Fire Services Act 1947
Provision of fire services
1 Provision of fire services.
2 Arrangements for mutual assistance.
3 Supplementary powers of fire authorities.
Fire Authorities
4†County and county borough councils to be fire authorities.
5 Voluntary schemes for combination of fire authorities.
6 Power of Secretary of State to make combination schemes.
7 Appointment of joint committees by fire authorities.
8 Constitution and powers of fire authorities constituted by combination schemes.
9 Amendment and revocation of combination schemes.
10 Power to make schemes in advance of alterations of local government areas.
11 Adaptation of local Acts relating to fire services.
12 Discharge of functions of fire authorities through other fire authorities or persons.
Supply of water for fire-fighting
13 Duty of fire authorities to ensure supply of water for fire-fighting.
14 Supply of water by statutory undertakers.
15 Provision of water supply otherwise than by statutory undertakers.
16 Notice to be given of proposed works affecting water supply and fire hydrants.
Administrative provisions
17 Conditions of service.
18 Procedure and qualifications for appointments and promotions.
19 Fire brigade establishments to be determined in accordance with approved schemes.
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21 Standards of training and equipment.
22 Provision by Secretary of State of equipment.
23 Training centres.
24 Inspectors of Fire Brigades.
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Pensions etc.
26 Firemen’s Pension Scheme.
27 Firemen’s Pension Scheme to supersede other statutory schemes.
27A Information in connection with firemen’s pensions etc.
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Miscellaneous and General
29 Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council.
30 Powers of firemen and police in extinguishing fires.
31 False alarms of fire.
32 Members of police force not to be employed in fire brigade.
33 Inquiries.
34 Expenses and receipts of Secretary of State.
35 Regulations and orders to be laid before Parliament.
36 Application to Scotland.
37 Application to Isles of Scilly.
38 Interpretation.
39 Short title, extent, transitional provisions and savings.
SCHEDULES
FIRST, SECOND SCHEDULES
THIRD SCHEDULE Provisions of 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 47 applicable for purposes of Firemen’s Pension Scheme
FOURTH SCHEDULE
FIFTH SCHEDULE
SIXTH SCHEDULE

Fire Services Act 1947

1947 c.41

An Act to make further provision for fire services in Great Britain; to transfer fire-fighting functions from the National Fire Service to fire brigades maintained by the councils of counties . . .F1; to provide for the combination of areas for fire service purposes; to make further provision for pensions and other awards in respect of persons employed in connection with the provision of fire services: and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 38(1); Act wholly in force on 1.4.1948.

Extent Information
E1

For the application of this Act to Scotland see s. 36(22)

Amendments (Textual)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3

Power to modify conferred by Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50, SIF 113:1), s. 17(2)(3)

Act: power to modify conferred (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, ss. 188-190, Sch. 6 para. 17(3)(a) (with ss. 6(8), 164); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2.

C5

Act extended by S.I. 1990/2227, art. 2(1)

C6

Act: definition of "fire authority" applied (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 57(10), 147(4), 223(2)

C7

Act: definition of "fire-fighting purposes" applied (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 32(2)(a), 225(2)

C8

Act restricted (E.W.) (6.3.1992) by Local Government Act 1992 (c.19), s. 18(4)(b).

Act modified (6.4.1995)(S.) by 1973 c. 65, s. 147(2) (as substituted (6.4.1995) by 1994 c. 39, s. 36; S.I. 1995/702, art. 4(1), Sch. 2)