SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Provision for police and crime commissioner to be fire and rescue authority

Part 2 Amendments to other Acts

Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)

64 In section 21 (interpretation of Part 1) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In section 7 references to a local authority include a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.

(1B) In the application of section 1(1) to a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 by virtue of subsection (1A) the reference to being or remaining a member of a local authority is to be read as a reference to becoming or remaining such an authority.”