Part 1

Fire and rescue authorities

Fire and rescue authority involving police and crime commissioner

Section 4A order: transitional provision
4G
1
The transitional provision which may be made by an order under section 4A by virtue of section 60(2)(b) includes, in particular, provision of the kind described in the following provisions of this section.
2
An order under section 4A may make provision for a specified person to be the shadow fire and rescue authority for the area to which the order relates for a specified period.
3
A shadow fire and rescue authority is a person who has the specified functions of a fire and rescue authority in relation to that area, but is not otherwise the fire and rescue authority for that area.
4
An order under section 4A which includes provision by virtue of subsection (2) may make provision about the operation of any enactment in relation to—
a
the shadow fire and rescue authority, or
b
any other person to whom the enactment would otherwise apply.
5
This includes provision for the enactment to apply with modifications in relation to a person within subsection (4)(a) or (b).
6
An order under section 4A may make provision about the operation of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in relation to the fire and rescue authority created by the order during a specified period beginning with the time when the authority becomes the fire and rescue authority for the area to which the order relates.
7
This includes provision for that Act to apply for that period with modifications in relation to—
a
the authority, or
b
any other person to whom that Act would otherwise apply.
8
Provision under subsection (4) or (6) may, in particular, make different provision for different parts of an authority’s area.
9
In this section—
a
“specified” means specified in an order under section 4A;
b
“enactment” includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;
c
references to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 include any provision made under that Act.
S. 4A-4M and crossheading inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 5; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38