http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/21/section/5A/2012-04-01Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004An 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.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-09Expert Participation2012-04-01 Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004s. 2(12)Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Diogelwch Adeiladau (Cymru) 2026Sch. 3 para. 6s. 138(2)Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004s. 4(8)Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Diogelwch Adeiladau (Cymru) 2026Sch. 3 para. 7s. 138(2) Part 15A1A relevant fire and rescue authority may do—aanything it considers appropriate for the purposes of the carrying-out of any of its functions (its “functional purposes”),banything it considers appropriate for purposes incidental to its functional purposes,canything it considers appropriate for purposes indirectly incidental to its functional purposes through any number of removes,danything it considers to be connected with—iany of its functions, oriianything it may do under paragraph (a), (b) or (c), andefor a commercial purpose anything which it may do under any of paragraphs (a) to (d) otherwise than for a commercial purpose.2A relevant fire and rescue authority's power under subsection (1) is in addition to, and is not limited by, the other powers of the authority.3 In this section “ relevant fire and rescue authority ” means a fire and rescue authority that is— aa metropolitan county fire and rescue authority,bthe London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,cconstituted by a scheme under section 2, ordconstituted by a scheme to which section 4 applies.Ss. 5A-5L inserted (18.2.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2012 in so far as not already in force) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 9(1), 240(4)(a); S.I. 2012/411, art. 2(c); S.I. 2012/887, art. 2(a)