Statutory Instruments
FIRE PRECAUTIONS
Made
20th January 1989
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 50(2) of the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987(1), I hereby make the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1989.
2. The provisions of the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1989.
Douglas Hurd
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
20th January 1989
Article 2
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provisions |
|---|---|
| Section 1 | Power to exempt from requirement to have fire certificate |
| Section 2 | Exemption from requirement to have fire certificate: supplementary |
| Section 5 | General duty as to means of escape and for fighting fire |
| Section 6 | Codes of practice |
| Section 7 | Improvement notices |
| Section 16, so far as not already in force | Special provision for certain premises |
| Section 18, so far as not already in force | Application to Crown etc. |
| In section 49, subsection (1) to the extent necessary to give effect to the repeal in Schedule 4 specified in this Schedule, and subsection (2) so far as not already in force | Repeals and transitional and saving provisions |
| Schedule 1, so far as not already in force | Fire precautions: special provision for certain premises |
| In Schedule 4, the entry specified in the Appendix to this Schedule | Repeals |
| Schedule 5, so far as not already in force | Transitional and saving provisions |
| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 c. 37. | Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. | Section 78(4). |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st April 1989 the provisions of the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 specified in the Schedule to the Order.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 3, 4, 8, 9, 11 to 14, 16 (partially), 17, 18 (partially), 19 to 25, 46, 49 (partially), 50 (partially), Schedule 1 (partially), Schedule 2, Schedule 4 (partially) and Schedule 5 (partially) | 1.1.1988 | 1987/1762 |
| Sections 42, 43, 45, 49 (partially), Schedule 3, Schedule 4 (partially) and Schedule 5 (partially) | 1.6.1988 | 1988/485 |
| Sections 44 and 48. | 1.6.1988 | 1988/626 |
| Sections 26 to 41 and 50 (partially) | 1.1.1989 | 1988/1806 |