1973 No. 2023

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Fire Services (Retirement of Senior Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 1973

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into Operation

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 260 of the Local Government Act 1972, I hereby make the following Regulations:—

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Fire Services (Retirement of Senior Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 1973 and shall come into operation on 24th December 1973.

2

In Regulation 3(1)(a) of the Fire Services (Retirement of Senior Officers) Regulations 19731 (application of section 260 of the Local Government Act 1972) for the date “1st January 1974” there shall be substituted the date “24th December 1973”.

Robert CarrOne of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of StateHome OfficeWhitehall
EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Fire Services (Retirement of Senior Officers) Regulations 1973 (which come into operation on 24th December 1973) under Regulation 3(1)(a) of which only senior fire service officers serving as such on 1st January 1974 can qualify for the benefit of the Regulations. The present Regulations change this qualiying date to 24th December 1973.