Fire (Scotland) Act 2005

23 (1) The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 shall be amended as follows. S

(2) In subsection (1)(d) of section 16 (community planning: further provision), for the words from “board” to the end of that paragraph substitute “ fire board ”.

(3) In subsection (9) of section 22 (limits on power to advance well-being), at the beginning insert “ Subject to section 16(3) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5), ”.

(4) In section 25 (scrutiny of local authorities' police and fire functions)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) for “Services for Scotland” substitute “ and Rescue Authorities ”;

(ii) for “24 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41)” substitute “ 43 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) ”;

(iii) in paragraph (a), after “fire” insert “ and rescue ”; and

(b) in subsection (3)(a), after “fire” insert “ and rescue ”.

(5) In section 61 (definitions), in the definition of “joint fire board” for the words from “board”, where it secondly occurs, to the end substitute “ and rescue board constituted by an amalgamation scheme made under section 2(1) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) ”.