- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (01/04/2005)
- Original (As enacted)
No versions valid at: 01/04/2005
Point in time view as at 01/04/2005. This version of this provision is not valid for this point in time.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 58.
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.
Valid from 06/04/2005
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision about fire safety in relevant premises.
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular make provision for or in connection with—
(a)precautions that must be taken or observed;
(b)imposing requirements on persons (including requirements about the enforcement of any provision included in the regulations);
(c)the provision, maintenance and keeping free from obstruction of any means of escape in case of fire;
(d)the provision and maintenance of means for securing that any means of escape can be safely and effectively used at all material times;
(e)the provision and maintenance of means for fighting fire and means for giving warning in the event of fire;
(f)the internal construction of premises and the materials used in that construction;
(g)prohibiting the presence or use in relevant premises of equipment of a description specified in the regulations, or prohibiting its presence or use unless standards, or conditions, so specified are complied with;
(h)where relevant premises form part of a building, enabling arrangements to be entered into with owners or occupiers of other parts of the building for the purpose of enabling persons who are subject to duties imposed by virtue of this Part to comply with them;
(i)securing that employees receive appropriate instruction or training in what to do in the event of fire;
(j)securing that, in circumstances so specified, numbers of attendants so specified are stationed in parts of the relevant premises so specified;
(k)the keeping of records of instruction or training given, or other things done, in pursuance of the regulations; and
(l)the giving of assistance or information by any person concerned in the enforcement of requirements imposed by virtue of this Part to any other person so concerned for the purposes of any such requirement.
Commencement Information
I1S. 58 wholly in force at 1.10.2006; s. 58 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 90; s. 58 in force for certain purposes at 6.4.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/207, art. 3; s. 58 in force at 1.10.2006 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2006/458, art. 2(c)
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: