is set out in the Schedule to the Mid and South Western Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme Order 19956; and

(f)

the Mid Eastern Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme 1995 which is set out in the Schedule to the Mid Eastern Combined Fire Services Area Administration Scheme Order 19957.

Amendment of the relevant schemes2.

Each of the relevant schemes is amended as follows: –

(a)

in paragraph 4(3) omit “3 yearly”;

(b)

in paragraph 5(3) at the beginning insert “Subject to sub-paragraph (4) below,”;

(c)

in paragraph 6(2) for “next 3 yearly appointment of members of the board” substitute “next appointment of members of the board in terms of paragraph 4(3) of this scheme”; and

(d)

in paragraph 11–

(i)

in sub-paragraph (2) for “expenditure incurred by the board” substitute “expenditure which the board estimates will be incurred”; and

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (3) insert–

“(3A)

Subject to sub-paragraph (3B) below, the board may carry-forward from one financial year (the “carry-forward year”) to the next any money paid under sub-paragraph (2) above by the constituent authorities in respect of the carry forward year.

(3B)

Any money carried forward by the board under sub paragraph (3A) above–

(a)

in respect of the carry forward year, shall not exceed three per cent. of the total of the contributions paid into the fund by the fire authorities in respect of the carry-forward years; and

(b)

in the case mentioned in sub-paragraph (3C) below, shall be carried forward only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(3C)

The case referred to in sub-paragraph (3B) above is where–

(a)

any money carried forward from previous carry-forward years by virtue of arrangements under sub-paragraph (3A) above and remaining unspent at the end of the carry-forward year; and

(b)

the money carried forward,

would, taken together, amount to more than the maximum sum mentioned in sub-paragraph (3D) below.

(3D)

The “maximum sum” referred to in sub-paragraph (3C) above, in relation to a carry-forward year, means the amount equal to five per cent. of the sum of the total amount of the contributions paid into the aforesaid fund by the fire authorities in respect of that year.”.

JAMES WALLACE
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the six Combined Fire Services Area Administration Schemes of 1995 (“the Schemes”), namely S.I. 1995/2632, 1995/2633, S.I. 1995/2634, 1995/2635, 1995/2636 and 1995/2637.

Paragraphs 4(3) and 6(2) in each of the Schemes are amended in order that the appointment of members of the board and of the convener and vice convener occur in line with the ordinary elections of councillors irrespective of the frequency of those elections. This reflects changes made to the timing of local government elections made by the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002 (asp 1).

Paragraph 5(3) of the Schemes is amended so as to clarify the intention with regard to the relationship between sub-paragraphs (3) and (4).

Paragraph 11 in each of the Schemes is amended in order to take into account the provisions of section 2 of the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 15) (“the 2001 Act”). Section 2(a) and (b) of the 2001 Act makes amendments to the matters with regard to which an administration scheme may make provision.