F1F2F3An Act to make further provision for fire services in Great Britain; to transfer fire-fighting functions from the National Fire Service to fire brigades maintained by the councils of counties F4...; to provide for the combination of areas for fire service purposes; to make further provision for pensions and other awards in respect of persons employed in connection with the provision of fire services: and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
[31st July 1947]
Extent Information
E1For the application of this Act to Scotland see s. 36(22)
Textual Amendments
F1Act repealed (E.W.) (1.10.2004 for E., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), ss. 52, 61, Sch. 2 (with savings for E. in S.I. 2004/2306, art. 3, Sch. and for W. in S.I. 2004/2918, art. 3, Sch.); S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2 (with art. 3); S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2
F2Ss. 26-27A repealed (S.) (1.10.2004) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), ss. 52, 61, Sch. 2 (with savings in S.I. 2004/2306, art. 3, Sch.); S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2 (with art. 3)
F3Act repealed (except ss. 26-27A) (S.) (2.8.2005) by Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5), s. 90, sch. 4 (with ss. 5(1), 77); S.S.I. 2005/392, art. 2(k)
F4Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act amended by London County Council (General Powers) Act 1949 (c. lv), s. 51(3)
C2Act amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 37, Sch. 11 para. 2(2)
C3Act: power to modify conferred by Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50, SIF 113:1), s. 17(2)(3)
Act: power to modify conferred (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, ss. 188-190, Sch. 6 para. 17(3)(a) (with ss. 6(8), 164); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2.
C4Act amended (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190(1), 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 9(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58
C5Act extended by S.I. 1990/2227, art. 2(1)
C6Act: definition of "fire authority" applied (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 57(10), 147(4), 223(2)
C7Act: definition of "fire-fighting purposes" applied (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 32(2)(a), 225(2)
C8Act restricted (E.W.) (6.3.1992) by Local Government Act 1992 (c.19), s. 18(4)(b).
Act modified (6.4.1995) (S.) by 1973 c. 65, s. 147(2) (as substituted (6.4.1995) by 1994 c. 39, s. 36; S.I. 1995/702, art. 4(1), Sch. 2)
Commencement Information
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 38(1); Act wholly in force on 1.4.1948.