Valid from 07/09/2004

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S Minor and consequential amendments

Civil Defence Act 1948 (c. 5) E+W

11 (1) The Civil Defence Act 1948 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In section 1(1)(b) (civil defence functions of Ministers), for “fire brigades” substitute “ employees of fire and rescue authorities ”.

(3) In section 5 (civil defence obligations)—

(a) for “fire brigades” substitute “ employees of fire and rescue authorities ”;

(b) omit the words “and brigades”;

(c) after “respectively” insert “ and by employees of fire and rescue authorities ”.

(4) In section 9(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “fire brigade”.