PART 1General
Interpretation2
In this Order—
“the FRS Act 2004” means the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;
“Authority” means the fire and rescue authority created in accordance with article 3;
“chief fire officer” means the person with responsibility for managing the fire and rescue service;
“DPCC” means the deputy police and crime commissioner for Northamptonshire;
“fire and rescue functions” means the 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 a fire and rescue authority;
- e
section 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (duty to assess, plan and advise)3 and any subordinate legislation made under that Act applying to a fire and rescue authority, and
- f
any other provision of, or of subordinate legislation made under, an Act which confers functions on a fire and rescue authority;
- a
“fire and rescue service” means the personnel, services and equipment secured by the Authority for the purpose of carrying out the Authority’s fire and rescue functions;
“integrated risk management plan” means a plan which—
- a
is prepared and published by the Authority in accordance with the requirements of the Fire and Rescue National Framework4, and
- b
sets out for the period covered by the document—
- i
an assessment of all the foreseeable fire and rescue related risks that could affect the area of the Authority, and
- ii
proposals, including about the allocation of resources, for the mitigation of those risks;
- i
- a
“member of staff of the authority” means—
- a
a member of staff transferred to the Authority under a transfer scheme made under section 4C of the FRS Act 20045, and
- b
a member of staff appointed by the Authority under section 4D of the FRS Act 2004;
- a
“member of staff of the PCC” means any of the following persons appointed by the PCC under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (police and crime commissioners)6—
- a
the commissioner’s chief executive;
- b
the commissioner’s chief finance officer, or
- c
another member of staff, and
- a
“PCC” means the police and crime commissioner for Northamptonshire.