Local Government Act 1985

Section 37.

SCHEDULE 11 U.K. Police and Fire Services

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 11 para. 1 repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 93, Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch.

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2 (1) [F2 The [F3 London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority] shall be the fire authority for Greater London; and the fire and civil defence authority established under Part IV of this Act for each metropolitan county shall be the fire authority for that county.] E+W

(2) [F4 References in the M1 Fire Services Acts 1947 to 1959 and in any other enactment to a fire authority, or to a fire authority constituted by or for the purposes of the Fire Services Act 1947, shall be construed in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above.]

(3) In section 4 of the said Act of 1947 for the words “the council of every county” there shall be substituted the words “the council of every non-metropolitan county”.

(4) In the M2 Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act 1865 the references to the Metropolitan Board of Works (which, by virtue of section 48(3) of the M3 London Government Act 1963, are to be construed as references to the Greater London Council) shall be construed as references to the [F5 London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority].

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 11 para. 2(1) repealed (1.10.2004 except in relation to W., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 2; S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2

F3 Words in Sch. 11 para. 2(1) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 329(1)(2), (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/1094, art. 4(b)

F4 Sch. 11 para. 2(2) repealed (1.10.2004 except in relation to W., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 2; S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2

F5 Words in Sch. 11 para. 2(4) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 329(1)(3), (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/1094, art. 4(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 1947 c. 41.

M2 1865 c. 90.

M3 1963 c. 33.

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3 U.K. In paragraph (3) of section 67 of the M4 Explosives Act 1875 (local authorities for the purposes of that Act) after the words “Outside Greater London” there shall be inserted the words “and a metropolitan county” and after that paragraph there shall be inserted—

“(3A) In a metropolitan county, the fire authority; and”

Marginal Citations

M4 1875 c. 17.

4 U.K. In section 2(1) of the M5 Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (local authorities granting petroleum licences) for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—

“(a) in Greater London or a metropolitan county, the fire authority;”

Marginal Citations

M5 1928 c. 32.

5 U.K. The functions of a local authority under section 73 of the M6 Public Health Act 1961 (derelict petroleum tanks) shall be functions—

(a) in Greater London or a metropolitan county, of the [F6 fire authority] [F6 fire and rescue authority] ;

(b) elsewhere, of the county council,

and references in that section, and in the provisions of that Act applied by it, to a local authority shall be construed accordingly.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Sch. 11 para. 5(a) substituted (1.10.2004 except in relation to W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 1 para. 61; S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2

Marginal Citations

M6 1961 c. 64.

6 U.K. In section 9 of the M7 Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922 at the end of the definition of “local authority” there shall be inserted the words “and in a metropolitan county means the fire authority”.

Marginal Citations

M7 1922 c. 35.