Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
62(1)Section 4 (designation and reports of head of paid service) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (4) after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)in the case of a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, to the authority and to the police and crime panel for the police area—
(i)which corresponds to the authority’s area, or
(ii)within which the area of the authority falls;”.
(3)After subsection (5A) insert—
“(5B)It shall be the duty of a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 to consider any report under this section by the head of the authority’s paid service and to do so no later than three months after the authority is sent a copy of the report.”
(4)In subsection (6)(a) for “and an elected local policing body” substitute “, an elected local policing body and a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004”.