Part 1

Fire and rescue authorities

Boundaries of power under section 5A
5B
1
Section 5A(1) does not enable a relevant fire and rescue authority to do—
a
anything which the authority is unable to do by virtue of a pre-commencement limitation, or
b
anything which the authority is unable to do by virtue of a post-commencement limitation which is expressed to apply—
i
to its power under section 5A(1),
ii
to all of the authority's powers, or
iii
to all of the authority's powers but with exceptions that do not include its power under section 5A(1).
2
If exercise of a pre-commencement power of a relevant fire and rescue authority is subject to restrictions, those restrictions apply also to exercise of the power conferred on the authority by section 5A(1) so far as it is overlapped by the pre-commencement power.
3
Where under section 5A(1) a relevant fire and rescue authority does things for a commercial purpose, it must do them through—
a
a company within the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006, or
b
a registered society within the meaning of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 or a society registered or deemed to be registered under
the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969.
4
Section 5A(1) does not authorise a relevant fire and rescue authority to do things for a commercial purpose in relation to a person if a statutory provision requires the authority to do those things in relation to the person.
5
Section 5A(1) does not authorise a relevant fire and rescue authority to borrow money.
6
Section 5A(1)(a) to (d) do not authorise a relevant fire and rescue authority to charge a person for any action taken by the authority (but see section 18A).
7
Section 18B(1) to (8) apply in relation to charging for things done for a commercial purpose in exercise of power conferred by section 5A(1)(e) as they apply in relation to charging under section 18A(1).
8
In this section—
- “Act” (except in a reference to the Localism Act 2011) includes an Act, or Measure, of the National Assembly for Wales;
- “
passed
” in relation to an Act, or Measure, of the National Assembly for Wales means enacted;
- “
post-commencement limitation
” means a prohibition, restriction or other limitation imposed by a statutory provision that—
  1. is contained in an Act passed after the end of the Session in which the Localism Act 2011 is passed, or
  2. is contained in an instrument made under an Act and comes into force on or after the commencement of section 9(1) of that Act;
- “
pre-commencement limitation
” means a prohibition, restriction or other limitation imposed by a statutory provision that—
  1. is contained in an Act passed no later than the end of the Session in which the Localism Act 2011 is passed, or
  2. is contained in an instrument made under an Act and comes into force before the commencement of section 9(1) of that Act;
- “
pre-commencement power
” means power conferred by a statutory provision that—
  1. is contained in an Act passed no later than the end of the Session in which the Localism Act 2011 is passed, or
  2. is contained in an instrument made under an Act and comes into force before the commencement of section 9(1) of that Act;
- “relevant fire and rescue authority” has meaning given by section 5A(3);
- “
statutory provision
” means a provision of an Act or of an instrument made under an Act.
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)
Words in s. 5B(3)(b) substituted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 86 (with Sch. 5)