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(1)The fire and rescue authority for an area is the authority determined under this section.
(2)In England—
(a)a non-metropolitan county council is the fire and rescue authority for the county;
(b)a non-metropolitan district council for an area for which there is no county council is the fire and rescue authority for the area;
(c)the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority is the fire and rescue authority for Greater London;
(d)a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority is the fire and rescue authority for the county;
(e)the Council of the Isles of Scilly is the fire and rescue authority for the Isles of Scilly.
(3)In Wales—
(a)a county council is the fire and rescue authority for the county;
(b)a county borough council is the fire and rescue authority for the county borough.
(4)This section is subject to sections 2 and 4 (schemes constituting combined fire and rescue authorities for particular areas).
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