Part 3Administration
Fire and Rescue National Framework
I1I222Intervention by Secretary of State
1
This section applies if the Secretary of State considers that a fire and rescue authority is failing, or is likely to fail, to act in accordance with the Framework prepared under section 21.
2
For the purpose of securing that the authority acts in accordance with the Framework the Secretary of State may by order require the authority—
a
to do something;
b
to stop doing something;
c
not to do something.
3
The Secretary of State may make an order under subsection (2) only if he considers that making the order would promote—
a
public safety,
b
the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the fire and rescue authority in respect of which the order is made, or
c
economy, efficiency and effectiveness in connection with the matters in relation to which fire and rescue authorities have functions.
4
Before making an order under subsection (2) the Secretary of State must give the authority an opportunity to make representations about the order proposed.