Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004

106 (1) Section 3 (supplemental provisions) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) for the definition of “fire authority” substitute—

““fire and rescue authority” means a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;”;

(b) omit the definitions of “fire brigade” and “fire brigade member”;

(c) in the definition of “negotiating body”—

(i) for “fire authorities” substitute “ fire and rescue authorities ”;

(ii) for “fire brigade members” (in both places) substitute “ employees of fire and rescue authorities ”.

(3) Omit subsection (3).

(4) In subsection (4)—

(a) in paragraph (b), for “fire authority or fire authorities” substitute “ fire and rescue authority or fire and rescue authorities ”;

(b) in paragraph (c), for “a fire brigade member there were substituted references to” substitute “ employees of a fire and rescue authority there were substituted references to members of ”;

(c) omit paragraph (e).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 106 in force at 7.9.2004 for specified purposes except in relation to W. and 1.10.2004 otherwise except in relation to W. by S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2 (with art. 3)

I2 Sch. 1 para. 106 in force at 10.11.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2