Part 1Fire and rescue authorities
1Fire and rescue authorities
(1)
The fire and rescue authority for an area is the authority determined under this section.
(2)
In England—
(a)
a non-metropolitan county council is the fire and rescue authority for the county;
(b)
a non-metropolitan district council for an area for which there is no county council is the fire and rescue authority for the area;
(c)
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority is the fire and rescue authority for Greater London;
(d)
a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority is the fire and rescue authority for the county;
(e)
the Council of the Isles of Scilly is the fire and rescue authority for the Isles of Scilly.
(3)
In Wales—
(a)
a county council is the fire and rescue authority for the county;
(b)
a county borough council is the fire and rescue authority for the county borough.
(4)
This section is subject to sections 2 and 4 (schemes constituting combined fire and rescue authorities for particular areas).