Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

The Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41)

34 (1) The Fire Services Act 1947 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In section 3 (supplementary powers of fire authorities)—

(a) in subsection (1)(c), for the word " street", in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word " road " ; and

(b) in subsection (2), for the words from " trunk road " to the end of paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the words

“public road a fire authority shall (where they are not themselves the roads authority) obtain the consent of the roads authority ; and—

(a) without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this subsection, the said powers shall not be exercised in a district except after consultation with the council of the district,”.

(3) In section 14(3)(a) (marking of positions of fire hydrants), for the word " street " there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(4) In section 30(5) (powers of firemen and police in extinguishing fires), for the word " street", in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(5) In section 38(1) (interpretation), for the definition of " street" there shall be substituted the following definitions—

• “' road' has the same meaning as in the Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950 ; and

• ' roads authority' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;”.