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<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/21" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="0021">Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004</Citation>
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Commentary on Sections<CitationSubRef id="c00146" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/21/part/6" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="part-6">Part 6</CitationSubRef>: Supplementary
False alarms
<CitationSubRef id="c00164" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/21/section/49" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-49">Section 49</CitationSubRef>: False alarms of fire
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Section 49 re-enacts section 31 of the Fire Services Act 1947. This section provides that a person who knowingly gives or causes someone else to give a false alarm of fire to a person acting on behalf of a fire and rescue authority is liable to a maximum level 4 fine, prison sentence of 51 weeks, or both.