Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005[1] is an Act of the Scottish Parliament made to "make provision about fire and rescue authorities and joint fire and rescue boards; to restate and amend the law in relation to fire services; to make provision in relation to the functions of such authorities and boards in connection with certain events and situations other than fires; to make provision for implementing in part Council Directives 89/391/EEC, 89/654/EEC, 91/383/EEC, 94/33/EC, 98/24/EC and 99/92/EC; to make other provision in relation to fire safety in certain premises; and for connected purposes."
| Act of the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about fire and rescue authorities and joint fire and rescue boards; to restate and amend the law in relation to fire services; to make provision in relation to the functions of such authorities and boards in connection with certain events and situations other than fires; to make provision for implementing in part Council Directives 89/391/EEC, 89/654/EEC, 91/383/EEC, 94/33/EC, 98/24/EC and 99/92/EC; to make other provision in relation to fire safety in certain premises; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2005 asp 5 |
| Territorial extent | Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 April 2005 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | 25 other acts of the parliaments of the United Kingdom and Scotland |
| Amended by | Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The bill for this act was passed on 23 February 2005 and received royal assent on 1 April 2005
Repeals, etc.
edit- Schedule 3 amended 25 other Acts of the Parliaments of the United Kingdom and Scotland.
- Schedule 4 amended 12 other Acts, most significantly the Fire Services Act 1947 and the Fire Services Act 1959 but did not repeal any Act entirely.
References
edit- ^ Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, text (as passed).
External links
edit- Text of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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