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18.—(1) A fire and rescue officer being on duty, may do anything he reasonably believes to be necessary–
(a)if he reasonably believes a fire to have broken out or to be about to break out, for the purpose of extinguishing or preventing the fire or protecting life or property;
(b)if he reasonably believes a road traffic accident to have occurred, for the purpose of rescuing persons or protecting them from serious harm;
(c)if he reasonably believes an emergency of another kind to have occurred, for the purpose of carrying out any function conferred on the Board in relation to the emergency; and
(d)for the purpose of preventing or limiting damage to property resulting from action taken as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
(2) In particular, a fire and rescue officer may under paragraph (1)–
(a)enter premises, by force if necessary, without the consent of the owner or occupier of the premises;
(b)move or break into a vehicle without the consent of its owner;
(c)close a road;
(d)stop and regulate traffic; and
(e)restrict the access of persons to premises.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Art. 18 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), arts. 1(2), 18(2)
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