SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Minor and consequential amendments

Fire Services Act 2003 (c. 36)

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The Fire Services Act 2003 is amended as follows.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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Sch. 1 para. 104 in force at 7.9.2004 for specified purposes except in relation to W. and 1.10.2004 otherwise except in relation to W. by S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2 (with art. 3)

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Sch. 1 para. 104 in force at 10.11.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2

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1

Section 1 (Secretary of State’s powers) is amended as follows.

2

In subsections (1)(a), (3) and (5)(a) for “fire brigade members” substitute “ employees of a fire and rescue authority ”.

3

Omit subsections (1)(b), (2) and (4) and, in subsection (5)(b), the words from “(including” to “authorities)”.

4

In subsection (9) for “fire authority” substitute “ fire and rescue authority ”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Sch. 1 para. 105 in force at 7.9.2004 for specified purposes except in relation to W. and 1.10.2004 otherwise except in relation to W. by S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2 (with art. 3)

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Sch. 1 para. 105 in force at 10.11.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2

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1

Section 3 (supplemental provisions) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2)—

a

for the definition of “fire authority” substitute—

“fire and rescue authority” means a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;

b

omit the definitions of “fire brigade” and “fire brigade member”;

c

in the definition of “negotiating body”—

i

for “fire authorities” substitute “ fire and rescue authorities ”;

ii

for “fire brigade members” (in both places) substitute “ employees of fire and rescue authorities ”.

3

Omit subsection (3).

4

In subsection (4)—

a

in paragraph (b), for “fire authority or fire authorities” substitute “ fire and rescue authority or fire and rescue authorities ”;

b

in paragraph (c), for “a fire brigade member there were substituted references to” substitute “ employees of a fire and rescue authority there were substituted references to members of ”;

c

omit paragraph (e).