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title: "Fire Services Act 1959"
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# Fire Services Act 1959

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Fire Services Act 1959
1959 c.44
An Act to amend the Fire Services Act 1947, and make further provision as to the pensions of persons transferring to or from the fire service and as to members of fire brigades becoming temporary instructors in training establishments.
[9th July 1959]

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## 2 Reinforcement schemes. {#section-2}

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## 3 Joint committees. {#section-3}

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## 4 Arrangements for discharge of functions of fire authority by provision of services by other authority or persons. {#section-4}

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## 5 Conditions of service. {#section-5}

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## 6 Appointments and promotions. {#section-6}

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## 7 Establishment schemes. {#section-7}

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## 8 Firemen’s Pension Scheme. {#section-8}

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## 9 Pensions of persons transferring to or from the fire service. {#section-9}

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## 10 Employment as temporary instructor. {#section-10}

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## 11 Public inquiries in Scotland. {#section-11}

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## 12 Financial provisions. {#section-12}

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## 13 Interpretation. {#section-13}

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## 14 Short title, citation, commencement, extent and repeal. {#section-14}

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## SCHEDULE {#schedule}

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