Part 2Fire and rescue services
Chapter 3Ancillary functions
I116Charging
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A charging order may authorise a charge to be imposed on, or recovered from, a person other than the person in respect of whom action is taken by F4SFRS.
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A charging order may authorise charging for—
a
extinguishing fires;
b
protecting life; or
c
protecting property in the event of fires,
only in respect of action taken by F5SFRS at sea beyond the low water mark.
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Where F6SFRS is authorised by a charging order to charge for taking action of a particular description F7and it decides to do so—
a
the amount of the charge shall be set by F8SFRS;
b
different amounts may be charged in different circumstances (and F8SFRS may charge nothing).
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The references in subsection (3) to “sea” include–
a
that part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom which is not adjacent to Scotland; and
b
sea beyond the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.