The Fire Services Act 1951[1] (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 27) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which extended only to Great Britain.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend sections twenty-six and twenty-seven of the Fire Services Act, 1947. |
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| Citation | 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 27 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 May 1951 |
| Commencement | 10 June 1951[c] |
| Repealed | |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Fire Services Act 1947 |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The act amended parts of the Fire Services Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 41) which dealt with the Firemen's Pension Scheme; it did not directly concern fire-fighting or the organisation of fire brigades in Great Britain.
Subsequent developments
editThe whole act was repealed by section 54 of, and schedule 2 to, the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, which came into force on 1 October 2004 in England and Scotland and 10 November 2004 in Wales.[2]
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ Section 4(1).
- ↑ Section 4(4).
- ↑ Section 4(3).
- ↑ The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (England and Scotland) Order 2004 (SI 2004/2304).
- ↑ The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2004 (SI 2004/2917).
References
edit- John Burke and Clifford Walsh (eds). "Fire Services Act, 1951". Current Law Statutes Annotated 1951. Sweet & Maxwell. Stevens & Sons. London. W Green & Son. Edinburgh. 1951. Chapter 27. Google
- "The Fire Services Act, 1951". Halsbury's Statutes of England. Second Edition. Butterworths & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Bell Yard, Temple Bar. London. 1951. Volume 30: Continuation Volume 1951. Pages 86 to 88. See also pages 78 and 543.
- Halsbury's Statutes of England. Third Edition. Volume 13. Page 735.
- J T Edgerley, A D Yonge and A N C Shelley (eds). "The Fire Services Act, 1951" in "Fire Protection". Local Government Law and Administration in England and Wales. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 1952. Volume 29. Pages 225 to 227. See also pages v, 604 and 607.
- "Fire Services Act 1951 and Statutory Instruments", The Journal, The Institute of Civil Defence, vols 13 & 14
- Halsbury's Laws of England. Fourth Edition. Butterworths. London. 1977. Volume 18. Paragraphs 402, 465, 490 and 492 at pages 26, 193, 231, 244 and 246.
- Halsbury's Laws of England. (The Laws of England). Third Edition. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. London. 1952. Volume 17. Pages xix, 250, 270, 271, 277 and 278.
- The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia. The Law Society of Scotland. Edinburgh. 1990. Volume 10. Paragraphs 1406, 1408 and 1443 at pages 709 and 711.
- Halsbury's Statutory Instruments. Butterworths. London. 1986. Volume 9. Title "Fire Services". Pages 4, 6 and 12.
- Halsbury's Statutory Instruments. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 1981. Volume 12. Page 333.
- ↑ The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 4(1) of this act.
- ↑ "Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 c. 21
External links
edit- Text of the Fire Services Act 1951 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Fire Services Act 1951 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.