SCHEDULE 7Minor and consequential amendments

PART 2AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 2

Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c.21)

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1

The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 is amended as follows.

2

For subsection (10) of section 34 (pensions etc.) substitute—

10

In this section “Scottish fire authority”—

a

means the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and

b

except in subsections (2)(e) and (h), includes a relevant authority as defined in section 6 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) (despite the repeal of that section by the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)).

3

In subsection (6) of section 35 (definitions for purpose of information in connection with pensions etc.), after the definition of “prescribed” add—

“Scottish fire authority”—

a

means the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and

b

in subsection (5) includes a relevant authority as defined in section 6 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) (despite the repeal of that section by the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)).