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Fire Services Act 1947

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Contents: 46 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Provision of fire services.
  3. 2 Arrangements for mutual assistance.
  4. 3 Supplementary powers of fire authorities.
  5. 4 †County and county borough councils to be fire authorities.
  6. 5 Voluntary schemes for combination of fire authorities.
  7. 6 Power of Secretary of State to make combination schemes.
  8. 7 Appointment of joint committees by fire authorities.
  9. 8 Constitution and powers of fire authorities constituted by combination schemes.
  10. 9 Amendment and revocation of combination schemes.
  11. 10 Power to make schemes in advance of alterations of local government areas.
  12. 11 Adaptation of local Acts relating to fire services.
  13. 12 Discharge of functions of fire authorities through other fire authorities or persons.
  14. 13 Duty of fire authorities to ensure supply of water for fire-fighting.
  15. 14 Supply of water by statutory undertakers.
  16. 15 Provision of water supply otherwise than by statutory undertakers.
  17. 16 Notice to be given of proposed works affecting water supply and fire hydrants.
  18. 17 Conditions of service.
  19. 18 Procedure and qualifications for appointments and promotions.
  20. 19 Fire brigade establishments to be determined in accordance with approved schemes.
  21. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  22. 21 Standards of training and equipment.
  23. 22 Provision by Secretary of State of equipment.
  24. 23 Training centres.
  25. 24 Inspectors of Fire Brigades.
  26. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  27. 26 Firemen’s Pension Scheme.
  28. 27 Firemen’s Pension Scheme to supersede other statutory schemes.
  29. 27A Information in connection with firemen’s pensions etc.
  30. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  31. 29 Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council.
  32. 30 Powers of firemen and police in extinguishing fires.
  33. 31 False alarms of fire.
  34. 32 Members of police force not to be employed in fire brigade.
  35. 33 Inquiries.
  36. 34 Expenses and receipts of Secretary of State.
  37. 35 Regulations and orders to be laid before Parliament.
  38. 36 Application to Scotland.
  39. 37 Application to Isles of Scilly.
  40. 38 Interpretation.
  41. 39 Short title, extent, transitional provisions and savings.
  42. FIRST, SECOND SCHEDULES
  43. THIRD SCHEDULE Provisions of 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 47 applicable for purposes of Firemen’s Pension Scheme
  44. FOURTH SCHEDULE
  45. FIFTH SCHEDULE
  46. SIXTH SCHEDULE

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46 provisions

39 Short title, extent, transitional provisions and savings.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) Without prejudice to the provisions of section thirty-eight of the Interpretation Act 1889 (which relates to the effect of repeals), save as provided in the Fifth Schedule to this Act, nothing in this Act shall affect— (a) the operation of any pension scheme in relation to persons retiring before the appointed day from employment as members of fire brigades or the National Fire Service, or dying before that date while in such employment; or (b) the operation of any pension scheme, the Police and Firemen (War Service) Act, 1939, or any scheme under section seven of that Act in relation to a person to whom section one of that Act or any scheme under the said section seven applies, unless and until the said person becomes a member of a fire brigade maintained in pursuance of this Act or becomes engaged in such other employment in connection with the provision of fire services as may for the purposes of this paragraph be specified in the Firemen’s Pension Scheme. In this subsection the expression “pension scheme” means the Fire Brigade Pensions Act 1925, or any other scheme for the grant of pensions, allowances or gratuities on the retirement or death of persons employed as members of fire brigades.

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THIRD SCHEDULE Provisions of 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 47 applicable for purposes of Firemen’s Pension Scheme

Section 26. Provision applicable | Subject of provision In section ten, subsection (6) | Granting of certain pensions for periods, and renewal or re-assessment according to degree of disablement. Section eleven | Reduction of pension in respect of incapacity attributable to default of beneficiary. Section twelve | Avoidance of assignments and charges; application of awards where beneficiary or his dependant is in receipt of relief, or for benefit of his dependant; set-off against awards of sums due to authority; application of awards where beneficiary under incapacity; payment of small awards without necessity for probate; payment of awards without necessity for probate; payment of awards in advance; payment or application of awards to minors; receipt of person to whom award paid to be good discharge. Section thirteen | Forfeiture and withdrawal of awards. Section sixteen | Suspension of award where beneficiary takes service under local authority.

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