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FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES BILL |
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[The page and line references are to HL Bill 44, the bill as first printed for the Lords.] |
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1 | Page 2, line 10, leave out from “if” to end of line 15 and insert “it appears to the |
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| Secretary of State that, in the interests of— |
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| (a) | economy, efficiency and effectiveness, or |
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| | there should be a single fire and rescue authority for the combined area.” |
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2 | Page 2, line 25, after “question,” insert— |
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| “(aa) | any local authority all or part of whose area forms part of the |
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3 | Page 2, line 32, after “affected,” insert— |
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| “(ba) | any local authority all or part of whose area forms part of the |
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| combined area or would, under the scheme as varied, form part of |
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4 | Page 4, line 31, after “affected,” insert— |
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| “(ba) | any local authority all or part of whose area forms part of the |
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| combined area or would, under the scheme as varied, form part of |
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5 | Page 11, line 16, leave out subsection (6) and insert— |
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| “(6) | The Framework as first prepared, and any revisions to the Framework |
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| which appear to the Secretary of State to be significant, have effect only |
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| when brought into effect by the Secretary of State by order.” |
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6 | Insert the following new Clause— |
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| (1) | The Secretary of State must prepare, and may revise, a protocol about the |
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| exercise of his power to make an order under section 22(2). |
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| (2) | The protocol must in particular make provision about persons or |
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| descriptions of persons that the Secretary of State will consult before |
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| (3) | The Secretary of State must have regard to the protocol in exercising that |
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| (4) | In preparing the protocol, or any revisions to it which appear to him to be |
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| significant, the Secretary of State— |
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| (a) | must consult fire and rescue authorities or persons considered by |
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| (b) | must consult persons considered by him to represent employees of |
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| fire and rescue authorities; |
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| (c) | may consult any other persons he considers appropriate. |
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| (5) | The Secretary of State must publish the protocol for the time being in force |
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| in the manner he considers appropriate.” |
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7 | Page 12, line 5, at beginning insert “(1)” |
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8 | Page 12, line 5, leave out “from time to time” |
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9 | Page 12, line 9, at end insert— |
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| “(2) | The first report under subsection (1) must be made before the end of the |
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| period of two years starting on the date when the Framework as first |
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| prepared is brought into effect. |
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| (3) | Every subsequent such report must be made before the end of the period |
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| of two years starting on the date on which the last such report was made.” |
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10 | Page 16, line 13, at end insert— |
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| “(ea) | provide for the making of payments to the Secretary of State out of |
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| a fund to which contributions have been made under the scheme;” |
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11 | Page 21, line 1, after “out” insert “or to be about to break out” |
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12 | Page 21, line 2, after “extinguishing” insert “or preventing” |
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13 | Insert the following new Clause— |
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| “Meaning of “local authority” |
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| In this Act “local authority” means any of these— |
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| (c) | a county borough council; |
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| (d) | a London borough council; |
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| (e) | the Greater London Authority; |
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| (f) | the Common Council of the City of London; |
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| (g) | the Council of the Isles of Scilly.” |
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14 | Page 27, line 15, leave out subsection (2) |
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15 | Page 27, line 32, leave out from “to” to end of line 34 and insert— |
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| “(i) | sections 46 and 61 of the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces |
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| (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65), |
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| (ii) | paragraph 8(b) of Schedule 4 to the Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65), |
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| (iii) | Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (c. 56), and |
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| (iv) | the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11), |
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| | section 52(1) and Schedule 1;” |
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16 | Page 27, line 38, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971,” |
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17 | Page 36, line 20, after “authority” insert “or a Scottish fire authority” |
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18 | Page 41, line 17, at end insert— |
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| “60A | In paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 11 (police and fire services: derelict |
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| petroleum tanks), for “fire authority” substitute “fire and rescue |
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19 | Page 45, line 4, at end insert— |
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| “Severn Bridges Act 1992 (c. 3) |
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| 78A | In section 8 of the Severn Bridges Act 1992 (vehicles subject to tolls), in |
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| subsection (5)(a) for “fire authority under the Fire Services Acts 1947 to |
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| 1959” substitute “fire and rescue authority”.” |
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