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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/21/section/18/2004-10-01</dc:identifier><dc:title>Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about fire and rescue authorities and their functions; to make provision about employment by, and powers of employees of, fire and rescue authorities; to make provision about education and training and pension schemes; to make provision about the supply of water; to make provision about false alarms of fire; to provide for the funding of advisory bodies; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-09</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2004-10-01</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>Part 2</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Functions of fire and rescue authorities</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/21/part/2/crossheading/supplementary/2004-10-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/21/part/2/crossheading/supplementary" NumberOfProvisions="3" RestrictEndDate="2004-11-10" id="part-2-crossheading-supplementary" RestrictStartDate="2004-10-01"><Title><Emphasis>Supplementary</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictEndDate="2004-11-10" RestrictStartDate="2004-10-01"><Title>Training centres</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/21/section/18/2004-10-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/21/section/18" id="section-18"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-412852d9049e6eb89f89219293260c12"/>18</Pnumber><P1para><Text>A fire and rescue authority may establish and maintain one or more training centres for providing education and training in matters in relation to which fire and rescue authorities have functions.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-412852d9049e6eb89f89219293260c12" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-18" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/21/section/18" id="c69crmss2-00375">S. 18</CitationSubRef> in force at 7.9.2004 for specified purposes except in relation to W.  and 1.10.2004 otherwise except in relation to W.  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/2304" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="2304" Title="Fire and Rescue Service Act 2004 (Commencement) (England and Scotland) Order 2004" id="c69crmss2-00376">S.I. 2004/2304</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/2304/article/2" CitationRef="c69crmss2-00376" Operative="true" id="c69crmss2-00377">art. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/2304/article/3" CitationRef="c69crmss2-00376" id="c69crmss2-00378">art. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>