- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (01/04/2008)
- Original (As enacted)
Point in time view as at 01/04/2008.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005,
Part 4
.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
The Scottish Ministers may cause an inquiry to be held into—
(a)the manner in which a relevant authority is carrying out any of its functions under this Act;
(b)the circumstances of, or the steps taken to deal with—
(i)a fire;
(ii)a road traffic accident; or
(iii)an emergency of another kind in relation to which a relevant authority has functions under this Act.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision in connection with inquiries under this Act.
(2)The reference in subsection (1) to inquiries does not include inquiries mentioned in section 44.
(3)Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular make provision for or in connection with—
(a)the persons who may conduct an inquiry and their appointment to do so;
(b)the giving of notice of an inquiry;
(c)requiring persons to attend an inquiry—
(i)to give evidence; or
(ii)to produce documents;
(d)the taking of evidence on oath;
(e)the payment of expenses—
(i)of witnesses; and
(ii)of or concerning the production of documents;
(f)the making of awards of expenses in respect of—
(i)an inquiry; or
(ii)arrangements made for an inquiry which does not take place;
(g)what expenses may be included in such awards;
(h)how expenses are to be calculated; and
(i)recovery of expenses.
Where—
(a)consultation is required to take place under a provision of this Act; and
(b)before the provision comes into force, consultation takes place which would have satisfied the requirements of the provision to any extent if it had been in force,
those requirements shall be taken to have been satisfied to that extent.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may make any payments they consider appropriate in respect of the expenses of a body established for the purpose of advising them on any matter in relation to which provision is made by this Act.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may make a payment under this section—
(a)to any person; and
(b)subject to any conditions,
they consider appropriate.
The Scottish Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council is hereby abolished.
(1)A person who knowingly gives or causes to be given to a person acting on behalf of a relevant authority a false alarm of—
(a)fire;
(b)a road traffic accident; or
(c)an emergency of another kind,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction—
(a)to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;
(b)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months; or
(c)to both.
A relevant authority may sell or dispose of any land vested in it which is no longer required by it.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Text created by the Scottish Government to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Acts of the Scottish Parliament except those which result from Budget Bills.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: