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A fire and rescue authority must—
(a)submit to the Secretary of State any reports and returns required by him;
(b)give the Secretary of State any information with respect to its functions required by him.
The Secretary of State may cause an inquiry to be held into—
(a)the manner in which a fire and rescue authority is discharging any of its functions;
(b)the circumstances of, or the steps taken to deal with, a fire, road traffic accident or emergency of another kind in relation to which a fire and rescue authority has functions under this Act.
(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint inspectors, and the Secretary of State may appoint assistant inspectors and other officers, for the purpose of obtaining information as to—
(a)the manner in which fire and rescue authorities are discharging their functions;
(b)technical matters relating to those functions.
(2)The Secretary of State may pay to persons appointed under this section remuneration determined by him.
(3)A person appointed under section 24 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41) is to be taken to have been appointed under this section.
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