Part 4Employment

Police

37F1Prohibition on employment of police in fire-fighting

1

No member of a police force may be employed by a fire and rescue authority or a relevant chief constable for the purpose of—

a

extinguishing fires, or

b

protecting life and property in the event of fires.

2

Subsection (1) does not prevent the exercise of functions under section 7 (fire-fighting) by—

a

a relevant chief constable, or

b

a deputy chief constable to whom such functions have been delegated by a relevant chief constable.

3

In this section “relevant chief constable” means the chief constable of a police force for a police area to whom F2

a

functions of a fire and rescue authority have been delegated under an order under section 4HF3, or

b

functions of a fire and rescue authority which are exercisable by the mayor of a combined authority have been delegated under an order under section 107EA(2) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.