Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004

Fire Services Act 2003 (c. 36)

106 (1) Section 3 (supplemental provisions) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) for the definition of “fire authority” substitute—

““fire and rescue authority” means a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;”;

(b) omit the definitions of “fire brigade” and “fire brigade member”;

(c) in the definition of “negotiating body”—

(i) for “fire authorities” substitute “fire and rescue authorities”;

(ii) for “fire brigade members” (in both places) substitute “employees of fire and rescue authorities”.

(3) Omit subsection (3).

(4) In subsection (4)—

(a) in paragraph (b), for “fire authority or fire authorities” substitute “fire and rescue authority or fire and rescue authorities”;

(b) in paragraph (c), for “a fire brigade member there were substituted references to” substitute “employees of a fire and rescue authority there were substituted references to members of”;

(c) omit paragraph (e).