PART 1 E+W General

Interpretation E+W

2.  In this Order—

“the FRS Act 2004” means the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;

“Authority” means a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the FRS Act 2004;

“chief fire officer” means the person with responsibility for managing the fire and rescue service;

“fire and rescue service” means the personnel, services and equipment secured by the Authority for the purposes of carrying out the Authority’s functions under—

(a)

section 6 of the FRS Act 2004 (fire safety);

(b)

section 7 of that Act (fire-fighting);

(c)

section 8 of that Act (road traffic accidents);

(d)

any order under section 9 of that Act (emergencies) which applies to the Authority;

(e)

section 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (duty to assess, plan and advise)(1) and any subordinate legislation under that Act applying to the Authority;

(f)

any other provision of or made under an enactment which confers functions on a fire and rescue authority;

“relevant police and crime panel” in relation to an Authority means the police and crime panel for the police area—

(a)

which corresponds to the area of the Authority; or

(b)

within which the area of the Authority falls.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in force at 1.10.2017, see art. 1(1)

(1)

2004 c. 36. There are amendments to section 2 that are not relevant to this Order.